[AT] OT: wheel packer question

[Stuart Harner]

More good ideas, thanks Walt.

Stuart


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> Stuart,
>   I think I know now what you are up against and how to fix it.  Look at 
> the
> bellows on an old gear shift shaft. It allows the rubber to move  around
> without leaking. What you need it a similar type of gasket that will 
> expand
> collapse as it moves. I should hook to the top and the bottom  piece 
> separately and
> have about a 1/2 in. fold in it. Now how do we do this I  would look into
> using an old inner tube for the material and cut it to fit.  I think that 
> you are
> correct the present gasket is a home made  affair. the hard part will be 
> the
> corners. maybe someone could vulcanize them  for you.  You will need to 
> make
> small straps of steel to hold it in place
>
> Walt  Davies
> Cooper Hollow Farm
> Monmouth, OR 97361
> 503 623-0460
>
>


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