[TR] Rear Axle Inner Seals

[Alex & Janet Thomson]

The spring should face the oil.

 

Alex Thomson

 

From: Triumphs [mailto:triumphs-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of TERRY SMITH
Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2019 4:46 PM
To: Triumphs at autox.team.net
Subject: [TR] Rear Axle Inner Seals

 

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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