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Re: [T3] Swing axle bearing seals


Bingo!
Peter gets the gold star with this one... I folded the seal lip over.
Everything was assembled properly and the spring was OK but the lip was
folded under.  I reassembled and it seems OK now.

Thanks,

Keith

> I had leaks like this too after swapping trannies right before leaving
> for Parma.  It turned out that I was folding over the inner seal lip
> (with energizer) during assembly.  The solution is to slide the large
> steel spacer in the seal before sliding on the cover.  Check our
> archives from August 2002 for "motor in (axle leak)"
>
> Peter Parker
> '66 Square; Phillip
> Portland, OR
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