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Offline Clifton

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"Operation Air Tight" Steering column seal
« on: Wednesday,July 10, 2024, 04:12:06 PM »
Ok, it will never be air tight but...

This is what I did for the steering, brake, and clutch. I use Ace Hardware 1.5" x 1/16" neoprene washers. The two plates make adjusting the washer easy. The firewall plate side has 1/8" think foam tape. I used U nuts so I can finally not strip the holes or have loose panel pins. Lotus kind of hacked the hole making the plate larger but it works. 

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Re: "Operation Air Tight" Steering column seal
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday,July 10, 2024, 04:27:26 PM »
Nicely done

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Re: "Operation Air Tight" Steering column seal
« Reply #3 on: Thursday,July 11, 2024, 12:18:02 AM »

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Re: "Operation Air Tight" Steering column seal
« Reply #4 on: Thursday,July 11, 2024, 04:49:04 AM »
https://sealsit.com/product/split-grommet-seal-2-piece/

I bought a 3" OD seals-it. It wouldn't cover the butcher hole and it lacks any adjustment.

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Re: "Operation Air Tight" Steering column seal
« Reply #5 on: Friday,July 12, 2024, 10:48:34 AM »
They also have 4” OD and blank.

What you have done looks great.  Just pointing out other available options.

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Re: "Operation Air Tight" Steering column seal
« Reply #6 on: Friday,July 12, 2024, 11:17:32 AM »
I saw the 4" blank and they have a cones too. I spent all the time looking for something that had some room for error.  The seals-it are better for running wire, hoses though. If I am off an 1/8" on my mounting holes with a seals-it, it will have some strain as it's not centered. My way, I can be off but still locate the seal dead center before tightening and sandwiching it. I bought 2 Vintage Air Grommets too. $40 shipped for all 3  that I won't use  :headbanger:

I found this guy too but the lack of hole ID specs was a deal killer.
https://jjsrods.com/

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Re: "Operation Air Tight" Steering column seal
« Reply #7 on: Friday,July 12, 2024, 06:09:50 PM »
I just used another left over piece of closed cell neoprene foam…
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