[Shop-talk] Trying to find odd oil seal

[Pat Horne]

Decades ago I saw an oil seal for a shaft that I am trying to find again.

 

Picture a slinky with a rubber sealing lip on the inside. You wind it around
a shaft when the end of the shaft has a flange on it too big to pass a
normal seal

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60's Datsun Roadster engines use rope seals on the back end of the crank
that are really difficult to get to seal properly. I thought that if I could
find a source for this seal that it might be worth a try. I'd have to
machine the block & cap to accept it, but I have a spare to try it on.

 

If anyone else has any other ideas, please let me know.

 

Shop Talk content: I will be rebuilding this engine in my shop soon.

 

Peace,

Pat

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