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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 1998
Filed:
Dec. 31, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Joseph Antonini, Chicago, IL (US);
Mark Shuster, Sylvania, OH (US);
David Sverdlik, Morton Grove, IL (US);
Assignee:
Dana Corporation, Toledo, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
73-9 ;
Abstract
An oil seal tester having a moving shaft for engaging an oil sealing surface of a oil seal and at least one source of fluid to be applied against the moving shaft and against a first side of the oil seal. A force measuring device is used to measure the reaction torque exerted against the seal by the rotating shaft. Adjustments are provided for altering the shaft to bore misalignment and the run out of the rotating shaft.