oil seal installer tool DIY if you don't have a pipe

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maurits
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oil seal installer tool DIY if you don't have a pipe

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Today I put in new rear wheel bearings left and right. Oil seals were leaking which was the reason to pull things apart. Tapping the new seals in place I would use a short pipe of the right diameter. But I did not have material of the right size.

Instead I used large size fender washers M20 which I had laying around. Outside diameter is 71 mm and plate thickness is 5 mm. The oil seal diameter is 70 mm. My tool did work really well.

Also I welded up a bearing removal tool. The wheel bearing installer is just some pipe 1 1/4.
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Re: oil seal installer tool DIY if you don't have a pipe

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Great idea!
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