Thread: IMS center bolt
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Old 12-29-2020, 04:20 AM   #7
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Originally Posted by piper6909 View Post
Wouldn't the oil flow from the inside outward? Keeping the inner seal in blocks the oil flow. Maybe not completely, but it surely restricts it.
The inner seal side of the bearing is in the IM shaft, so the only oil on that side is oil that has passed through the bearing and is trapped in the shaft. The good stuff is on the outside.
The PCA videos with Jake Raby explain in detail what is happening with the IMSB.
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