GAJoe 813 #176 Posted December 28, 2022 2 minutes ago, ebinmaine said: @GAJoe gives you an appreciation for why I buy seals in bulk packs ehh?? yep 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 63,157 #177 Posted December 28, 2022 3 minutes ago, GAJoe said: yep Of course we have a fair herd to maintain too...... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevasaurus 22,230 #178 Posted December 29, 2022 (edited) Do not put it on backward, it will most likely leak. File any burrs and use tape over the key way and the end of the axle. You want to use 90 wt if you can get it, but those other one will work...do not use 40 wt (that was for a different situation which you do not have). Edited December 29, 2022 by stevasaurus 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 63,157 #179 Posted December 29, 2022 Joe ya wanna have that seal on the warm side too. Not setting on a cold shelf in a cold garage. They'll tend to fight a lot less when warm. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GAJoe 813 #180 Posted December 29, 2022 (edited) On 12/27/2022 at 8:38 PM, GAJoe said: The two from Lowell got held up on back-order. I found where Steve gave the SKF# in the pinned help comments and ordered one from Amazon. I used the input pully and even chamfered the rubber lip off to make sure it wasn't holding the edge out. It started and went in except where the key-way was on the input pulley. Messed up a third one. The next one is goin' in bakards! I found a better metal cylinder to drive the input shaft seal in; a half inch steel pipe. You have to cut it off square and remove the seam that's inside. There's no keyway gap to allow part to stay out while the rest goes in. I cut the pipe in a pipe threading machine then had to file the cut end to square it up. It'll go into my other special tools collection. When the two new seals come in from WheelHorsePartsAndMore I'll try once more to put it in the correct direction with that steel pipe before giving up. I'm thinking that if I ever have to remove it that one put in backwards would be harder to get out. Edited December 29, 2022 by GAJoe 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 51,721 #181 Posted December 30, 2022 I keep an assortment of short pieces of square cut PVC and PVC couplings to drive seals in. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GAJoe 813 #182 Posted December 30, 2022 1 hour ago, 953 nut said: I keep an assortment of short pieces of square cut PVC and PVC couplings to drive seals in. I tried to go with PVC but couldn't find one with an ID slightly over 5/8" (the shaft size); the 1/2" steel pipe is. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GAJoe 813 #183 Posted March 12, 2023 Finally got the seal in and all back together. 2 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Horse Newbie 6,859 #184 Posted March 12, 2023 Looks like it paid off to keep it and wrench on it… great looking machine ! 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OutdoorEnvy 1,431 #185 Posted March 12, 2023 Yeah that rig is nice! Glad you put the time in. Hope you get lots of use with it 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GAJoe 813 #186 Posted March 12, 2023 I should have bought stock in a bearing distributor. But I'm glad that it can be serviced and repaired for it's age. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 63,157 #187 Posted March 12, 2023 1 hour ago, GAJoe said: I should have bought stock in a bearing distributor. But I'm glad that it can be serviced and repaired for it's age. Whatever else you need keep us posted and keep asking questions! 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
