[Shop-talk] Rubber

[Dave C]

Also  petroleum products and heat, and maybe UV.  Sounds like they were 
well stored and I imagine they will be OK

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On 10/20/2012 8:58 AM, steve hochschild wrote:
> 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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