[Shop-talk] Rubber

[steve hochschild]

Ozone.
Yes.

They might wear faster, but I don't think they will crumble or otherwise 
catastrophically fail.
Just my experience based on using old rubber parts on my motorcycles.

On 10/20/2012 8:33 AM, Bob Nogueira wrote:
>   I've found some new old stock rubber drive couplings that I need. I know that
> for the past 35 years they have been stored in a box and not exposed to light.
> They look perfect with no cracks and are still soft.
> What causes rubber to age, and if not cracked or dried out can I assume they
> are useable?
>
>
> Thanks
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