Rear axle seals

[Michael R.]

Originally Posted by Maurice Donckers

Does anybody know how the outer seals, the ones near the half shaft should be mounted ?
I took several axles apart, on carriers and CMP`s, but on one the lip faces inward to keep the bearing grease there, on others it faces outward . There is no clear answer in the manuals that I have got .

"5. Install the grease seal with the lip on the seal pointing out, . . ."

Reference: Rear Axle H-4 Rear Wheel Bearings, Item 5, of AC-C1, Driving Instructions and Workshop Manual, Car Armoured Canadian G.M. Mark I Fox I, May, 1942.