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#70869 12/30/2006 5:07 PM | Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 629 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 629 | Maybe the answer to this is obvious but I'll ask anyhow. How does one keep the cork grease seals from drying out and breaking apart? I see there are replacement neoprene ones out there but would like to try to keep them as original if possible. Obviously, keeping them from drying out is the trick. Are there any tricks out there that have proven to work? Photo of original cork grease seals
Tim Sheridan 1947 First Series Chevy 1/2-Ton"Liberty Series" - "Art Deco" - Whatever you'd like to call it. In the Gallery | | |
#70870 12/30/2006 7:27 PM | Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 199 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 199 | Cork is a impermeable natural material and will not soak up enough grease to keep them from drying out.The "life" of a cork gasket or seal is aproximatley 15 years under ideal conditions.
The good news is that cork has a high elsticity and is very dense and thus presents itself as a good cushion for the elliptical springs on your truck as they move on the shackle pins.
Keep your shackles well greased and oil the exposed cork each time you grease the shackles.The oil will act as a barrier between the weather elements,road dust and grime and your cork seals.
Hope this helps.Hobert
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#70871 12/30/2006 7:45 PM | Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 629 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 629 | Originally posted by apachetrucks:
The "life" of a cork gasket or seal is aproximatley 15 years under ideal conditions.
That being said my NOS cork gaskets should probably be replaced. Anybody have a supplier that sells these in cork? I know Jim Carter's sells the neoprene replacements.
Tim Sheridan 1947 First Series Chevy 1/2-Ton"Liberty Series" - "Art Deco" - Whatever you'd like to call it. In the Gallery | | |
#70872 12/31/2006 3:46 PM | Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 483 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 483 | I made mine out of a sheet of cork from Hobby Lobby. Made my dies out of some round tubing, beveled the outside edges of the tubing with a grinder to make them some what sharp, then placed the cork on a piece of soft wood and hit the die with a hammer. I too keep a light oil on them. | | |
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