Posted by Glen on 4/8/2008, 9:59 am, in reply to "hub felt seal?"
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Years ago I screwed around with a lip seal replacement for the felts. You can find seals to suit but the problem I found was that the seal journal on the spindle wasn't suitable for a lip type seal.
I agree with Steve, there's nothing wrong with the felts but I have found some issues with some of the replacements.
The felts are thicker than the originals & can give false endfloat readings when you set them up.
I've also found some with a poorly stamped metal that is slightly larger OD, & they are a bit difficult to fit.
HTH
Glen
--Previous Message--
: Rebuilding my front hub/spindles and the
: felt seals at the base of the axle are
: shot. Can't seem to find them at any of
: the usual places (VB, Moss, Spitbits,
: Rimmer, etc). Anyone know of a source
: for these (or better yet, a replacement
: piece made of something better than
: felt?)
:
: Thanks,
: Josh
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