Installing Wheel Seals

60 acre hillside · Sep 17, 2014

I always tapped on the seal to get it flush with the hub. Now I am having second thoughts and am considering driving then as deep as they will go and press a bit more to see if they will expand. I want to hear from what the seal manufacturers and experts say.

redforlife · Sep 17, 2014

I would be afraid of distorting the seal (making it out of round). I would only go till flush.

Wild Bill · Sep 17, 2014

I always install to a depth that I know will place the seal lip on a clean portion of the shaft.

I will, from time to time, put a thin film of RTV on the outside of the seal too, if the bore is pitted

Dick2 · Sep 17, 2014

Check closely before you put that seal in; the axle may still have a slight taper in the area where the seal is flush. To get a good seal, the seal needs to be on the flat of the stub axle, which may require being driven further inside the hub.

Installing Wheel Seals

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