Ya wanna hear about my wasted weekend? F**kin suppliers.

[Doug Cox]

So, I've been dealing with a shaft seal leak on my roots 59 blower. I finally figur eout what the problem was at thebeginning of last week and start seeking out a seal from a Roots dealer. The one I called finds one and has it sent, I get it a day later. Never having seen what the seal looks like, I assume I have the correct one. I spend part of yesterday and part of today removing the belts, exhaust, pulleys, so I can remove the front cover only to find that I have the wrong seal. I can't put it back together because the seal is brittle and broke up when removing, so I have to cut down the seal I got and epoxy it inside the old one to get me by until I get the correct seal only to repeat the process all over again. What a waste of my limited free time.

 

[hogjowl]

But, that is par for the course and you have no right to expect better service than the rest of us get.

 

[packfancjh]

you're just dealing with the wrong distributors. Not all of them have poor customer service. I'll see what I can do for you Doug.

 

[Steve in Omaha]

so I can remove the front cover

The front cover of the blower? The seal on mine (Roots) was leaking. The local mechanic used a screwdriver to pry out (in pieces) the old seal, and then just tapped the new seal into place with a rubber mallet and a block of wood.

 

[Guest]

:shock:

 

[Larry Cobb]

Doug;

Take the old seal to a bearing supplier for a replacement.

The number on it would be helpful.

If you are in a decent-sized town, it should be available.

Larry
"A Supplier"

 

[Mikey P]

You should have called the *** repair hot line, I'm sure Keith Shaw would have flown out with the correct seal that very day.

 

[Bill Soukoreff]

You should have called the *** repair hot line, I'm sure Keith Shaw would have flown out with the correct seal that very day.

LOL, they now say they have 800 members, but nobody posts. Tre sure works hard at promoting it, but what they want to achieve is puzzling to me. First he was fishing for someone to "own him and the forum", now he has gone the opposite and is bragging about having no banner ads. They do have one think this board does not have... freeflow!

 

[Jimbo]

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