Byepolr Presents Yet Another Build....”THE ANTI PURIST”

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On your 8.8 setups with 9" ends have you ever had issues with leaking past the bearing seals? I am on my 3rd set now where gear fluid has gotten to the sealed bearing and wept through. Tried installing some universal tube seals to prevent it but it just sprung up again before winter.
 

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^ It’s funny- UPR offered these for a little while and I assume didn’t sell many. They were on clearance sale last year very cheap. Now I just see Chinese ones on eBay.
 

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On your 8.8 setups with 9" ends have you ever had issues with leaking past the bearing seals? I am on my 3rd set now where gear fluid has gotten to the sealed bearing and wept through. Tried installing some universal tube seals to prevent it but it just sprung up again before winter.
They give me trouble on about one out of three we assemble. I’ve yet to find out what the fix is.
 

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