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Axle bearing seals. Good Luck, TomC
It's a brand name CB, like National, CR,etc.
It's a cute little critter found on the coast of Scotland that lives on land or in water! Darn things drink like Irish fish too! ;D BK ;D
Everyone has their favorite.
I have the best luck with Stemco Grit Guard Seals. Scotseals slide over the Axel stub by hand, (easy installation). Stemcos are driven on with a driver tool and hammer and come with a steel protective cover to keep the elements away from the seal. Stemco also allows use of a wear sleeve if needed to compensate for Axel wear.
so it's ease of installation(scotseal) vs. Longevity & needing special tool (Stemco)?
my 2cents is DO NOT USE NATIONAL, SCOTT SEAL the ones that go over the axle first! Did a brake job and I replaced 7 seals before I smartened up and used CR, the ones that go into the hub first, similar to a car.
Les R
Building a relationship with your local vendors will make borrowing the seal seating tool a breeze...
or buy it,
you'll be needing to do seals again as part of preventive maintenance in the years ahead.
Cheap insurance, new seal every time the wheel end is apart.
happy coaching!
buswarrior
CR (Chicago Rawhide) seal are now own by SKF.
Scotseal is their trade name for 2 part seal into one assembly.
The Scotseal PlusXL, the one that need NO tool to install...light press fit...it unlike the other Scotseal that require a tool to drive it in equally.
See for your self a close-up of all 3 versions.
Scotseal by SKF (http://www.vsm.skf.com/en-US/HeavyDuty/WheelEnd/Scotseals.aspx)
FWIW
Sojourn for Christ, Gerald