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Shaft Seal Kit - Headlight Vacuum Actuator - Repro ~ 1967 - 1970 Mercury Cougar

Item #: 31132

Cost: 2366

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Reproduction headlight vacuum motor shaft seal kit for the 1967 - 1970 Mercury Cougar, Thunderbird, Torino, Cyclone, Marquis or Ranchero

Thunderbird, Torino, Lincoln, Cyclone Marquis, Ranchero

1967 Mercury Cougar
1968 Mercury Cougar
1969 Mercury Cougar
1970 Mercury Cougar

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Price: $29.57

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1967 Mercury Cougar, 1968 Mercury Cougar, 1969 Mercury Cougar, 1970 Mercury Cougar

Description

UPDATE 7/8/25: THE SUPPLIER IS ONCE AGAIN MANUFACTURING THE CORRECT BLACK SEALS. THIS KIT NOW INCLUDES ALL CORRECT MATERIAL. FOR ORIENTAION PURPOSES, THE SEAL FACES THE DIRECTION AS SHOWN IN THE ITEM PHOTO.

This kit will recondition most FoMoCo headlamp actuators built from 1967 into the 70's on most any Thunderbird, Torino, Lincoln, Cyclone or Marquis. The kit will service two actuators even though many cars only come with one center mounted unit. If your actuator holds vacuum on the bottom port but does not hold vacuum (or pressure) on the top port then this kit is what you are after. If your actuator does not hold vacuum when applied to the lower port then your unit will have to be opened midway to replace the large inner bellows and this is impossible to do without specialized tooling.

You can go through the photos above for step by step instructions on how to replace the seal yourself.

NOTE* If you use a vise to hold your actuator while you work on it, do not over tighten because you will crush the can.

Check out this video on how to rebuild your existing headlight vacuum actuators

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0.20 LBS

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Rismoe024

Great product and vedio

Thank you very much for all the knowledge that you share. This was a simple fix. I was able to manage to fix with out taking out the vacuum canisters. Took me 30-45 minutes. would have been nice if correct color zip ties were included. Headlights are working now. Thanks again.

Reviewed in on 11/11/2024

Tom68

1968 Base

During a headlight bucket refresh, I figured I might as well do the shaft seal while the actuator was out. The video Dan Rush made, details this procedure and it is easy to follow.

Reviewed in on 2/26/2023

Dan

70 Cougar convertible

not too hard to install grommet. The bottom of the shaft "accordian" is difficult to pinch under the metal tab on the accumulator. Tried gluing it but that didn't hold. Not the fault of the kit.
Why did I have to pay for two sets in the kit when the 70 only has one actuator. WCCC should sell the sets separately.

Reviewed in on 10/26/2022

Prescott Williams

These kits are very easy to install. Maybe 15-20 minutes each. I watched your video first and that was a huge help. My vacuum canisters are now ready to use. The only improvement would be to include wire ties. The easiest repair I have made so far.

Reviewed in on 1/27/2022

Bob P.

Shaft Seal Kit-Headlight Vacuum Actuator-Repro-67 to 70 Merc Cougar

To my knowledge, this kit isn't offered anywhere else. Quality components to fix an annoying problem. Although I only have 1 actuator on my 69 Cougar Base Coupe, there are 2 kits provided which allows me the opportunity to rebuild an extra unit I have on the shelf. I'm very grateful for the excellent U-Tube tutorial which shows how to test and rebuild the actuators. Only gripe I have is there isn't a small zip tie provided in the kit to secure the accordion boot.

Reviewed in on 12/1/2021

Product Questions

Number of questions: 1

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Hello! Do you suppose this kit would work on a 1968 Galaxie XL? Thanks in advance

L.W. Perry April 26, 2022 11:36 AM

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It likely would, but since we have not tried it, we cannot say for 100% certain. It does work on most (maybe all?) Ford / Mercury Headlight Actuators from 67-70.

WCCC Admin April 27, 2022 2:10 AM

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Thanks! I watched one of your repair videos and the unit looks identical. Going to give it a shot.

L.W. Perry May 1, 2022 11:47 AM

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