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tillman
Dodge Dakota
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3/06/2004
22:54:06
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 Subject: front wheel bearing oil seals
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1991 dakota replacing inner outer front wheel bearings and seals one seal is turned one way and one the other so someone done them them wrong before could someone help me and tell me which way to turn the seal
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Sealer
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3/06/2004
23:15:46
|  RE: front wheel bearing oil seals
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The seal lip goes in, towards the grease. This keeps the grease from leaking out. If I were running the Baja 1000, I'd turn them around to keep the sand out.
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tillman
Dodge Dakota
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3/07/2004
00:19:09
| RE: front wheel bearing oil seals
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do you mean the rubber edge educate me if you would i have one side of the seal that is steel and one thet is rubber on the seal itself
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3/07/2004
09:03:53
| RE: front wheel bearing oil seals
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The rubber part of the seal goes in, towards the bearings. In most mechanical applications, the seal lip goes toward the lubricant to "seal" it from leaking out. In very dirty conditions, it is more important to keep the contaminant out than to lose a small amount of the lubricant.In these cases, the seal would face out to keep the contaminants out of the lubrication and the bearings. In some machinery, there are two seals back to back, one in, one out, lube in, dirt out.
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tillman
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3/07/2004
09:10:23
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thanks bud i appreciate you taking the time to help me out thanks alot now i am going to go out and do it nice day for it thanks again have a nice day
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3/07/2004
09:30:15
| RE: front wheel bearing oil seals
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You're welcome. One more thing. NEVER install an oil seal without lubricating the rubber seal lip. Put a little grease on you finger and rub it on the lip. A dry seal on a dry shaft will quickley burn up the seal. This is especially important in high speed applications such as crankshafts.
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