[AT] seal installation

[Doug Tallman]

John, I would say it depends what the seal is supposed to seal. Is it 
meant to hold grease or oil in the bearings or is it meant to seal dirt 
and crap from getting into the bearings? If it is the later, I'd think 
they would be backwards. Doug Tallman



John Hall wrote:
>  Lately, we have been spending more time than we prefer getting the combine 
> ready. While giving it a "once over" I found the bearings bad on the final 
> tailings auger. The bearings are in a housing on the end of the shaft with 
> the pulley on it. The auger goes about 2 feet inside the combine with no 
> bearing on that end. When we pulled the housing apart we noticed the lip 
> side of the seals was facing out. Since we couldn't ever recall seeing this 
> before we assumed the seals had been replaced before and installed wrong so 
> we put the new ones in with the lip facing in. Now I am wondering which is 
> the correct way. Any thoughts? By the way, no detailed info in the parts or 
> service manual either.
>
> John Hall 
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