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I am in the process of reinstalling the lower unit on my 1990 Volvo SP-A. I bought a complete reseal kit that has all the o-rings, seals, etc. Everything has been pretty self explanatory till now.
There is a rubber seal at the bottom of the water tube - between the intermediate housing and the lower unit. I successfully replaced the seal around the bottom of the tube in the intermediate housing, but I do not seem to have the new seal that sits in the cavity in the lower unit. See pics below.
I looked at the part diagrams in the Volvo site - but cannot see which part this is. Their diagrams leave a lot to be desired at times!
Here's the intermediate housing with the new seal:
Here's the lower unit with the old rubber gasket sitting in place:
Here's what the "gasket" looks like. (I don't know whether to describe it as a gasket or an o-ring):
I have nothing in the kit that comes close to this. There are a couple of unusual looking gaskets that come close... there are pictured here:
Not sure what to do. I could use the old gasket if necessary. It seems like the metal water tube will rotate on this gasket when turning. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
There is a rubber seal at the bottom of the water tube - between the intermediate housing and the lower unit. I successfully replaced the seal around the bottom of the tube in the intermediate housing, but I do not seem to have the new seal that sits in the cavity in the lower unit. See pics below.
I looked at the part diagrams in the Volvo site - but cannot see which part this is. Their diagrams leave a lot to be desired at times!
Here's the intermediate housing with the new seal:

Here's the lower unit with the old rubber gasket sitting in place:

Here's what the "gasket" looks like. (I don't know whether to describe it as a gasket or an o-ring):

I have nothing in the kit that comes close to this. There are a couple of unusual looking gaskets that come close... there are pictured here:

Not sure what to do. I could use the old gasket if necessary. It seems like the metal water tube will rotate on this gasket when turning. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!