O-Rings? O-Yeah! How to Select, Design, and Install O-Ring Seals

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This is one of the best videos on O-rings on youtube. I've watched it probably four times over the last three years, come back to it any time I need to design another O ring just for a refresher.

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[@evracer]

As a mechanic I have needed this info for decades! Thank you!

[@MMSieBreeze]

I dont care what you work on, but if youre a mechanic with any experience you would know that, aside from excessive crank case pressure, the leading cause of an oil leak is the hardening of the seal/o-ring.

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@@MMSieBreeze Crankshafts don't use O'rings. They use single lip seals. I was referring to the engineering aspects....I work on a lot of shit that isn't an engine.

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[@whirltech8031]

I remember having to actually read a good bit of the Parker O-ring Handbook while designing a component for my school's FSAE car about 13 years ago. This summarizes the key points beautifully. Now where the heck was this video 13 years ago!? Seriously, good job! Also, for viewers: when in doubt, incorporate a plug seal in your design. You don't run into the face seal component deflection problems and if you do it right, you only need one external groove that's easy to make & change seals on.

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Proud to be a o-ring manufacturer.

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Lowly o rings get no respect. Thanks for showing us the incredible engineering that goes into them.

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I honestly had no idea there was so much involved with designing a good o-ring seal.

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That O' ring sealing in soo satisfying in many ways.

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where was this video 4 years ago when I needed it for my Final project ?

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Working in automotive, i find that the heat cycles consistently cause o-rings and like seals to fail, causing oil leaks. While cooling systems are not as prone to failure, o-rings used in oil only applications have a tendency to harden due to heat exchange and essentially become plastic, losing any and all sealng capabilities they once had.

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Information: A+. Great info. Learned quite a bit! Video: A+. Great visual representation & aids. Audio Track: C. The volume wasn't equalized and the woman speaking a bit softer was harder to hear than the male speaker. The overall volume was also quite low and really had to crank my volume up. The redeeming factor in the audio was that it did sound quite good once I was actually able to hear it 😉

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Really loved the video. Would love to see more about the material o-rings are made, like silicon. Thanks!

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Great quality videos. please make videos on production drawing by giving practical examples...and make video series on GD&T.

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Excellent video. From a practising engineer. Fundamentals.

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[@zaphodbeeblebrox8382]

We like the o-ring, here for the squeeze.

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Excellent video (mechanical engineer here)

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Nice refresher. thank you guys

[@justinharvie8126]

Love the video! Very informative and straight to the point. The designs of the instructional diagrams were to the point. I have an idea for a future video - Ring and Full Face Gasketing. Would be awesome to see your take on it. Subscribed!

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Yeah this is killer. Well done!

[@juarezvivo-sc2qi]

Gracias por compartir esta excelente información para todos aquellos que utilizamos estos aparentemente simples elementos de sellado estático y dinámico.

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Why did I watch this? Why did I enjoy it? What is the meaning of life?

[@travers114]

FANTASTIC! Thanks so much for this series.

[@MorrisMechanical]

Good video I like how you use easy to use information like the parker o-ring handbook. Would you be able to explain the actual squeeze listed in the parker o-ring handbook on the page where it has the width and depth. The cross-section minus the gland depth is different from the actual squeeze? That is the bit I don't understand.

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Thanks this is EXACTLY what I was looking for.

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high quality and informative video, thanks a lot

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Thanks!

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Fantastic video! I make stuff. This organized information is priceless.

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Wow... 👏😮 amazingly informative

[@frankish5314]

Very nice. I have an application where my static rod will be between two sizes. I.e a 113 Buna N O ring will have a 9% stretch but a 114 will have about 0.5%. The 113 feels about right using a 50 durometer i.e soft O ring. The application will run at up to 230F. I think a 113/50 is about the best choice in this application.

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Very clear and informative. Good job!

[@erinjia5830]

Great video!

[@dm5rkt]

Excellent video. Was wondering how to find the recommended squeeze for a face seal and now I know. 20-30%

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my WORD this is a good video, it answered every single question I had. Do you have a video just on DYNAMIC piston seals?

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Interesting and definitely helpful. Two wishes for future videos, though: please please drop the background music. And make the voices a bit louder, I had to turn volume to the max.

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Awesome, very comprehensive

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Excellent video

[@robertemmons2260]

Thanks for the video! It has some very helpful information. What I had needed was how to determine the amount of given pressure, type of material needed, and how to size an o-ring for a particular application.

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Mechanical engineering is so damn interesting, and also clicks so intuitively in my brain. Makes me wish somehow I studied that instead of CS.

[@Pyrohawk]

If it makes you feel better, this is a super light and easy to grasp part of mechanical engineering, closer to design and machining than engineering itself. Mech Eng involves a ton of really nasty maths-heavy stuff like fluid dynamics, kinematics, control theory, static analysis and numerical computing that is significantly less intuitive.

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[@outinthesticks8176]

I had to replace a o ring on a john deere , oem ring was 20 dollars, after market was 1 dollar. After replacing i cut the old one apart , had 3 layers, small stiff tough inner ring , covered by soft material, and a tough outer shell . All o rings are not equal and if using every day I would pay for better . My old one lasted 60 years

[@outinthesticks8176]

Yes , but if I get 20 years then I will be to old to care . If I wanted to last longer I would get the oem ring

[@mihailtv8927]

Great video, please make one for seals next

[@stalwardstallion]

O rings selection for Vaccum..How should we do it.is the same thumb rule work out. If possible please share a video about the tolerance and selection of O rings for the Vaccum chambers

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[@rubbersealsandplasticparts4857]

o rings are used in many industrials with different material to adapt to the different surrounding, even could be in critical chemical medium, such as FFKM o rings

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This is brilliant!! Thank you sooo much !

[@1marcelfilms]

If you stretch an o ring, the diameter shrinks but what if you compensate for this by getting bigger CS ?? is that possible

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Thank you so much for this excellent summary!

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[@peterrudy9207]

You could use 303 Protectant as a lube when installing them . And also to keep them supple , not drying out and cracking . And maybe even to let O-rings soak in it overnight before installing .