Posted by casebro on Monday, June 07, 2004 at 10:52AM :
In Reply to: Re: leather ntxt posted by Steve Pellock on Monday, June 07, 2004 at 9:49AM :
But has high abrasive qualities. It wears the seal surface on the shafts. Neoprene is available for most seals, through your local parts suppliers.
But re: main seals, rope is the old standby, but can be a bear to install. Rubber works good too. Use whatever you are conforable with.