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Folks,

Back in the early 1970s I helped a now deceased friend race a bugeye. He used an o-ring from some ford to keep the rear axels from leaking.

Does anyone what ford part number this might be or from what ford car?

Thanks
Ron
 
I raced Spridgets for many, many years and we just always used the stock o-ring, they are cheap and readily available. I've found the secret to sealing the axles are to use a new oring, Permatex Ultra Black RTV (gasket or no gasket, I never used them, and mount the wheel back on the car with all the lug tourque to get a good 360 seal, and get all the gear oil away form the area as you renew it all, I always drained my rear end dope, used brak clean to flood the bearing dry, then starting sealing it all up. Hope this helps.

I doubt there was any great secret to what your friend was doing, he probably just found a o ring that was like the stock one, and it was easier for him to get, a thicker or thinner o ring wouldn't help in anyway. Hope this helps.
 
Hi Chuck,

Not my car, but a friend in the KC club. His is the Bugeye with the Nissan engine that is much faster than any 1420 pound car should have.
 
You can replace the original open bearing with a sealed bearing. 6207-2RS readily available. That helps a lot.

Peter c
 
RonR said:
Peter, Who is the manufacturer of the bearing part number you included?
Ron
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Almost anyone. Only difference would be if it was 207-2RS. I pop the seal out that faces the flange so that way the bearing still sees lube but now has two seals to go through before it leaks. I put some oil in between the bearing and staock seal so the stock one doesn't wear out too fast.
 
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