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Subject:New Front Inner Wheel Bearing Seal Won't Seat.
From:neil N
Date:Thu, 19 Mar 2009 19:50:04 -0700

Hi all.

I just installed new bearing races on my new rotors. A most excellent
vision. All shiny and new. But....

For some reason, the grease seal for the inner bearing, won't stay in.
Either tapping it in with a block of wood or pushing in by hand, it
might seat partway, but promptly pops back out. Or part of it sinks
too far in and it stays in cockeyed.

There may have been too much grease on the outside face of inner
bearing, so I cleared that away. That made no difference.

Any tips on how to install it?

Maybe I was sold the wrong seal......

Thanks!

Neil.

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