Larry,
The oil sloshes down the axle tube, hits the axle end cap, then lubricates
the bearing. The seal then stops the lube from reaching the backing plate
and brake surfaces.
WST
----- Original Message -----
From Larry Cogan <woodrat at spacey.net>
To: Frank Clarici <spritenut@Exit109.com>
Cc: spridgets <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, April 03, 2000 5:31 PM
Subject: Re: Rear Axle Seal, et al.
> Frank: Thanks for the reply, sorry to have misquoted you. Im confused;
if
> the axle bearing gets lube from the diff. then what function does the rear
> seal have? For GO 90 to get out to the bearing it would have to pass the
> seal....the seal is inboard of the bearing.. Haynes and Bentley both say
> pack the bearing before installation. Im not getting it?
>
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