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From: SJH
:I'm in the process of rebuilding a chain drive koenig winch and last
:night startedlooking at reinstalling seals and bearings.
Chop
: The chain case contains a couple of oil
:seals, one for the dog clutch shifter shaft, and one for the input shaft
:from the crank. These are simple cup shaped metal/rubber seals. Where
:each of them fits, there appears to be enough room to double them up
:because they are thinner than the original seals, but it looks as if when
:I do this, there will be no space behind the seal. The inner of the two
:oil seals will rest up against the case, inside the hole in which the
:seals seat. Is it necessary to have a space behind the seals between the
:seal and the housing? When I pulled the old seals, there was a space.
: Is it a bad idea to double the seals up?
Simon,
I like you thought it would be a good idea to double up the inputshaft
oil seal....
Three years later when I needed to replace the chain ( yea, I should've
done it then)
I found the outer of the two seals dry cracked, This time I only put one
in there.
So, my guess is by the time the inner seal fails the outer one won't hold
much hypoid back.
Bruce F.
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