[AT] seal installation

[Gene Dotson]

    John;
    The seal is designed to keep dust out, so the lip should face out as the 
original was. Not likely to cause any immediate problem installed as you did

                        Gene


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Hall" <jthall at worldnet.att.net>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Sunday, October 26, 2008 8:05 AM
Subject: [AT] seal installation


> 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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