wheel seal
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wheel seal
I went to replace the front inner wheel seals on my b2 today and the specified seals for my model will only fit in ONE side. I think that the person who owned the truck before me swiched the hubs out from something else (which I have no way of knowing what). The bearings are all still the same and everything else lines up but the outer rim on that seal needs to be bigger (it seals around the inside fine) as is easily inserted into the hub and can be spun with my finger or dropped out if held upside down (you get the picture). Anyway, I tried gettign the specs for how much bigger it needs to be with a micrometer but none of the parts stores seem to be able to look anything up by sizes like that and therfore aren't enthusiastic about helping me (did I meantion they are a bunch of idiots). I am wondering if any of you know of a place or a link, or SOME WAY that I could get a proper sized seal for it....otherwise I will have to replaca the whole hub.
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From: Seattle USA
wheel seal
Is there any factory marking like a part number on the hub itself that can give you some sort of reference? If you can find a part number you can take the number to your local Ford dealer and have them look it up for you, or you can do a google search for the part number. Other than that, good luck.
