Home made teflon seal tool
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Home made teflon seal tool
hey guys, i know some people skimp on installing teflon seals on the stator and input shaft.. But I have come up with an easy way to resize them...
Just use a hose clamp, use it over the seal, and tighten in til it bottoms out.. I prefer to use my snap-on drill.. But you can do it by hand, it'll just take longer.. Then i let it sit for about a minute. And voila.. It's worked for me for 2 years..
sorry, i know this aint a tech question, but it mightg help some one out there, and save you a couple hundred in tools..
Just use a hose clamp, use it over the seal, and tighten in til it bottoms out.. I prefer to use my snap-on drill.. But you can do it by hand, it'll just take longer.. Then i let it sit for about a minute. And voila.. It's worked for me for 2 years..
sorry, i know this aint a tech question, but it mightg help some one out there, and save you a couple hundred in tools..
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I used a combination of zip ties, and a spray paint cap cut up with hose clamps to shrink mine back down. I had an extra seal kit and tried installing a few with just the hose clamps, and the groves cut into the seal.
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dont they make split rings for those-thats what i thought i used from Transgo-the biggest problem with the split ones, is holding them in place during assemb.-i use asmb. grease, seems to work-are the split any better/worse that the 1 piece?
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Tried all those tricks once upon a time. Either damaged the seals or fought trying to get it all lined up. Got the real tool on ebay for 40 shipped. Sometimes you just get lucky. For the stator ones I found a piece of pvc that fit perfect. Cut a slit and used a large hose clamp to squeeze it down. No tears or bumps.
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i just buy the tools...there is a tool for evrything
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lol...I looked at my reciepts at tax time to see how much i had spent on tools the past 5 years lol I am up 25,000 right now with about 10 gran towards trannyspecific
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