Rotary shaft seal types
V-ring axial seals
A V-ring is stretched onto the shaft, turns with it, and sweeps a face rather than a diameter, so it excludes dirt and slings liquid away from a primary seal or bearing. Send the part number or drawing and we quote it.
- Family
- Axial and V-ring seals
- Designation
- V-ring
- Lips
- 1
- Dust lip
- No
- Garter spring
- No
- Outside diameter
- None
Axial and V-ring seals
A seal that runs against a face rather than a shaft diameter. It is stretched onto the shaft, turns with it, and its lip sweeps a counterface, which makes it a slinger and a dirt excluder more than a lubricant retainer.
When to use it
Excluding dirt and slinging liquid away from a primary seal or a bearing. Stretched onto the shaft, it turns with it and its lip sweeps a face rather than a diameter. That makes it forgiving of shaft finish, because it does not rub the shaft at all, and it flings contamination outward as it turns.
When another type fits better
- SC: Single lip, rubber-covered outside diameter, when the job is actually retaining lubricant rather than excluding dirt.
Watch for
Above a stated speed a V-ring needs clamping to stay on the shaft; above a higher one it cannot be used unclamped at all.
Sources: SKF® Industrial Seals, Product Overview, read 2026-09-16.
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The three dimensions or the code printed on the old seal, the speed, any pressure, the fluid and the quantity. A Conquest representative replies with the quote.
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