The benefits of silicone include: 

Table 7 shows the shaft design checklist.

The sealing lip is always made of a rubber or synthetic material. For oil seals with a rubber outer case (R, RST, GR, GRST), the rubber quality of the sealing lip and the outer case are the same.

The cover is fixed by nuts or bolts on top, or by screws round the edge. Loosen them all and remove them with their washers. If there are several oil-sealing washers under each fixing, note their order.

Pour-point depressants: This additive has nothing to do the actual pouring of your oil. In fact, pour-point depressants help prevent the wax particles in the oil from hardening in cold conditions. As a result, the motor oil flows freely even in low, cold temperatures and the engine doesn’t need to work any harder to pump it.

Having problems installing oil seals? The part has had many updates in recent years, which has totally changed the installation process. In this blog, our specialists will give you information and installation tips so that these oil seals no longer cause difficulties during your overhaul or repair job.

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Table 1: The order of priority for selecting oil seals