LP2 VR 2225 Build

[Lynn Eades]

Dale, some Ford hubs have a metal ring that slides on the splined washer. Some have a leather seal bonded to them. Some don't have a seal at all. If your carrier is a flat land machine, you probably don't need outer seals. I think most problems here are from where they are parked, rather than driven. (make sense?) Also you can use grease in your wheel bearings rather than oil. This way, the risk of lube leaking through the inner seal to the brakes is reduced.
Make sure the tell tale hole in the backing plates is clear.
The bearings are standard timken (inner and outer, cups and cones)
If you want I can find numbers. Timken made bearings for Ford with Ford part numbers, Then there are Timken numbers, Bower was another supplier.
They are the same as a F15-60 or C15-60 CMP, I think?
Try the man at Hervey bay? He is possibly good for outer seals if you can't find them in another Ford axle?