need help with o ring - reinstalling lower unit SP-A

Fishermark

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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:

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

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

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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:

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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!
 

Scott Danforth

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I believe it is the smaller of the two lip seal things (going off of memory). the larger is for your steering helmet
 

Fishermark

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Neither of the two lip seals are the correct size. Plus, the gasket I removed doesn't have 2 lips. I decided to reuse the old gasket as it doesn't appear to be that vital. I normally do not like reusing o-rings, etc... but simply cannot find the right part. The Volvo parts diagram for this area stinks! :(
 
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