Re: Rear end seals

Posted by Owen_Dyneto On 2011/6/23 8:27:41

West, don't know if I could easily find it again but there is data on the Timken site about seal life for various substances as a function of shaft surface speed, finish, and eccentricity. It did include leather.

PackardV8 gives a very good caution about sandblasting. If my differential were performing well and was quiet, I wouldn't think of upsetting the contact pattern of the ring and pinion by diassembling the internals. And without removing every last internal part, I wouldn't think of letting it anywhere near a sandblaster.