<VV> input shaft seal

[shortle]

And if you have installed the "special nose" and then install 2 seals is there any advantage? Is 1 seal inadequate? 
Timothy Shortle in Durango Colorado 81301


-----Original Message-----
>From: Sethracer at aol.com
>Sent: Sep 15, 2011 10:41 PM
>To: monza1965 at yahoo.com, virtualvairs at corvair.org
>Subject: Re: <VV> input shaft seal
>
>Pete - Only if you have installed the special nose that is cut for the  
>double seal. Those are cut deeper so the two seals straddle the original  
>location and still allow room for the snap ring to retain it. otherwise, grease  
>up one seal, install it and install the retainer. Then plan for next time.
> 
>See Clark's part C7463
> 
>_http://www.corvair.com/user-cgi/catalog.cgi?function=goto&catalog=MAIN&sect
>ion=MAIN&page=124_ 
>(http://www.corvair.com/user-cgi/catalog.cgi?function=goto&catalog=MAIN&section=MAIN&page=124) 
> 
>-Seth Emerson
> 
> 
> 
>In a message dated 9/15/2011 8:36:51 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
>monza1965 at yahoo.com writes:
>
>Putting  back together drive train and have been advised to use two seals 
>in the  counterbore of the clutch release bearing shaft. In the dia. area 
>below the  undercut (area where seal goes) the bore is smaller than it is where 
>the  washer locates. The length of this seal dia area is approximately 3/8 
>inch and  one seal will use up at least 2/3 of it only leaveing just a small 
>place for  second seal to mate to. Is there really any advantage to using 
>two seals?  Please help, going back together in the morning.
>Pete  Inman
>
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