Or you can try the trick that I did and put 2 seals in, with each one
riding in a different place than the stock seal. I used a CR 18555 and a
CR 18558. CR= Chicago Rawhide. The 18558 is thinner than the 18555,
which are both thinner than the stock seal.
Peter Ogilvie wrote:
>
> The groove in the pulley, caused by wear from the oil seal, can be a
> problem. The new seal may not be able to seal over this irregularity. Only
> way to find out is to install it and see. You can try the trick of seating
> the seal at a slightly different position in the housing hoping it won't
> ride in the detent. When I inquired a couple of years ago, there wasn't a
> speedy sleeve for this pulley. Ended up buying an aftermarket pulley at
> something like $60 from BP. OEM pulley was way more expensive. Your
> choice, take the chance on a leak from reusing it or replacing it. I
> elected to change it as changing the seals on my transfer case output
> shafts, which were grooved, didn't cure the leaking from there. As I
> recall, changing the seals didn't change the rate of leakage much at all.
> The leakage is relatively minimal, however, so I haven't put speedy sleeves
> on these shafts.
>
> Aloha
> Peter
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