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Has anyone encountered my slinger problem. I have a 56 235 and it has a slinger. My question, the slinger has a key slot but I have no key showing after I installed my new crank gear. The new crank gear is the same size as the old one. Did I maybe get the dampener key and crank gear key swapped? Are they different sizes? The gear is flush to the crank. can’t remember when I took it apart. Maybe the bottom goes toward the dampener? I can’t find pictures to help. Thanks for any help!

I’m confused as to what you are calling a slinger and maybe others are as well. Could you post a picture?

Here’s a link on how to add pictures to a post.

CandoBrent, A screenshot of the 1953-57 6 cylinder engine exploded diagram for the crankshaft and related areas from Page 103 of the 1957 Master Parts Book doesn't show a "slinger" of any kind on the crank shaft. There are 2 crankshaft gear keys shown for installing the gear and then the damper over that to keep things from spinning on the shaft. Did you perhaps not use 2 keys when you installed the crank gear?

Definitely post a pic of your "slinger" as I can't seem to see anything in the resource books to ID one.

Here are the pictures. It was on there. That’s what’s got me confused. I can’t find anything on it. I went by to see Hot Rod Lincoln and showed it to him and that is what he said it was but I’ve seen video of people tearing a 235 down Deve’s book doesn’t mention it so why was it there? I can tell by the wear marks it go flush against the crankgear and the dampener go against it. I just don’t have a key showing to slide it up on.

I have a horrible leak on my '53 235 full pressure crank seal in the timing cover. I'll bet that slinger would reduce how much oil I am losing.
One good thing about having that leak is that it means that the spray nozzle which lubes the timing gears is working well.
Maybe it is an aftermarket part.

My 59 235 has the slinger. The keyway in the slinger is to be able to slide it on over the damper key without having to remove the damper key. I have an aftermarket timing cover that I had to elongate the mounting holes a little because they put the seal out of line with the damper pulley. I threaded my crankshaft and honed my pulley so it can be removed more easily. I installed the seal in the cover, installed the pulley, then checked the timing cover holes and made the correction to the cover. That way it is perfectly aligned with the seal/crankshaft pulley. No leaks.

Somewhere I have one of these. I got it when I bought a 235 that was completely disassembled and since I hadn't seen one before I figured it was for some other engine and had been included in the parts by mistake. The interesting thing is the 235 I have now (which didn't show any evidence of ever having been taken apart) didn't have one. So ???