Shop verb for a seal, gasket or fitting that leaks just enough to keep the surface wet and collect dust, without forming drips. Many lip seals weep slightly by design, since a thin oil film under the lip keeps it cool and alive. A weep gets logged and watched; once it starts dripping or the level needs regular topping off, it becomes a leak job.
Heard on the job
Input seal on gearbox 4 is weeping, wipe it down and note it, it's not dripping yet.
Also heard as
- weeping
- seep
- sweat
Related terms
Top off
To add oil to bring a gearbox, sump or reservoir back up to its correct level.
Lube route
Scheduled walk through the plant to grease, top off and inspect a set list of lubrication points.
Bull's-eye
Round oil-level sight glass on a gearbox or bearing housing, with a center dot or line marking correct level.