[TR] Front Bearing Felt Seal

[A Daniel Cronin]

I believe it should face the bearing.  Reason being, its a seal.  Supost to
keep the grease inside the stub axle.  If the metal faces the bearing, things
migrate past it.  My two cents.
Dan

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----- Original Message ----
From: Bob Danielson
<75TR6 at tr6.danielsonfamily.org>
To: list Triumph <triumphs at autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, October 7, 2008 3:43:29 PM
Subject: [TR] Front Bearing Felt
Seal

OK folks.......we're having a discussion over in the 6-Pack Forum on the
correct way to install the felt seal that goes in the front hub next to the
bearings. When I installed Uncle Jack's stub axles he specifically told me
to
install it with the felt pointing toward the vertical link/engine. One of
the
guys in the Forum quoted Bentley & Haynes that said the felt goes
against the
bearing. I emailed Tony Drews and Tony came up with Pros and
Cons about doing
it either way. A Forum member emailed TRF, Moss, BPN and a
few other LBC
places and got a split response of felt facing bearing and
felt facing
vertical link. Everyone agrees about oiling the felt prior to
installation.
We also know all about the benefits of Chicago Rawhide's seals so we're just
focusing on the old fashioned felt ones that sit in a metal ring. 

So what
say the broader range of Triumph folks here on the Mail List.....
Felt facing
the bearings or felt facing the vertical link? And is there a
mechanical/safety/scientific etc reason to support it?

Bob Danielson
1975 TR6
CF38503U
Running w/ Throttle Body Injection
Toyota 5 Speed & Nissan LSD
http://tr6.danielsonfamily.org
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