> Triumphant Ones;
>
> OK, I finally replaced my front wheel bearings on Saturday, and
> after driving the car yesterday, everything seems OK. One question
> came up while I was installing the bearings though.
>
> Which way 'round does the seal go? Felt to the bearing or felt to
> the hub? I faintly remember replacing the bearings sometime in the
> past... Like 15 years ago, and I couldn't remember which way the
> felt went in. I thought that I put in the replacement seals the
> same way that the original ones came out, but I had the felt against
> the bearing. The drawing in the factory manual isn't very clear, and
> it appears that the felt is against the backing plate.
>
> Did I mess up the last time or this time?
Felt to hub is correct. I've tried this both ways by mistake but
eventually found out that the latter is correct.
regards,
Jonathan spit 1500
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Dr J.E.Miles
School of Biological Sciences
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
Birmingham B15 2TT
Great Britain
Tel. 0121-414-5884
Fax. 0121-414-5925
j.e.miles@bham.ac.uk
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