Crankshaft oil slinger

daddyg

Bronco Parts Collector

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• Jun 20, 2006

• #1

How important is this? A friend of mine has a 77 that doesn't have one. My 74 does though. Should I find one to put on his or just leave it off?

 

7

72Sport

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• Jun 20, 2006

• #2

Some timing covers don't have room for it. I changed my 72 to serpentine and used the late model timing cover so it wouldn't fit. I went to the dealer to get a different slinger and they said they didn't use them with an 86 Mustang. I have been running without one for several years without a problem.

 

ugly74

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• Jun 20, 2006

• #3

all it does is keep the crank seal from getting directly hit with oil.

 

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mitzel

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• Jun 21, 2006

• #4

My memory is a bit faded but I believe the Monroe rebuild book says the oil
slinger is pretty much optional. Reuse it after a rebuild / cam install if the
engine already had it, otherwise don't worry about it.