Help!! bearing seal. Which way in.

[mudnut]

I did the drivers side seal as per the haynes manual: with the big lip in to the bearing. The passenger side beaing had been done with a different grease, but it too, had the single lip toward the axle. I'm so confused! Have I stuffed up?

[the ferret]

The lip always goes to the side that the grease/oil is at, in other words, the lip is to keep the grease/ oil in

This side to the grease http://i608.photobucket.com/albums/tt164/ferret/imagesCAB83XGN.jpg

[mudnut]

Thanks Ferret, but that seal looks different to the ones I got sent to me.

[MudRunnerTD]

Thanks Ferret, but that seal looks different to the ones I got sent to me.

Yes but the detail is the same. The seal is to keep the grease or oil IN so that should be enough to get you the right direction. Nothin to say the other side is not in wrong mate ;)

[Little Mick]

As a general rule the tension spring will go to the inside.

[the ferret]

Thanks Ferret, but that seal looks different to the ones I got sent to me.

Well it would be, it's a GU rear wheel seal, but the system won't change mate, lip to oil end of story.
Cheers, the ferret

[mudnut]

Well it would be, it's a GU rear wheel seal, but the system won't change mate, lip to oil end of story.
Cheers, the ferret

Well, I put the seal in as per the picture in the Haynes manual. There is two small horizontal lips which meet the vertical face on the axle, but that is wrong, because there is no flat metal face, just the edge.
The passenger side was almost new. It also had the large single lip towards the axle, but it was pressed conical in shape and was allowing grease out. i suppose I'll have to spend another 30$ to put the mongrels in that way.