JB weld is very much NOT a "non-hardening sealant".
tim
> From: pj_mcgarvey@hotmail.com
> To: tr3driver@ca.rr.com; shop-talk@autox.team.net
> Date: Wed, 3 Sep 2014 11:24:51 -0400
> Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Cleaning up machined surface for oil seal
>
> Randall, you mentioned Loctite "circular parts mount". I don't see a
loctite
> product that seems to match. Recall the product name?
> SKF recommends a "light layer of a non-hardening sealant". Are they
talking
> about JB Weld or other?
> http://www.skf.com/binary/12-128020/11337_2-EN-SKF-Speedi-Sleeve.pdf - page
7
>
> Thanks!
>
> > Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2014 21:54:56 +0000
> > From: tr3driver@ca.rr.com
> > To: pj_mcgarvey@hotmail.com; shop-talk@autox.team.net
> > Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Cleaning up machined surface for oil seal
> >
> >
> > > So either the new seal is just failing (it was after a track day), or
> whatever
> > > I did to clean up the surface made it worse, or just Murphy's dumb luck
> and
> > > it's leaking more now than before.
> >
> > Have you considered a Speedi-sleeve? You may have to look it up by size
if
> they don't have that particular application listed. I've had good luck
using
> a sleeve that was listed for a shaft some .010" larger than the one I had;
> used some Loctite "circular parts mount" under it and it sealed fine.
> >
> > Something else to look at is how snugly the shaft fits into the bore that
> supports it. On my Chevy, that bore was plain cast iron, and it wore
> oversize, allowing the equivalent piece (the Chevy didn't use a flange, just
a
> CV joint) to wobble around.
> >
> > Randall
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