[AT] Water in #$%& CUB steering box

[Mark Greer]

A better option would be a v-ring seal (aka Forsheda V-Ring) made by CR
Seals and others. It is a stretchy rubber face seal that can be positioned
on a shaft up against a flat surface to provide extra sealing action and
this application would be perfect for one.
Mark

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Indiana Robinson" <robinson at svs.net>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Friday, June 10, 2005 10:37 PM
Subject: [AT] Water in #$%& CUB steering box


> OK, I have now applied the full power of both useable brain cells plus the
1/2 power
> reserve cell and have come up with a possible solution for a #$%& CUB
upper steering box
> seal. Any water that gets in mostly has to get in from collecting and
running down the
> long steering wheel shaft and then running in through the seal. All that
is needed to
> stop most of it would be to slip a snug fitting "O" ring down around the
shaft while
> apart and slide it down to the bottom against the seal. I'm not expecting
it to make an
> actual seal against the regular seal but it would cause all of the water
that runs down
> the shaft to drip off of the shaft instead of seeping into the gearbox.
Same concept as a
> drip edge on a roof or over a door.
>
> As another thought I doubt that an "active" #$%& CUB would accumulate much
water in the
> steering gearbox since it is well heated by the lower radiator housing.
Regular use
> should cook most moisture out. I suspect most water problems are from
sitting out long
> term.
>
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> At Hewick Midwest
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> years
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>
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