Re: The Duchess Project: 1940 Super 8 Convertible Sedan

Posted by Joe Santana On 2014/2/2 14:51:58

I struggled with the direction of the oil seal. The original had a closed metal edge on both sides. The replacements did not. The more exposed sides of each seal face toward the hub, that is the open side of the inner seal faces out and the open side of the outer seal faces in.

Two points led me to believe this is correct. 1. The part numbers of the replacements are in the same position as the originals. 2. It is impossible to install the inner seal without the spring popping off and bouncing into the axle housing and equally impossible to slip it over the rubber once the seal is mounted.

But then once pre-GPS late at night arriving at then National Airport, I was supposed to take George Washington Parkway, but couldn't find it, so I took Hwy 1 instead, because George Washington was our 1st President.

So there is the Possibility that that seal is in backwards.