HELP....inner bearing seal, which way round ?

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AllKiller
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HELP....inner bearing seal, which way round ?

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Inner Front bearing seal which way round lip out ( top pic) or lip in ( bottom pic)

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I think lip out ???
anyone who knows for definite :thumbright:

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Top pic. Easy way to remember with lip seals, imagine whatever it is your trying to keep in (oil for instance) pushing against the seal. One way it will push the seal closed, if it was the other way round it would Bananarama! open, which is effectively what happens.
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Top man, cheers Blue...I did think so :thumbright:
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