Hello Vanderblogers, Wondering if anyone has had any luck changing gaskets in the belt driven Pulley that drives the ink drum on this press. and Paul, do gaskets exist? or is this a Paul Moxon has the spec’s available to order from McMaster Carr? any advice on changing these is appreciated.
Thanks in advance, Tony
yes i stole the image from boggs… thanks Jack.
koconnell- It is confusing but it looks like there is a Glyptal Red that is a paint and a Glyptol Red that is a brush-applied seal. https://www.techni-tool.com/product/388AE050-10-9002-A
Does anyone else have info or insight on this? Are they the same thing?
DGM
In 2016 I had an issue with our Vandercook No 4 Speed Reducer: the spindle sheared. I have some photos from the disassembly. I did not see any gaskets (never there? missing? did they dissolve? can they dissolve?). It also seems that I never removed the part that drives the chain (does it have gaskets?).
Paul asked me if I had any insight, so I went back in time to find correspondence and any images I had on hand so see if I could shed light on something.
My comment, “I also think that paint and time was sealing the gear box shut, but when it was opened that seal broke.” and the note on the image Paul posted make me wonder if the gear box was indeed sealed shut with paint, specifically “Glyptol red to seal joints”.
For the record, the gear box still leaks oil. Will sealing my joints with Glyptol red fix the leaking oil? Are there gaskets?
I haven’t replaced the seals on the pulley shaft, but will soon have a 219 NS Speed Reducer in the shop I can study. As is often the case, the parts drawing doesn’t tell us everything we want to know.