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| | | | Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 156 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 156 | The original ball collar torque tube seal was a felt packing between two steel washers. I have a Felpro replacement gasket set and the seal is rubber instead of felt. It is about 1/4 inch wide and 1/8 inch thick. Are the steel washers still supposed to be used with the rubber seal? | | | | | Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,867 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,867 | I believe so. Those washers squish the gasket tight to make it not leak and retain the gasket in the collar without displacing it.
Jeff | | | | | Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 156 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 156 | I thought so too, but using them doesn't allow the collar to thread all the way up on the ball collar tube and it leaked badly. I'm thinking that the washers may be distorting the rubber gasket. | | | | | Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,867 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,867 | Oh, you mean theyre not supposed to leak???  Mine drips a little and I just figured it was because it was old and worn. It seemed to make more sense to use the steel rings in there. I thought tightening would displace the rubber and push it out of the collar if I didnt use those rings. One thing I noticed was the old seal was quite a bit thicker then the replacement. That may have something to do with it as well. :confused: Jeff | | | | | Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 582 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 582 | When I took mine apart (49 longbed so I had two of these set-ups), the seal was cork between the two steel rings. My replacement seal was rubber and I installed it between the two rings. No leakage and everything snugged up tight. I got my kit for my longbed from American Classic and everything in it worked well. Perhaps the kit you got came from some substandard manufacturer. Think I took some pics of the kit when the assembly was all apart on the workbench. http://community.webshots.com/user/geezer | | |
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