i don,t think the width would be a problem,everything is made cheaper now . thats why timkin is now making parts in china.

 

So this seal is OK to use? I cross referenced my FORD part number B6J-1175-A (actual markings on seal are VICTOR 49958 K PAT 2319067) and came up with Timken 416297. ID 3.125 and OD 4.633 on the new seal are the same as the old seal. New seal is only old.43 wide whereas the old seal is .52 with a step up on one side and a groove on the back. So if I use the thinner new seal, I should seat the seal all the way down as close to the bearing as it will go? I am just worried about it sealing properly.

I also found axle gaskets: Ford part number A8TZ-10010A ID4.00, OD 5.53 and cross referenced it to FPG-3458 OR NTL GKT-1004

 

The KPAT # is the patent number, it means nothing to you. I think your old seal may be leather. Your new seal is fine to use. They are designed to run in oil lubed applications, hence the red sealer. Press the seal into the hub just enough to install the snap ring. How does the sealing surface on the axle housing look? Is it grooved?

 

 

 

 

 

There isn't a torque setting for those nuts, but you have to be careful when you set the bearing preload that you don't over tighten the lock nut. There is a lot of thread creep in those.

 

Yes it is, until you slide the hub onto the axle housing, then the bearing butts up against the shoulder. The seal is totally independent of the bearing.