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Re: Damper Seals

Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2001 2:44 am
by Roger Furneaux
DAI, and everyone else in the UK: as you probably know, I stock all the other lip seals commonly used in T-types, they are double-lipped type and made in Taiwan (no comments please!!) but I have not been asked for these damper seals before (so now I shall have to get some in stock...) BTW, after years of bouncing up & down exposed to road dirt, bits of grit often get embedded in the old rubber seals and score the shaft. This could be polished away or if really bad the shaft can be brought back to size. Now where did I put that spare set of dampers I bought at Beaulieu several years ago? ocTagonally Roger Dave Irwin wrote:
>I do not have the bush fitting adaptor kit, but found I could insert the
rubber bushings first, then drive the shock link stud or arm using a vice and a pair of screw drivers, lubricated with some saliva and copious invective.****try washing-up liquid!!!***
> >Also, if part of the purpose of your damper work is to repair the leaking
seal around the lever arm, then Terrance's article identifies the correct seals. I bought 8 last June, and a further 8 later last year. They may have some in stock, but it seems from my discussions with the lady (name of Ina, GDFriend@allsealsinc.com) at 'All Seals' in LA, that we MG-ers are the only customers for this particular
>item! ***see my MSG above***

Damper Seals

Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2003 6:28 pm
by gregvanhook
In earlier postings, I was looking for sources of the Federal Mogul seals that are specified to replace the shaft seal in the TC Luvax- Girling damper (vis-a-vis the Van Parys article on the TABC website). The Federal Mogul part seemed to be only available in lots of 10 at $4.75 each from the wholesaler in southern California. But, I found that the seals are available at NAPA, their part no. 8637, at $3.99 ea., and you can get just the amount you need. If anybody out there is hesitant about taking on the task of replacing the seals, follow the Van Parys article - it's easy. A local auto repair shop pressed out the shafts on mine for a very reasonable price, and they were easy to press back in at home. I now have two perfectly good non-leaking rear dampers. Unless a piston is frozen, or something catastrophic has happened to the simple valving mechanism on each piston, your dampers will be in good shape again. Greg