From: jonathon (jemery@execpc.com)
Date: Fri Jul 11 2003 - 07:20:38 PDT
>... However, the real problem is the driveshaft seal because this puts
>oil into the brakedrum, which makes my chances of stopping with the brake
>about as good as none (I was recently reminded of this).
>
>I suspect my problem is that the shafts are worn down enough that the
>seals aren't making great contact. So my question is... what can I do
>about this? Obviously I am looking for the least expensive, least
>wasteful (i.e. using up NOS parts) means of fixing my problem.
Just got back from a trip, in fact was in visiting Leonard Grove and the
gang yesterday. I've read all the replies to this thread. Basically you
can't move the seal as it's already pressed into a stamped retainer.
Speedy-Sleeves (or similar product going by other names) for some reason do
not work in this application. First of all it's not a shaft that is being
sealed, it's the seal journal on a companion flange. Like I said, for some
reason the sleeves tend to fail in this particular application, this has
been my experiance as well as Kevin's who use to work for Leonard Grove.
What they did (Grove's) was to replace the companion flange, but they are
not in long supply anymore. What I do is to take them into a shop that does
hard chrome, not decorative but industrial hard chrome. They will grind down
the journal, plate on chrome above size and then regrind to stock size. The
chrome also will out live the parent metal by a factor of 10 and it is a
cold process that will not effect any other characteristics of the flange.
I took two of these flanges in a couple years ago and seem to me it was like
$70 each. Pricey but it don't leak anymore.
good luck,
je
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