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A seal closes the gap between a moving part and a fixed one, holding lubricant or fluid on one side while keeping dirt, moisture, and grit on the other. Seated in its bore or groove, its flexible lip or face rides against the mating surface to maintain that barrier as the parts move. When it hardens, tears, or wears, fluid begins to escape and contamination gets in.
A seal closes the gap between a moving part and a fixed one, holding lubricant or fluid on one side while keeping dirt, moisture, and grit on the other. Seated in its bore or groove, its flexible lip or face rides against the mating surface to maintain that barrier as the parts move.
When a seal hardens, tears, or wears, fluid begins to escape and contamination gets in, so a weeping or leaking seal is the signal to replace it before the components it protects run dry or dirty.
Match the inner diameter, outer diameter, and thickness to the seal being replaced, since a seal is defined by the surfaces it rides and the bore it seats in.
