The cox reel is brand new just set it up yesterday to use today in the morning and when I go to turn it on it started leaking from the snap ring on the swivel
Great video, however I believe your rubber seal and split ring are in the wrong placement order. The directions I got with my seal kit show split washer, then rubber seal, then another rubber seal, then finally the split ring. Also, when I did mine, my metal retainer c clip cracked. Any idea on what size it is?
It seems extremely odd that the black rubber o-rings and white plastic split-washers are not symetric with respect to the internal port. You would think the o-rings and washers would be sort of directional with their sealing and thus should be installed in a "sandwich" arrangement. If you follow me. During assembly you mention the asymetric orientation is the correct orientation for the rings. What's the reasoning there? Just curious.
I initially thought the same and I’m almost certain we aren’t alone on this. I’m guessing the split-washer is used to prevent the oring from going further onto the ‘shaft’ (giggity) when the snap ring is installed (kinda like a traditional washer and bolt combo) 🍻
Ahhh, I see what you mean. I'll buy that. They are for alignment and o-ring retention, not for any active sealing purpose. Maybe that shaft uses larger o-rings for another application and they just need to take up the slop, or a larger square o-ring used to be installed, but availability or cost constraints made this alternative solution a better option. All sorts of things could have resulted in this situation I guess.
@@BenFenner An o-ring on my non-cox reel actually got pinched and tore resulting in a wicked spray of water all over the inside of my car while on a job 2 days ago. (Which is what prompted me to search for the swivel and found this video/comment) In any case, I think the split washer would have helped prevent it from happening regardless if it was a larger or smaller o-ring.
It should be. The white split washer should be on the 'non pressure' side of the oring. The split ring gives the oring a nice flat surface to push on and keeps the pressure from pushing out the oring. This assembly was incorrect.
Rubber o-rings should be toward center, split rings toward outside of connection. (SR, OR, hole, OR, SR). The pressure will push the rubber o-rings outward, where they will contact the split rings, causing them to rotate together and allowing the split rings to rub against the outer wall of the spindle. If the o-rings are on the outside, they will rub against the outer edges of the spindle. In this case, (that of the video) what purpose do the split rings serve?
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Won’t a petroleum based lube swell the orings? I’ve always been told to use silicone grease.
Yes.
Would I have to do the same thing in this video if my cox reel is leaking from the snap ring ?
The cox reel is brand new just set it up yesterday to use today in the morning and when I go to turn it on it started leaking from the snap ring on the swivel
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Great video, however I believe your rubber seal and split ring are in the wrong placement order. The directions I got with my seal kit show split washer, then rubber seal, then another rubber seal, then finally the split ring. Also, when I did mine, my metal retainer c clip cracked. Any idea on what size it is?
3/8ths
It seems extremely odd that the black rubber o-rings and white plastic split-washers are not symetric with respect to the internal port.
You would think the o-rings and washers would be sort of directional with their sealing and thus should be installed in a "sandwich" arrangement. If you follow me.
During assembly you mention the asymetric orientation is the correct orientation for the rings. What's the reasoning there? Just curious.
I initially thought the same and I’m almost certain we aren’t alone on this.
I’m guessing the split-washer is used to prevent the oring from going further onto the ‘shaft’ (giggity) when the snap ring is installed (kinda like a traditional washer and bolt combo)
🍻
Ahhh, I see what you mean. I'll buy that. They are for alignment and o-ring retention, not for any active sealing purpose. Maybe that shaft uses larger o-rings for another application and they just need to take up the slop, or a larger square o-ring used to be installed, but availability or cost constraints made this alternative solution a better option. All sorts of things could have resulted in this situation I guess.
@@BenFenner An o-ring on my non-cox reel actually got pinched and tore resulting in a wicked spray of water all over the inside of my car while on a job 2 days ago. (Which is what prompted me to search for the swivel and found this video/comment)
In any case, I think the split washer would have helped prevent it from happening regardless if it was a larger or smaller o-ring.
It should be. The white split washer should be on the 'non pressure' side of the oring. The split ring gives the oring a nice flat surface to push on and keeps the pressure from pushing out the oring. This assembly was incorrect.
Thanks 🫡
Rubber o-rings should be toward center, split rings toward outside of connection. (SR, OR, hole, OR, SR).
The pressure will push the rubber o-rings outward, where they will contact the split rings, causing them to rotate together and allowing the split rings to rub against the outer wall of the spindle.
If the o-rings are on the outside, they will rub against the outer edges of the spindle. In this case, (that of the video) what purpose do the split rings serve?
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