Hi guys Whilst fitting a new clutch the other week I decided to do the triple seals and upgrade them to Viton ones. I was slightly hesitant as they were awkward to do last time so I thought I'd try a new approach that worked a treat I just used the polythene bag they came from (SuperPerfromanace) and cut it so it formed a shroud. I then just slid them over the bag until roughly in the right place then made a ring with my fingers like an 'OK' to hold them in place and just pulled the bag away a bit like doing a tablecloth trick. Took me all of a couple of minutes if that to do all 3. I didn't need to do any heating to shrink them back or anything - absolutely simple. It's important that the corner of the bag goes over the end of the shaft and you don't cut the bag too short ie it must be long enough to cover the recess for the seal nearest the engine Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
I think the point I was making may have been lost... The last time I did this job was about 8 years ago using the OEM type seals and it was a right pain. Adding to my woes one of the seals broke so if you do this job, once you have it so it will go inside the shaft pull it out, and double-check all is good. I used parcel tape after trying the plastic bottle /warming neither of which worked. I'm confident with a bit of oil on the bag too you can do this with OEM seals. The advantage of the bag too is that it protects the inner of the seal from damage as those serrations are quite sharp. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
I made a conical sleeve out of an old plastic water bottle, also seeing some other creative solutions too... Those teflon seals are sure difficult to stretch....
