V-Seals are simple, versatile, elastomeric “face-type” seals produced in nitrile or Viton®. Timken’s V-Seals can be the primary sealing element in an application, a contaminant excluder or a back-up seal.
Design Attributes
The elasticity of V-Seals:
- Eases installation
- Permits a broader range of shaft sizes
- Allows them to be used on eccentric and misaligned shafts.
Applications
The seals are used in a full range of equipment in thousands of applications, such as:
- Manufacturing
- Off-highway
- Power transmission
- Oil refineries