[Healeys] steering box oil seal

[Bob Haskell]

Rich,

I've got a steering box apart.  What Michael said is correct.  The main 
bore where the bushing goes is 1-1/8" diameter.  There's a 1-1/4" 
counterbore 1/4" deep for the seal.

The seals I have are Moss P/N 520-260 and are 1/8" tall.  So there's 
room in the counterbore for two.  The manufacturer info - SKF P/N 9815. 
  The CR number may be HM14R.

Cheers,

Bob Haskell
AHCA 3000 Mk I registrar
http://www.ciahc.org/registry_3000mk1.php

On 07/23/2013 05:10 PM, Michael Salter wrote:
> Hi Rich,
> I think what you are thinking is correct.
> There is a step in the casing because the OD of the seal is larger than the
> OD of the seal.
> I would think that if you were to use a Dremel to clean off all the rag
> ends you could put the new seal in and get away with it. I would put a
> little sealant on the outside of the seal just to be sure that nothing
> would seep past it.
> We used to use a pair of very narrow CR seals in that position because the
> sealing face on the shaft was usually quite pitted right where the original
> seal used to fit.
> Sorry I don't remember the CR number but I'm sure a scan through the CR
> site would find it.
>
> Michael Salter
> http://www.netbug.net/blogmichael/?p=445