Rear bearing seal - spring popped out

[Cave]

The internal springs popped out and dropped down onto the bearing while I was installing them recently. Don't know why and hope it doesn't happen to others but here is a simple and cheap preventive step.









I wound a short piece of stranded 12ga electrical wire into the underside opening with the spring in place... drove the seal home... pulled the cheater wire out and all was fine.


Cave

 

[BILL WILLIAMSON]

Fill the spring cavity with wheel bearing grease!!
Bill Trick

 

[Jwilli]

Fill the spring cavity with wheel bearing grease!!
Bill Trick

Nice trick Bill.

 

[Cave]

Bill's suggestion is excellent, however in my case I discovered the spring fell out after installation, I used the wire trick to help snake the spring back in with the seal in place.

 

[Russ/40]

Am I missing something? What seal is that?

 

[Cave]

Am I missing something? What seal is that?

Rear wheel hub bearing seal.

 

[Russ/40]

Dah, brain fog. I had rear main on the brain. Trying to figure how you did that. Dah