What is this?

[russell]

I am about to replace the crank seals in my Pioneer engines. In the gasket set is the item shown in the attached photo. It's 5/8" at it's largest dia. and 3/8" at it's smallest dia. It is 7/16" tall with a 1/4" hole through the center. There is nothing inside/on the engine like this. Does anyone know what this is? Tool perhaps?

Russell

[Don]

Hey Russell, Don from New York. I've been following the 185 rebiuld thread and your object looks like it may be for protecting crank threads when pulling bearings.
Don

[russell]

Hi Don,

I tried to make this thingie be everything imaginable but nothing doing. Only things left are that it is possibly a piece of the machine that made the gasket, part of the wrist watch belonging to the guy that packaged the gasket or someone's idea of a practical joke!

Russell

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