Clipper® Oil Seals for Radial Shafts

Superior Performance in Demanding Applications

Parker’s proprietary Clipper® Oil seal design features an integrally precision-molded rubber/aramid fiber composite outer case (heel) and elastomeric sealing lip. Designs are available with or without stainless steel garter springs which provide correct interface with rotating shafts.

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Clipper Oil Seals are used in a wide range of industries including light industrial, mining, paper, steel, food processing, marine, aerospace and petrochemical.

Elevators

Overhead Crane

Compressors

Gearboxes

Landing Gear

Steel Industry

The Clipper Oil Seal is the anchor of Parker's rotary shaft seal product line and is available in a wide range of profiles and material options. The Clipper design features an integrally molded rubber/aramid fiber outer case (heel) and an elastomeric seal lip. The unique, nonmetallic construction will not rust or corrode and forms a gasket-type seal between the equipment housing and the seal outside diameter (OD).

Benefits of the proprietary composite outer diameter (heel) include:

Will not rust or corrode
Easy-to-install press-fit in the housing (bore); no cover plate required
Provides improved gasket-type seal between equipment housing and seal OD for worn or damaged housings

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Clipper seals are available for shaft diameters from 0.250" (6.35 mm) to over 65" (1651 mm) in both standard and high performance elastomer compounds. With over 10,000 tooled sizes, Clipper seals are readily available for most applications in either a solid or split design.

Size Range: 0.250" to 65"
Pressure:
- 0 to 3 psi, split seals
- 0 to 7 psi, solid
- Up to100 and to 300 psi, select profiles
Speed:
- Up to 3200 fpm, depending on profile
- >3200 to 5000 fpm, select profiles
Unique composite outer diameter will not rust
Solid or factory split designs for emergency repairs
Various designs
- Single and dual lip
- Excluder lip
- Springless and spring-loaded
- Molded in spring option prevents spring dumping
- High contamination
- High misalignment and run-out profiles

Split Clipper Seals are known worldwide for being the easiest split seal to install because they do not require a cover plate to keep them in the housing. The robust, composite OD provides the best retention of any split seal on the market. Replacing failed seals in the field with split Clipper seals lessens downtime and minimizes production loss.

Key benefits of split Clipper seals include:

Minimal disruption saves downtime and speeds emergency repairs when required
Installation takes minutes - not hours - since there is no need to remove shaft to install seal and no special tools are required
Safeguards bearings since in-field seal splitting produces no metal shavings
Stainless steel coil garter spring helps keep split junction tight and compensates for minor shaft irregularities