Best place to buy crank seals?

[yamanube]

Where should I get them? Are all seals created equal, because SBT's seals are considerably cheaper than OEM.

 

[Matt_E]

A smart builder told me more than once......"OEM only".

 

[junkyardj]

they arnt to bad at greateryamaha

worth the $ imo

 

[Lucaumpits]

jetmaniac is your best source

 

[steve-uk]

full set from greater yamaha is less than $50 for OEM

 

[Shifty]

Search eBay with the OEM part numbers, search one number at a time. Make sure to check off "item description".

I was able to save quite a bit buying from eBay.

 

[Shadow7874]

just ordered today from greateryamaha. $53 shipped to GA for me. Not a great price for some small parts but i didnt wanna risk my new crank

 

[steve-uk]

wow i cant believe how many people dont think $50 for three seals is a good price, not just on this thread but seems a recurring subject, pretty much $15 a seal.... cheap cheap cheap

which basically can ensure your motor doesnt blow

$50 for piece of mind is a small price to pay imo

 

[OCD Solutions]

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[Shifty]

If the cases have been split you will need to buy new seals regardless of price. However if ten minutes of searching can save me $25-30 on the same item, i'm taking it. If I was ordering a bunch of stuff from one vendor already then sure, I would add seals to the order for convenience sake.

I just checked fleabay with the part numbers for all three seals. I came up with $41.00 shipped (combined shipping on the two rear seals). I must have got lucky when I bought my last set as I got all three shipped for around $28.00 if I remember correctly.

 

[yamanube]

jetmaniac is your best source

Chris gave me a great price on a set of OE seals, thanks for the heads up.

 

[Shifty]

So they were OE. I was wondering myself if they were aftermarket or OEM. Good to know for future reference.

 

[yamanube]

So they were OE. I was wondering myself if they were aftermarket or OEM. Good to know for future reference.

He sells both, the A/M ones are about half the price of OE.

 

[chriselmore_1]

How do his oe seals compare?

 

[GIL]

pm sent

 

[SUPERJET-113]

Chris and I get our Aftermarket seals from the same source. They are as good as OEM and they exceed OEM specifications. I have sold literally hundreds of these kits with not 1 problem ever. I run them in all my skis and even on my DASA engine that I have over 3k invested in.
I'm not sayin to not buy OEM, but why when you can get the same if not better quality in a aftermarket part. As we all know OEM parts can be outrageously over priced.
If you are comfortable with OEM seals, then so be it. But in my experience why spend more money for the same if not better quality?

Just because someone says "only buy OEM", does that make it the best?
Someone please tell me why OEM seals are better....

 

[Midlake Crisis]

I had leakage on some aftermarket seals after one season. Maybe the crankshaft surface was worn, maybe there was some other cause, who knows for sure? I replaced them with OEM seals and will find out next time I tear it down if the OEM held up better on the same shaft.

 

[SUPERJET-113]

I've had some leakage and failure on OEM crank seals before in my past 20 years of owning standups, but those were on KAWis though. Never had a seal leakage on any Yamaha twin Ive owned.

 

[diamondaudio10]

i got some from jetmaniac, great stuff!!

 

[X2guy]

OEM crank seals are made by ARS. Atlantic has them for about $40. On the other hand I get aftermarket ones for $16 a set and have never had a problem.