preferred brand for seals

[uninformed]

Hi all,

 

what are the preferred brand for the swivel ball seal on a stage 1 v8? what to avoid?

 

cheers

Serg

[mickeyw]

I don't know specifically about Stage 1 swivels, but when it comes to seals I always felt that Corteco brand was the one to go for. There are other good names around too, but there are also ones I would avoid, such as Carson for one.

Note these are both brands I have first hand experience with, not hearsay.

[Gazzar]

I think it's the same seal as the standard series three. I buy from EAC, they appear to only offer good stuff.

 

[Gazzar]

Yep RTC3528, same part.

[Cornish Rattler]

Paddocks Britpart swivel kits are very good Teflon swivels with BP bearings, seals, bushes and stuff, used them on both my series 2a's and Def90 in the past infact I have fitted one to the 2a I am restoring now although the series kits don't use Teflon swivels but never had a prob with any of them 

[Gazzar]

In fairness the Paddocks kit isn't too bad. 

[Anderzander]

On 6/5/2019 at 8:20 AM, mickeyw said:

I don't know specifically about Stage 1 swivels, but when it comes to seals I always felt that Corteco brand was the one to go for.

Corteco are what I use.

if you get the Britpart swivel kit with the G at the end of the part number is comes with Corteco seals and timken bearings.

[mickeyw]

11 hours ago, Anderzander said:

Corteco are what I use.

if you get the Britpart swivel kit with the G at the end of the part number is comes with Corteco seals and timken bearings.

That's good to know Stephen. I may be into a swivel rebuild later this year.

I wouldn't touch unbranded or regular Britpart bearings with a barge pole. The last BP bearing I opened up was full of swarf!!!!