Good design doesn’t stop with the shaft seal and the shaft. Due consideration must also be given to the housing bore. There are four important bore-related factors that can impact a shaft seal’s ability to establish and maintain a static O.D. seal with the bore. These factors are bore material, surface finish, chamfer, and diameter tolerances.

MATERIAL
SURFACE FINISH
CHAMFER
TYPE
DIAMETER TOLERANCES

“Good design doesn’t stop with the shaft seal and the shaft. Due consideration must also be given to the housing bore.”