[TR] Rear Axle Inner Seals

[Tony Drews]

Spring toward center of car, metal facing outwards.  The spring side is 
also the "lips" side.

- Tony

On 3/23/2019 3:45 PM, TERRY SMITH wrote:
>
> All right, I give up.  No way to escape this with the dignity of 
> anonymity.
>
>
> Rear axle seals that fit in the housing come as I guess neoprene.  One 
> side is flat with a metal facing and a bit of lip, and the other side 
> is concave where the neoprene is compressed with a circular spring.
>
>
> Which side is supposed to face toward the outside of the car?  The 
> side where  you can see the spring, or the side with the metal facing?
>
>
> I can't find a picture or description anywhere, other than the obscure 
> "The lips of the oil seal should be facing inward."
>
>
> Ugh!
>
>
> Terry Smith, '59 TR3A
>
>
>
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