Reply With QuoteCan you reposition the seal slightly so it doesn't run in the old track or can you use a Speedi-Sleeve ?
Wizard
I am working on a Spicer Model 18 transfer case and need to replace a couple of oil seals.
One on the shafts that the oil seal sits on has a very small groove where the seal sits. I do not have access to a lathe. Can I fill the groove with something like JB weld and sand back with some fine wet and dry sand paper?
What would be the best filler to use?
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Can you reposition the seal slightly so it doesn't run in the old track or can you use a Speedi-Sleeve ?
Swaggie
SubscriberI may be wrong but IMHO JB weld will not work when there is constant rubbing.One on the shafts that the oil seal sits on has a very small groove where the seal sits
Just move the seal a bit , or it is possible in some circumstances to get offset seals. I fall else fails a speedisleeve but remember to put some sealant inside the sleeve. I did one once and the oil still flowed out between the sleeve and the shaft.Doh!
Regards Philip A
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As PhilipA says, I always (if the groove is deep) fill the groove with Devcon epoxy metal filler and sand smooth, then I push on a speedy sleeve with some Loctite sealer. Filling the groove will stop the speedy sleeve being formed into another groove by the new seal, Regards Frank.
Wizard
I will have to google speedie sleeve, I have heard of them and it did not even enter my mind.
Can you get them from a bearing specialist?
TopicToaster
SubscriberYes, any decent bearing specialist will have them.
Steve
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