V8 front seal

[rayoung55]

Do Stude V8's only run the felt front main seal or is there a neoprene alternative? If so where do you get them?

Thanks,

Rob

[Alan]

There are a couple of alternatives. The one I use is Chicago Rawhide 20012. But you have to remove the cover and do a little machining and install a speedy sleeve on the damper snout where the spiral grooves are.

[rayoung55]

Is the procedure for doing this posted somewhere? Where is the machining done, the cover or the snout?

Thanks for the input!!

Rob

[Alan]

On the cover. Just to remove the material on the face of the cover to the ring that is the OD of the stock felt seal. There was a link to a web site that went through a step by step installation, but it is not in front of me right now. If someone does not put it up in the next day or 2 I will.

[Starlight]

Hey Rob...Check with Fairborn Studebaker, he bought out Ted Harbits parts business and Ted had a pretty simple neoprene fix for the front seal on the V8 Studes....I manufactured one for mine before I found out about Teds fix, mine worked great, but there was quite a bit of machining to do to make it work and Teds did not require that....

[clonelark]

This is from Bob johnstones web site for a late engine.

http://www.studebaker-info.org/tech/Oilseal2/oilseal.html

This one for an early engine.

http://www.studebaker-info.org/tech/frontseal.html

If it wasn't for the last minute i'd never get anything done.

[rayoung55]

Ordered it from Fairborn today. Thanks to all!

Merry Christmas!!

Rob