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Freddyfruitba... World Chat Champion
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Posted: 15:53 - 06 Jun 2020 Post subject: Tell me about O-rings... |
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My shower is dripping and am pretty sure this will be resolved by simply replacing a rubber O-ring or two within the valve. Mira Showers will sell me a 'seal pack' for about £20, which will no doubt do the job but makes for an expensive O-ring!
I can't find out the specification for the O-rings concerned, though - how does that work? Are there a limited number of sizes, like M6, M12, M20 nuts and bolts? Or are they unlimited? Presumably the thickness of the rubber as well as the ID and OD can vary. I was thinking of buying a kit like this one for now and future use: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/111241086598 - can I guarantee that will include what I need? I don't want to end up shoving in something which isn't quite right, reassembling everything and either finding out it still leaks, or it blows and floods the bathroom in a few months' time... ____________________ KC100->CB100N->CB250RS--------->DL650AL2->R1200RS->R1250RS |
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Posted: 16:29 - 06 Jun 2020 Post subject: |
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O-rings are sized by ID and section diameter usually. So measure the bottom of the groove and the width of the groove and you'll be close. ____________________ a.k.a 'Geri'
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Simply bearings also sell loose or individual O rings , Suzuki wanted £7.99, ( just looked it up) for an O ring for my starter gear cover , Simply sold me 2 for about £2.50. ....
For water you just want Nitrile nothing particularly exotic. Parts are chosen on diameter and cross section 57x2 for example. The Lidl/ Aldi boxes are great except 1. they are only on sale when they are on sale and 2. Experience has taught me that most of the O rings are very ' fat' for the diameter. I have a metric box from Sealey and An Aldi box , they rarely fit anything, because I want ( lets say) 30x2.5 .... the one in the box is 30x5
I can't recommend Simplybearings enough, everything they sell they do well. Quick, easy , cheap, good. Get some cheap calipers and measure your o rings and you are away. ____________________ All the above is my personal opinion, you can see my lips move, but I'm talking out of my arse.
I've been riding, and fixing , bikes for 50 years, in that time the more I learn, the less I am absolutely sure of..... |
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When I'm clueless about bearings, o-rings, split pins, c-clips ... I just go to my local shop where they deal with such things, show the part or old bearing, c-clip... to the lad behind the counter, and he gives me exactly what I need in a matter of minutes. Buying a box of various sizes of o-rings, c-clips... other bits is just stupid. ____________________ '87 Honda XBR 500, '96 Kawasaki ZX7R P1, '90 Honda CB-1, '88 Kawasaki GPz550, MZ 150 ETZ
'95 Mercedes-Benz w202 C200 CGI, '98 Mercedes-Benz w210 E200 Kompressor |
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Jewlio Rides Again LLB World Chat Champion
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steve the grease wrote: |
Simply bearings also sell loose or individual O rings , Suzuki wanted £7.99, ( just looked it up) for an O ring for my starter gear cover , Simply sold me 2 for about £2.50. ....
For water you just want Nitrile nothing particularly exotic. Parts are chosen on diameter and cross section 57x2 for example. The Lidl/ Aldi boxes are great except 1. they are only on sale when they are on sale and 2. Experience has taught me that most of the O rings are very ' fat' for the diameter. I have a metric box from Sealey and An Aldi box , they rarely fit anything, because I want ( lets say) 30x2.5 .... the one in the box is 30x5
I can't recommend Simplybearings enough, everything they sell they do well. Quick, easy , cheap, good. Get some cheap calipers and measure your o rings and you are away. |
Nitrile providing the temperature doesn't go above 80 degrees. ____________________ Mpd72: I can categorically say i’m Brighter than that, no matter how I come across on here.
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 3 years, 315 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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