if any one can give any advice; the air brake compressor on the Foden (Gardner 5 cyl) is leaking oil from the air brake compressor from the shaft which sticks out the opposite end from the pulley. It seems that some one has tried to put a cover over the end and the oil is coming from a hole in the cover.
Is the oil leak likely to be more of a problem than just a bit of a leak to live with or even catch for a bit?
If the cover wasn't there or something was mounted on that shaft the seal should hold the oil in; the question is if the seal is leaking is it most likely that the bearing has gone behind it as well? If it is just the seal then I could replace it in situ but if the bearings are likely gone then it would be better to pull the compressor off. I think it is the kind of compressor that has an open bottom and the "sump" is the mounting it sits on. Is there a gasket in this joint? Can they be obtained or would I have to cut one?
The pictures of a similar pump are a bit pathetically small but I want to get on.
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if any one can give any advice; the air brake compressor on the Foden (Gardner 5 cyl) is leaking oil from the air brake compressor from the shaft which sticks out the opposite end from the pulley. It seems that some one has tried to put a cover over the end and the oil is coming from a hole in the cover.
Is the oil leak likely to be more of a problem than just a bit of a leak to live with or even catch for a bit?
If the cover wasn't there or something was mounted on that shaft the seal should hold the oil in; the question is if the seal is leaking is it most likely that the bearing has gone behind it as well? If it is just the seal then I could replace it in situ but if the bearings are likely gone then it would be better to pull the compressor off. I think it is the kind of compressor that has an open bottom and the "sump" is the mounting it sits on. Is there a gasket in this joint? Can they be obtained or would I have to cut one?
The pictures of a similar pump are a bit pathetically small but I want to get on.
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