Where can I order my Speedie Sleeves from???

[Newbie@boats]

I have been looking online for "Speedie-Sleeves" I keep on finding places about them but no where to actually order them.

Is there a certian website I have to go to?

Also what sizes would they go from for my cam anyone have an idea?

 

[ziggy]

Re: Where can I order my Speedie Sleeves from???

i've gotten speedi sleeves from my local brg store.

precision bearing is the name of my local store. don't know if they are a local store here, or might be in your hood too..

 

[Newbie@boats]

Re: Where can I order my Speedie Sleeves from???

Did you order them for a Merc 470?

 

[ziggy]

Re: Where can I order my Speedie Sleeves from???

no, i was speedi sleeving seal wear on a lower drive shaft on a mc-1. but they had many different sizes of speedi sleeves to choose from.
google speedi sleeves on the www. go directly to their web site. then locate a dealer near by.. hopefully that'll find you a close by dealer..

 

[Newbie@boats]

Re: Where can I order my Speedie Sleeves from???

I have been looking this us for the past hour and cannot find anything.....I did read something like a Napa might be able to get them for me?

I did order my T/stat from them. I know they carry boat parts.

I know I can get my Cam seals from them too.

I just need the speedi sleeve to get this thing back together. :redface:

 

[guyaverage]

Re: Where can I order my Speedie Sleeves from???

Napa can order them for you.

For what you are going to pay for the speedis, you could remove your cam and send it to Delta Cams and they will spray the seal area and re-machine it to spec. You might even be able to find a shop locally to do the same. Just a thought.

 

[Newbie@boats]

Re: Where can I order my Speedie Sleeves from???

Well I finally found the ones I needed, I cross refferenced them to napa, their 40$ If its going to run me up to much money I just found this web site

http://marineengineparts.com/shopsite_sc/store/html/page402.html#3762

 

[Bob_VT]

Re: Where can I order my Speedie Sleeves from???

Do you have a grove worn in the cam end? Many people have just replaced the seals w/o issue. How did you determine you needed the sleeve?

Yes napa can get just about any part you should need..........

 

[Newbie@boats]

Re: Where can I order my Speedie Sleeves from???

Well thats what i have been told, the grooves in my opinon are not bad at all, neither are the seals, but everyone has been telling me that if water is coming out of the weep hole the seals are bad.

 

[zbnutcase]

Re: Where can I order my Speedie Sleeves from???

I would put the sleeves on even a new cam as they are a harder surface than the soft cast iron is.

 

[guyaverage]

Re: Where can I order my Speedie Sleeves from???

Many people have just replaced the seals w/o issue..

That would be me. My cam was pretty boogered up too, rusty with grooves. I spent about an hour with various pieces of scotchbright and smoothed it out as much as I could, and then cleaned it with acetone and a rag. Looked pretty good by the time I got done with it. Five years on now and not a drop. I pulled the engine last year to replace the rear mounts and pan gasket, I pulled the front cover off to check the seals and the cam. The cam looked great, the surface where the seal rides was shiny and smooth, no rust anywhere. The seals looked fine too. I had a couple spare seals so I threw them on even though the originals looked good and buttoned it all back up.

I would never recommend anyone do it this way, because it was a pretty half-arsed way of doing it. But yes it can be done.

If I own this 470 long enough to need to do this repair again, after I put a bullet in my head I will then pull the cam and have the seal area sprayed and machined.

 

[Newbie@boats]

Re: Where can I order my Speedie Sleeves from???

I am kind of on a money tight deal here, do you think if I did the same thing you did it might work?

 

[Newbie@boats]

Re: Where can I order my Speedie Sleeves from???

Another thing is my seals do not look bad at all. Of course I do not have new ones to compare them with. People keep on saying it has to be the seals that is making the water/coolant come out of that hole.

 

[guyaverage]

Re: Where can I order my Speedie Sleeves from???

Well you could always try it and see what happens. I stop shy of recommending it, if nothing for the fact that 1. its a gamble, and 2. for the price of the speedis (or having a machine shop rework the end for about $75 or whatever) it could be done 'the right way'. And if it doesnt work, you are doing it all over again. For the price of a tank of gas, you could do it the right way and not have to think about it again for a long time.

Either way, you will still need the seals, front cover gasket set, antifreeze, and probably oil as the timing chain and crankcase oil will be open and exposed while doing this. You will need to be carefull while removing the front cover, as the oil pan gasket seals the bottom of it, so you will need some sealant if you want to salvage that part of the gasket. If you go to the breezeworks site and do some reading on that forum there are many threads with pictures that various people have posted while doing this repair, if you want to see what you are up against. If you are fairly comfortable mechanically, its a one afternoon job.

I used aftermarket items to do this, amarket sells a kit with both seals (double lipped) along with the gasket set for pretty cheap. I dont know if iBoats has something similar, I havent had to look.

 

[Aviator5]

Re: Where can I order my Speedie Sleeves from???

McMaster-Carr has them:
http://www.mcmaster.com/#catalog/116/3468/=6rd4do

 

[Bt Doctur]

Re: Where can I order my Speedie Sleeves from???

Only you can determine the exact size needed by using a micrometer on the end of the shaft

 

[Newbie@boats]

Re: Where can I order my Speedie Sleeves from???

Yes, I got the stator, timimg cover off, everything is ready for new seals and speedie sleeves.

I figure do it once-do it right.

I measured my cam, went to napa, they have the seals coming in, the speedie sleeves, the t-stat, all coming in.

I need to order all the gaskets else where.