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Hi Guys, Just finishing off a Borg Warner KE55 diff assembly to go under my KE30, so that it has the larger 9" brake drums. Ordered a new set of good "Japanese" brand "sealed" rear wheel bearings, but not sure which way they go on ? The bearings are 62mm OD x 21mm wide, with 29.8mm bore. The bearing itself has an inbuilt "O" ring seal in the outer circumference, as depicted below. My logic tells me the "O" ring side of the bearing would face the hub/outer, so that when you pressed the bearing into the diff casing, the "O" ring would have minimum distance to travel or slide, and therefore have less potential to be damaged. However, the centre part of the bearing is flush with the outer on one side, and sticks out 3mm on the other side. The side where inner & outer are flush is the side the "O" ring is on. (see pictures above) All the KE rear wheel bearings I have used previously, have been reversible, as the inner boss stuck out the same amount on both sides. Maybe it's designed that way to create a 3mm gap between the locking collar & the bearing proper ? Any ideas ? The bearing kit also came with a conventional oil seal. I've changed a few rear wheel bearings on KEs over the years, although the last one was quite a few years ago. I can't remember ever having to replace an oil seal in the diff assembly. I had a look with a torch and there is no where for it to be fitted. There is no where on the axle for the oil seal to make contact, as after the machined section for bearing & locking collar, the shaft is "rough" I did look the catalogue up, & found this bearing set suited other vehicles & makes beside the Corolla. I assume the oil seal is for some other vehicle application, and therefore no applicable when used on the Corolla. Any one come across this before ? I appreciate any ideas or thoughts ! Cheers Banjo
