[s-cars] High pressure hydraulic line, part II
Igor Kessel
igor at s-cars.org
Mon Jan 12 16:27:04 EST 2004
Kirby Smith wrote:
> Igor:
>
> The o-ring data, as best one can easily measure a soft o-ring without
> special tools, are as follows. I used vernier calipers. Note that the
> o-rings are red, and I presume silicone. They do seem a bit soft to be
> Viton. They are a bit brighter red than US industry used to use for
> silicone.
>
> O-ring OD = 16.5 mm
> O-ring ID = 11.5 mm
> O-ring section diameter = 2.5 mm
>
> retaining cavity dimensions (more difficult to measure)
> center OD = 12.0 mm
> outer ID = 17.5 mm
> well depth = 2 mm
>
> A Parker o-ring catalog should show a ring very close to these
> dimensions and provide retention cavity dimensions that agree
> approximately with the numbers above. I have forgotten whether o-rings
> are like bearings and sold in metric sizes, or in English unit sizes.
> If the latter you will have to convert.
>
> kirby
Thanks a million, Kirby! I am ordering from McMaster these:
9263K236
Metric Viton O-Ring 2.5 mm Width, 12 mm ID
$ 6.18 per Pack
This item is only sold in Packs of 10
along wiht the O-rings for the end of this line:
9263K263
Metric Viton O-Ring 3 mm Width, 10 mm ID
$ 7.11 per Pack
This item is only sold in Packs of 10
as well as a few other O-rings for other lines.
--
Igor Kessel
two turbo quattros
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