nutty7 Posted March 6, 2005 Share Posted March 6, 2005 Hi all,just changed front discs on my 7 and one of the felt seals has split and needs replacing, does anyone know if you can buy these on there own and where from 🤔 or is there a better alternative, I need one this week  wot another package! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Day Posted March 6, 2005 Share Posted March 6, 2005 If you mean the inner felt grease seals for the wheel bearings then these can be purchased from Caterham. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nutty7 Posted March 6, 2005 Author Share Posted March 6, 2005 Yes there the ones, seem a bit old hat any thing better to replace with. Â wot another package! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grim Reaper Posted March 6, 2005 Share Posted March 6, 2005 I pulled one of these out by accident, thought a bit of cloth or cotton had got wrapped around the axle but when I pulled at it the rest of the felt bit came out The replacements I got from CC have a metal part to them so there is more to them than you may think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bare Posted March 6, 2005 Share Posted March 6, 2005 Plain old Triumph Spitfire Bits..readily available from lotsa places.. but Buy them from the Cheapest Source... wherever that might be in your neighbourhood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Normans_Ghost Posted March 6, 2005 Share Posted March 6, 2005 They all have a "metal part". It's only to stop the brease getting out the back. If you don't overpack the bearing they'll be fine if a bit ragged. New ones are best but not essential. Norman Verona, 1989 BDR 220bhp, Mem No 2166, the full story here notice the new product - brease. Edited by - nverona on 7 Mar 2005 09:00:13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelspeed Posted March 7, 2005 Share Posted March 7, 2005 The new big stub axle kit comes with proper sealed bearings so no felt seals - good news! Bad news is the upgrade kit costs quite a lot so hard to justify just to do away with these pesky felt seals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Normans_Ghost Posted March 7, 2005 Share Posted March 7, 2005 All the '60's BMC vehicles had these felt seals. I've seen cars with tiny bits left and in a lot of cases only rock hard broken bits. There wasnt a problem with grease leaking. I suspect the extra heat generated by the extra speed is balanced by being in the open and dissapating the heat more. Norman Verona, 1989 BDR 220bhp, Mem No 2166, the full story here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheds Moderator Posted March 7, 2005 Share Posted March 7, 2005 "Pesky felt seals" . They only come out to change bearings/discs, you get them in the kit and they hardly break the bank. There's a case for renewing bearings with discs, at around £15 a pop from a factor you can afford it. Dunno if I have a "slightly used" one from when I did my last bearing swap. If so I'm happy to post it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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