Type A Oil Seals

Sealing of lip type seal is normally a result of an interference fit between the flexible sealing element, usually augmented by spring pressure and a shaft. Fluid retention is based on the precise amount of lip contact pressure. In most lip seals, increased fluid pressure in the sealed area causes lip contact pressure on the shaft to increase.
Advantages:
- Good static sealing
- Compensation of different thermal expansion
- Reduced risk of fretting corrosion
- Higher bore surface roughness is allowed
- Installation in split-housings
- Modern lip design provides low radial forces