[Michael C Henry]

I replaced mine last summer with an original leather jag seal .I t took a while to soakup an absolutley seal.Later I explored a modern replacement at the local bearing supplier .I found it was available but not in stock.Since the new finally stoped leaking I forgot about it.
The trick when installing a new seal is to seal the( Permatex type 2) seal to the housing and keep the sealant off the actual sealing edge. I had a service manager ,twenty years ago ,who attended a show in Vegas where ChicagoRawHide showed that a large percentage of newly installed seal leak out side the seal. It was demonstrated by installing and removing and showing the surfaces around the outside that didn't make contact with the housing. But mind you that the actual seal gets lube and not sealant.I was also told that two thing will eat a seal in a hartbeat , an Eskimo the other permatexThe actuall locating of
The locating the replacement seal was another story.After hours and trips and several tries I went to European motors with old seal in hand. After an hour with the parts guy and his computer .The parts guy went out to the shop and talked to an older mechanic who turned to his box opened a drawer and produced the correct seal.They had to guess at a price. after wards my uncle took the old seal to the bearing supplier after a few tries the numbers actually ment something and a source was found but I didn't follow through.