Esteemed Listers,
The oil seal/sealer question has generated a lot of responses (thanks
chaps) and it would appear that it was to stop oil/grease exiting between
the metal seal case and housing.
I am very glad indeed that I found this out and didn't let
(ex-professional) arrogance allow me to fit the seal without sealer and
waste a seal and a lot of time and blood pressure.
Having said that, the question was generated by the fact that I had,
hitherto, never encountered an oil seal that required sealing into it's own
housing by such a method, nay, by any method at all.
Does anyone have a early sixties -20 for the mutt to check and see if this
was mentioned at the point that these vehicles were commissioned into
service? It is after all, somewhat questionable that a design engineer
would proscribe an oil seal that would require sealing itself.......would
it not?? Almost as unlikely as the acceptance of a truck with an
acknowledged stability problem............ :-)
Cheers all,
Gavin
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