Steering gearbox seal

[Ed Farish]

I am in need of the Pitman shaft seal for my 49 Cadillac.
Local parts houses havent been able to come up with anything.
I cant pull it out to measure for fear of ruining what I have.
Any help appreciated.
Ed  clc#4095

[Jeff Maltby 4194]

No idea Ed. Is your seal leaking or ?

[Ed Farish]

Jeff,
Im having the gear box overhauled at a local shop. The problem is not so much leaking because pitman arm is on top of box. My concern is water and dirt getting in. The insides of the seal have crumbled and left about a 1/16 gap between shaft and seal.
Ed

[Jeff Maltby 4194]

Ed. What might your rebuilders idea of an overhaul consist of ?

Jeff 49ers

[Mick]

Hello Ed.
The best place to look for seals is under Bearings dealers listing at the yellow pages. They have all sizes for industrial applications. By dimensions; not by What car is it for? Forget about car parts stores.

If you can take to them the whole steering box with the bad seal in it, there is a chance they will find a selection of matches before venturing to remove it.
Good luck and come back with results.
Mick

[Warren Rauch]

  The Cadillac parts book calls for a PACKING on 42-52 non power steering models. Could what your seeing be a shriveled up packing that only needs more packing material added to it? Warren

[Ed Farish]

Warren,
That sounds correct according to the way it looked, but its too late now.
Seal #11055 NAPA has been located and pressed in.
Thanks to everyone who responded.
Ed