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Old 01-21-2014, 01:57 PM   #6
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Originally Posted by Meir View Post
so if i understand you correctly, you are saying it will not drive the seal to the appropriate depth of 14mm?
That is exactly the point, the newer PTFE seal's correct installed depth from the flywheel mating surface is 13MM, not 14MM. And because the PTFE can be cranky if it is not installed correctly, that small margin is important.

Excellence magazine did an in depth article on the new seal in 2010, and showed the two tools side by side, along with explaining why you cannot use the old tool with the new seal.
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