Machined Installation Tools
Two of the highest causes of seal failure are incorrect installation or incorrect design of hardware components.
The technical engineers at M Seals appreciate that it isn’t always possible to provide the appropriate lead-in chamfers in a new design, or that an oversight was made and the seals required for a new product must now be installed into a blind bore with no lead-in chamfer or over a thread or spline.
We’ve dealt with this problem a thousand times and have the experience to provide you with a solution. This is why we have developed our range of seal installation and seal re-sizing tools manufactured from engineering plastic.If you need any of the following products for safe installation techniques, please get in touch.
- Installation ramps
- Lead-in ramps
- Thread or spline covers
- Re-sizing tools for both piston and rod seals
Choose the tool below for more detailed information about each product or simply contact our technical team for assistance.
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Name
Summary
IT01
The IT01 is known here at DMR Seals as the pusher tool. It is designed to enable the correct installation of PTFE O-Ring energised composite seals, PTFE spring-energised seals and PTFE O-Rings.
The design eliminates the use of screwdrivers and other tools with sharp edges that should not be used, especially when dealing with PTFE seals. The IT01 works in conjunction with profile IT02 and has radial slots in its side walls to allow it to expand in diameter as it pushes the seal into the groove.
Provide us with a layout drawing of your application and we will design the tools to suit your sizes.
Talk to our team if you need help with your application.
IT02
IT02 is an installation ramp and works in conjunction with the pusher tool IT01. The ramp provides the correct circumferential pressure around the diameter of the seal as it is installed which prevents possible damage through kinking as it is fed into the seal groove.
The ramp is designed to sit up to the hardware and extend up to the seal groove. The IT01 pusher tool pushes the seal up the IT02 ramp and safely into its groove, eliminating the need for screwdrivers or methods that would involve installing in an uneven manner.
Provide us with a layout drawing of your application and we will design the tools to suit your sizes.
Talk to our team if you need help with your application.
IT03
Our IT03 installation tool is a simple part for recalibrating or resizing the installed seal once it has been placed into its groove. This is necessary as the PTFE element is normally expanded and will not fully recover without some sort of tension being applied.
The resizing tool should simply be slid over the seal while seated in its groove and allowed to remain in place for at least one minute. Recovery of the seals can also be helped by pre-heating the PTFE sealing element/s in advance for 5 minutes in boiling water or hot oil, this helps to soften the material.
Provide us with a layout drawing of your application and we will design the tools to suit your sizes.
Talk to our team if you need help with your application.
IMPORTANT - Please Note: The data shown are maximum values and operating ranges and cannot be used at the same time.
For example: The maximum operating speed will depend on material type chosen, working pressure, application temperature and clearance gap values. The temperature range shown is also dependent on choice of material and media to be sealed.