Re: Rear end seals

Posted by West Peterson On 2011/6/23 7:19:33

Fred,
Regarding the statement that Dave made, "For gear oil, leather is far preferred over synthetics and rubbers. The Timken site covers all this in extreme detail."
What is your take on that? Is leather better? Should I just use the NOS seal as is, soaking it in oil as you mentioned? (I'm assuming you're suggesting soaking in the gear oil.)

Dave
Couldn't find what you were talking about on the Timken site. Can you provide a link?