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Posted by D Sherman [72.47.153.24] on Wednesday, May 02, 2012 at 12:24:08 :

In Reply to: Re: speedi sleeves posted by chris case [75.36.44.10] on Wednesday, May 02, 2012 at 11:04:29 :

To my budget speedi-sleeves aren't "cheap" insurance. They seem to always run $30+. SKF knows they have you by the short-n-curlies so long as the sleeve is cheaper than than worn part.

I haven't personally had any luck with "modern plastic seals" being able to seal against a rough shaft. Maybe they work better than the totally chewed up old one, but not for long. On the other hand, it's definitely worth looking to see if the new seal will run on a smooth part of the shaft.

I've even sometimes put two thin modern seals in, sometimes facing opposite directions, or used a spacer, to avoid having to sleeve or replace a shaft. The inner front axle seal on the M35s comes to mind as a place where I've done this several times. Sleeving a long shaft requires making a suitable driver the length of the shaft, which might be as easy as cutting a length of water pipe or might require some lathe work, depending on the particulars. If I can get by without having to do that, so much the better.

I agree that on a driveline yoke, it's so easy to pull the yoke and replace the seal at any time, that doing it right the first time is not nearly so critical as when the seal is much harder to get to. I don't know if clueless' WWII yokes are the same as M37 yokes, but if so, A B Linn is selling NOS yokes on ebay for less than the price of a speedi-sleeve.



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