Light-Duty Seals 

 

Timken understands how important seals are in the automotive industry. Leveraging our knowledge and experience with bearings, we offer a broad line of light-duty oil seals made exclusively for Timken in some of the world's most advanced manufacturing plants.

 

Oil seals - often called grease, fluid or dirt seals - are vital components in practically every type of vehicle in operation. They protect all types of bearings and serve three basic functions:

  • Retaining lubricants and liquids. 
  • Excluding contaminants. 
  • Seal or separate dissimilar fluids or gases.

 

Design Attributes 

    Most Timken seals have the following properties:

    • Machined rubber sealing edge provides greater accuracy and consistency, as well as a better sealing surface.
    • A flanged design allows for easier and proper installation and helps avoid cocking.
    • A latex bore coat seals the outer diameter leak path and helps compensate for minor bore imperfections.
    • An extra dust lip helps keep harmful contaminants, such as dirt, out of the bearing and protects against rust and corrosion.

 

Applications 

  • Axles
  • Camshafts
  • Crankshafts
  • Differentials
  • Input shafts
  • Pinions
  • Timing covers
  • Wheels

 

Metric seals are also available.

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