Greg:
How about posting the Car Quest part number?
This way we could try out that amazing grease seal!.
BTW are TR4 through 6 wheel bearings interchangeable?
Paul Burr
----- Original Message -----
From: <greenman62@hotmail.com>
To: <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Cc: <FOT@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2001 10:13 PM
Subject: Is this a SEAL??????
>
> I discovered this weekend that my TR4 needed a front wheel bearing.
> Rather that order the bearing from "THE BIG 3" I went to my local Car
Quest
> and, surprise. They actually had a number for the bearings races and seal.
> When I went to pick up my order I found the bearings looked like the right
> items however, the seal wasn't the metal and felt seal I was expecting. It
> was made of "space age plastic".
>
> My question is: has anyone out there had experience with this
substitution?
>
> I really don't want to substitute the obviously older technology if the
new
> seal is every bit as good. Besides, there's so little I can get for my `4
> locally these days it's really a bit of a kick if I can.
>
> TIA,
>
> Greg Petrolati Champaign, Illinois 1962 TR4 (CT4852L)
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