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RE: TR3A Front Hub Oil Seal

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Subject: RE: TR3A Front Hub Oil Seal
From: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>
Date: Wed, 4 May 2005 20:50:23 -0700
> I need to double check the correct positioning of the front hub oil seal
> on a TR3A. Haynes, the Service Manual and another source all say that
> the oil seal is to be positioned with the felt facing toward the center
> (centre) of the car.

That's right.

> Because it apparently worked fine that way for
> thousands of miles,

It would probably work fine for "thousands of miles" with no seal at all.  With
a properly installed seal and occasional maintenance, it should last 100,000 or
more.

Randall




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