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Identify by shape, mounting style & measurements

Measure V-Strip & Tension Seals

Uses Reference datum/capture doctrine; no numeric compatibility ranges invented.

Reference boundary: This reference page is built from source-backed taxonomy and measurement data. It does not create an exact product fit, OEM identity, dimension, compatibility, or supersession claim.

Reference measurement protocol

  1. Stabilize sample: Remove only if safe; let flexible profile relax without stretching or intentional compression. If installed-only, document that limitation.
  2. Choose datum: Orient cross-section with mounting/base datum at bottom and active sealing element toward top/contact surface. Record orientation.
  3. Record tool/resolution: Log instrument and actual resolution before dimensions. Canonical numeric storage is mm; retain original unit text.
  4. Take repeat readings: Take 3 readings at separated, representative points when practical. Store median plus range in notes; do not average across visibly different wear zones.
  5. Measure base/interface first: Measure backing/base width/thickness or kerf stem before soft sealing element so retention geometry is not conflated with seal projection.
  6. Measure relaxed sealing geometry: Use minimum pressure. For pile, measure fiber-only height from top of backing and also overall profile height. For irregular bulbs store width and height instead of a false diameter.
  7. Measure receiving channel separately: If accessible without damage, measure throat width, cavity width and depth. Never substitute backing width for channel throat width.
  8. Capture contact mechanics: Record closure/contact motion: normal compression, lateral wipe, sliding brush contact, hybrid or unknown. Add plain-language direction.
  9. Capture material conservatively: Record observable class only. Specific polymer/material name requires marking, packaging, authoritative source or instrumented verification.
  10. Photograph evidence: Complete V01-V04 and V08; add V05-V07/V09 when applicable. Scale must be in same plane for dimensional reference.
  11. Apply uncertainty state: Source-backed only for directly measured/authoritatively sourced fields; partial when core evidence is incomplete; unverified when identity/geometry depends on guesswork.
  12. No fit decision: This standard may narrow site geometry but must not assert replacement compatibility, generation equivalence or acceptable compression without separate source-backed fit evidence.

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