If the seal has a "garter spring" holding the seal lip to the shaft, it should work. Is there any pressure on the seal, or is it just there to prevent lube from migrating out of an atmospheric-pressure reservoir?

The closest metric equivalent would be a 15.5 MM at 0.614".

Jerry



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