I have someone looking for a statistic on the percent of gearbox failures (something you have to shut down for) caused by seals. Does anyone happen to know a figure or a place I can find out?

I could also use a good photo showing a failed or severely leaking seal?

Terry O

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We have several gear reducers that have oil seals leaking, but I can't think of any unit we lost that can be blamed soley on seal failure. We monitor the oil levels and schedule installing a split seal where feasible or change the unit out.

Gary B

Is a split seal better in preventing seal failure?