U joint felt seals.. how do you fit them?

[johnbuckley]

How do you get these felt seals to fit neatly in the groove of the "clam shells" . The new felts looks far too big and loose in their uncompressed state.

[Herb Concord Ca]

The felt seals should be rectangular not square. The narrowest width should fit into the clam shell slots with a little help.

[1crosscut]

I've cut strips of cork gasket material to lay in the groove to take up some of the space making them fit tighter. I use a little bit of silicone gasket maker to stick the cork into the bottom of the groove and a bit of the same to stick the felt to the cork. This makes for a better compression fit when assembled. I do not use the gasket maker on both sides of the felt so it still has the ability to move/slide as needed while going down the road.

[Bob Bidonde]

Try soaking the felts in motor oil.

[john charlton]

I took the back axle and drive line out of a 29 tudor which had been flooded for a week or so ,halfway up the windshield in fact . The vehicle had been in one family since new and had 76,000 miles on it . It had never been apart I would bet . There was no felt in the clam shell grooves just a tight fitting cork seal . I never have much success with those fluffy felt seals poked prodded greased etc etc etc I tried cork in my 28 phaeton and no leaks (yet !!!)

John in rainswept Suffolk County England .

[Grier]

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[DBrer]

I use the o ring upgrade also and have not had any leaks.