1969 C10 Front Wheel Seal Not Flush

[NolanAM22]

Originally Posted by PanhandleShantyman

I recently replaced my front wheel bearings on the 1969 GMC 1500 and initially bought 9015S seals. As you saw, they don't sit flush to the hub. I basically crushed them trying to whack them down flush, figured I had the wrong part, and then ordered supposedly NOS seals from NAPA part # 19757. These parts had identical stampings to the old seals I pulled out of the hubs. However, these also didn't sit flush to the hub and they were noticeably taller than the seals I pulled out of the hub (see picture)! Oh well, I put them in anyway and mounted the hubs and they seemed to have enough clearance not to matter, so I've been driving mine and so far so good. By that time I'd spent $60 on grease seals and waited a week for parts to get back on the road with, so I figured I'd cross my fingers and go with it.

Thanks for the feedback, this is very useful!

And were the seals that you pulled flush to the hub surface??

What was the thickness of the old seal by chance? My new seals were 0.505"