Thread: Stub Axle Oil Seal

I'm in the process of fixing a little oil leak (for a change), and I've gotten myself all confused. :?

The stub axle oil seal, the one that stops swivel oil (or grease) from getting into the bearings, goes in which way?



In the manual it says that the lip should be facing the oil when installing all seals. That's also the general understanding I have for oil seals. That would mean the the lip side (concave) of the seal would be facing the swivel and the other side (flat) would face the wheel bearings.

However, in the section of the manual that describes installing that particular seal, it says that the lip side should face the bearings and the flat side should face the swivel?

What am I missing here? (Besides the requisite IQ points)


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Thanks Larns, that's what I thought, and what I did. It was just when I read the manual that it said the seal should be installed the other way around, that I started to question it. 8O Even in the later manual for 300tdi Defenders, it still shows the seal being installed the wrong way around. I guess Landrover's quality control department looks after the printing of the workshop manuals too. :roll:


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