mickyb wrote:get a peice of plastic, the type used on vacuum packaging, just long enough to go round axle, hold it in a cylinder and push through seal, oil the seal and plastic. put plastic tube over axle and slide seal into place, press home, remove plastic and hey presto, job done.
Can someone explain the above, as if they're talking to a child, as I've just f##ked up a Rolf oil seal, and then done the same with an Indian seal (that I didn't want to use anyway) Done this before, and can't remember it being virtually impossiblemickyb wrote: ↑Fri Mar 12, 2010 5:37 pm get a peice of plastic, the type used on vacuum packaging, just long enough to go round axle, hold it in a cylinder and push through seal, oil the seal and plastic. put plastic tube over axle and slide seal into place, press home, remove plastic and hey presto, job done.
Is that the one with the separate shell?holty wrote: ↑Wed Feb 28, 2018 6:32 pm i would suspect if you have tried 3 seals, then its the bearing thats at fault, i would try a better bearing, or one from a dealer who knows they fit correctly, i think lambretta upgrades do a riv bearing at a very reasonable price, i had trouble with the last one i did, it was too slack and pissed oil out so on my recent built i opted for the jockeys sealed bearing so no seals to worry about, they do seem to fit very well, just fitted one to my mates new build, would always fit one now.