[TR] American iron help?

[Randall]

> 7.  Axel worn at the seal contact area.  Tested and appears 
> to have good contact area.

How exactly did you test it?  It only takes the slightest groove where the
seal lip rides, to tear the lip up in short order.  My rule of thumb is that
if I can't polish away all marks with crocus cloth, the area must be renewed
(or the seal installed to ride somewhere else).

Randall