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Has anyone fitted new rotor shaft oil seals to their merrytiller and if so how easy was it

Have you tried http://www.allotment.org.uk/articles/Me ... ovator.php or http://www.merrytiller.co.uk/index.html

Hello bebilja
I have done several oil seals on early Merry Tillers. Clive mentioned to me once that a special tool was made by Wolseley to remove the old seals without a strip down but I have never seen one. I take the whole machine apart, it’s quite good to check the chains and bearings over anyway. It is not that big a job but both the seals and the chaincase gaskets are expensive. The seals can be well stuck after 40 years but a small cold chisel or screwdriver will usually shift them. I sell the 1.25 inch seals on my website, Wizards, Cadets and US made machines use a different seal though, so which model have you got?
Thanks for plugging my website peter.
Regards Richard