The front felt hub seals on my Sprint need replacing as the old ones have virtually fallen to bits. The wheel bearings themselves are fine. I have replacement seals from Chris Witor, that seem to be the right diameter.
My issue is removing the old seal ring from the hub without risking damaging the bearing. There doesn't seem to be an easy way to, as the manual says, 'withdraw' it, without levering it against the bearing. There seems to be a couple of options, firstly to use a chisel from the side so I can deform the ring and hoof it out from above or am I better off just removing the felt seal from the new ring and gluing it to the old one in place? If the latter, any suggestions to a suitable adhesive?
Clive
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