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Shaft Seals
Shaft Seals, also known as lip seals or oil seals, are used with rotating, reciprocating and oscillating shafts to contain fluids and exclude contaminants. They are available in inch and metric dimensions and single and double lip designs. Various lip materials are available to suit design requirements such as temperature and chemical resistance. Clark Seals designs and manufacturers custom shaft seals that are perfectly matched to each application, ensuring maximum reliability and performance. Some of our more common shaft seal designs are shown below.
Seal Selection Guide (Standard Seals):
- Case Design
- A2
- B2
- B
- BR
- C
- F
- Lip
Design - Application and Description
- Metal O.D. design with an inner case for greater structural rigidity.
- Most common and economical metal O.D. design.
- Metal O.D. design with fluid side rubber covered.
- Metal O.D. design with a nose gasket for face sealing and the fluid side is rubber covered.
- Rubber covered O.D. design for excellent O.D. sealing
- Completely rubber covered for maximum corrosion protection.
- S
- Single lip, spring loaded. Low pressure-fluid sealing applications and severe grease sealing conditions.
- T
- Double lip, spring loaded. Low pressure-fluid sealing and severe grease sealing conditions with light dust exclusions.
- V
- Economical design, single lip for grease retention or sealing viscous fluids.
- K
- Double lip economical design, grease retention or sealing viscous fluids. Light dust exclusions.
- WP
- Dust wiper or scraper for hydraulic or pneumatic cylinder applications.
