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"Nomen Nescio" > wrote in message ... > Thank you all for your advice. > > Do you think a steel cased oil seal will work satisfactorily in aluminum > alloy if the seal is a good press fit? I would apply a light coat of > Permatex #1 or Permatex Aviation to the outside diameter before driving it > home. > > I am working on an obsolete motorcycle. The supplier has on hand > elastomer > coated o.d. oil seals, but the retention in the bore is problematic. I > don't think OEM stuff is available and he is supplying generic parts. If > that is the case, my automotive supplier can special order any seals I > want > by size and type specification, so the decision can be made to go with a > conventional metal case seal. Rubber coated o.d. is supposed to be ideal > for aluminum alloy, but I don't see any reliability in these seals if I > can > literally push into place by hand with essentially no mechanical > retention. put a little silicon on the outide of the rubber coated seal and then you could pean it in a bit with a punch.....just another option. |
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