Installed new inner primary...forgot a step
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Road Captain
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From: Finger Lakes NY
Installed new inner primary...forgot a step
So, I did something pretty dumb. I installed a chrome inner primary on my 12SG. It's all back assembled now and I just realized I forgot something.
Cleaning up the garage, I flipped the old inner over for the first time. That's when I noticed the two slotted locator bushings on the transmission end. When I assembled it, everything slid together and lined up properly.
Is it going to be ok, or do I disassemble everything (new gaskets and sealing bolts again) and install the locator bushings?
Cleaning up the garage, I flipped the old inner over for the first time. That's when I noticed the two slotted locator bushings on the transmission end. When I assembled it, everything slid together and lined up properly.
Is it going to be ok, or do I disassemble everything (new gaskets and sealing bolts again) and install the locator bushings?
Tourer
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Don't worry or lose any sleep over it man. Those just make lining it up easier until you start feeding some bolts through it, that's all. Once all those bolts are torqued down, that thing isn't shifting anywhere.
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Those dowels put everything in alignment, and keep it there, bad idea not to use them.
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+1 and you can reuse your gaskets. They are not that delicate.
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Yea, so as I read a little bit, I find out the lack o alignment dowels was responsible for the Dynas having IPB problems.
Now I am wondering though, did my new cover have them in? I guess I won't know until I disassemble.....
Now I am wondering though, did my new cover have them in? I guess I won't know until I disassemble.....
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I would not tare her down to find out, If you torqued everything rite should be fine. I never left them out myself but seen a few of my buddies builds that they were forgotten in. None of them had problems at any point in time they are still going strong.
Not guaranteed that you won't have issues as they are there for a reason but personally I would wait and see.
Not guaranteed that you won't have issues as they are there for a reason but personally I would wait and see.