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Product listing data is organized by shaft diameter size to make it easy to find the best seal for the application. It’s everything you need to know about our seals in one handy reference.Download the full interactive CR Seals Handbook or choose the individual product listings by category. Download here.

Real life is challenging. Thanks to our advanced sealing technologies, designs and development processes, CR Seals outperform the competition on the test bench and in the real application. Why risk unplanned downtime and high warranty costs with a sub-par seal? Trust your uptime and your bottom line to the robust reliability of CR Seals from SKF.

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As part of the CR Seals product brand re-launch we’ve brought back the CR Seals Handbook from SKF. The handbook combines our best ideas and insights – from the past and present.

SKF offers an assortment of radial shaft seals that have a press fit on the shaft and with sealing lip(s) that contact the housing bore. These seals are generally installed with the sealing lip(s) facing outward to provide optimum exclusion.

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CRW5 and CRWA5 seals, also called SKF Wave seals as part of the CR Seals assortment, are designed to withstand moderate pressure differentials.

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The CRW1, CRWH1, CRWA1, and CRWHA1 radial shaft seals, also called SKF Wave seals as part of the CR Seals assortment, are low-friction seals with SKF WAVE lip design for reduced heat generation.

SKF offers an extensive assortment of radial shaft seals for less demanding grease lubricated applications operating at moderate speeds. The majority of these seals are designed without a spring.

SKF metric rubber outside diameter radial shaft seals, HMS5 and HMSA10, also called SKF Edge seals as part of the CR Seals assortment, are designed in accordance with ISO 6194-1 and DIN 3760 for use in a wide range of industrial applications.

Founded in 1878 as Chicago Rawhide, CR Seals has one of the longest histories in the seal industry. For the last 110+ years, CR Seals has been setting performance and service life standards for industrial and automotive shaft seals.

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CR Seals has also been part of SKF since 1990, a span during which we’ve developed new materials, manufacturing processes and designs to create some of the most robust seals on the market. CR Seals is represented as Power Transmission Seals in SKF.

Fluid power seals transmit power via fluid pressure. They are supposed to maintain a high sealing performance with minimum friction and wear during their expected service life.

The SKF track pin seals, SKF Trackstar, are specifically designed for oil lubricated track chains in off-highway applications. The seals are installed on the pin that connects a pair of links in the chain.

Radial shaft seals with one or more PTFE sealing lip(s) are designed to withstand aggressive environments, high temperatures, high pressures and dry running that traditional radial shaft seals made of elastomeric sealing lip materials cannot withstand.