My thread got to the second page. Figured I might need to work on it a bit. Turned out to be frustrating as hell...Got my reared back.
Started stripping all the old paint. Then found this monstrosity.
I spent two hours chasing down leaks out of the silicon bronze before giving up and using some JB weld to seal it. Not my finest moment.
Well during my hunt for leaks I used a bit of compressed air in the vent tube to find where the oil was seeping out. Which led me to find this...
I hit is with a burr and it opened right up
So I welded it up
The housing was pretty beat up but I figured since I was replacing everything in it who cares. Now I am wondering if I should replace the housing. I just dropped $1500 into it to have it shortened, posi, and new bearings and seals. So frustrating... Any thoughts??