David Jenkins
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| posted on 7/5/09 at 11:25 AM |
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Today's second question - felt washers
A very nice salesman sent me (for a small consideration) some proper felt washers for use as a secondary seal. I've not used these before, but
I believe that they should be soaked in oil first.
Making them oily is A Good Thing as far as I'm concerned - but should I use thick or thin oil, plaster them in grease, or what?
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blakep82
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| posted on 7/5/09 at 11:36 AM |
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i wouldn't say grease, i don't think it would soak into the felt very well. thin oil, or engine oil probably best
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 7/5/09 at 11:37 AM |
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I've got some 600W oil at home - that would be good! 
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chrsgrain
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| posted on 7/5/09 at 11:39 AM |
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This one I can answer! They are used a lot on old triumphs (which I'm rebuilding at the moment) and the consensus is to soak them in (clean!)
engine oil for a day or so before use. If its a single use item (ie you won't have to undo it very often, and if you do it will be replaced -
eg inside an engine), the other option is to soak in wellseal or some other similar product - it what we do with the felt seals around the crankshaft
in a TR4....
Chris
Spoing! - the sound of an irony meter breaking...
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 7/5/09 at 11:43 AM |
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It will be sealing the gap between a fixed part and a rotating one, so the wellseal might not be a good idea!
Engine oil sounds like the thing to use...
Many thanks,
David
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nick205
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| posted on 7/5/09 at 11:51 AM |
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....still wondering David  
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