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Had a leaking pinion seal, so took the pinion flange, and a spare one, to a neighbor's house to have the grooves and pits removed and polished out on the lathe, like in Clinto's post here;
https://www.steelsoldiers.com/showt...any-pointers&p=1509490&viewfull=1#post1509490
Had to remove about 0.015" off the dia. to get all the rust pits and grooves out. Now the shaft is the exact right size (2.362"/60mm) for using a 60x85x10-12 metric seal. However, I tried a standard-sized seal on the polished flange, and it has plenty of tension on the seal surface. So, I'll install with the standard seal first, and if it leaks, Ill get a 60x85x10-12 metric seal like recommended in Clinto's post.
Painted up and ready to go...
Polishing out the defects like this costs me virtually nothing, as no speedi-sleeve is needed. It only took us about an hour to do both flanges, and my neighbor's help was completely free of charge (besides, I like spending time with Roger, he's a very decent man). And, now I know the seal surface is perfectly round (speedi sleeves are very thin, and telegraph any runout and high-spots right back out onto the new seal surface). The most I may have to spend is $20 to get 2 60x85x10-12 metric seals, opposed to around $100 for two speedi-sleeves AND new seals. Many thanks to Clinto, Gringeltaube, and my neighbor Roger.
https://www.steelsoldiers.com/showt...any-pointers&p=1509490&viewfull=1#post1509490
Had to remove about 0.015" off the dia. to get all the rust pits and grooves out. Now the shaft is the exact right size (2.362"/60mm) for using a 60x85x10-12 metric seal. However, I tried a standard-sized seal on the polished flange, and it has plenty of tension on the seal surface. So, I'll install with the standard seal first, and if it leaks, Ill get a 60x85x10-12 metric seal like recommended in Clinto's post.
Painted up and ready to go...
Polishing out the defects like this costs me virtually nothing, as no speedi-sleeve is needed. It only took us about an hour to do both flanges, and my neighbor's help was completely free of charge (besides, I like spending time with Roger, he's a very decent man). And, now I know the seal surface is perfectly round (speedi sleeves are very thin, and telegraph any runout and high-spots right back out onto the new seal surface). The most I may have to spend is $20 to get 2 60x85x10-12 metric seals, opposed to around $100 for two speedi-sleeves AND new seals. Many thanks to Clinto, Gringeltaube, and my neighbor Roger.
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