Marcos Maniacs

Hi Ron
  When I restored the frame on my Marcos the rear end was stripped
down and had new bearings put in it , I probably got them from the 
same place as you, on Woody Rd in Oakville ,right?
   I think the reason for a seal is so that any rear end oil that 
might find its way to the end of the axle tube does not get out and 
all over the brakes.......the bearings I got did not have a lip seal 
but were a tight fit also, I don't think gear oil could get by them
   Cheers Dave#5577






--- In MarcosManiacs@yahoogroups.com, ronald.mcleod@a... wrote:
> Maniacs . . .
> 
> I don't know whether anyone can help me on this, but here goes.
> 
> The rear axle on my Mantis is from (I was told) a 1970 German Ford 
Capri 3
> litre.  The Marcos brochure says the ratio is 3.2:1, if that 
helps.  I need
> new bearings for the rear axle - these bearings are on the very 
ends of the
> housing.  I have found one bearing - a Ford part - from a local 
supplier of
> classic Ford parts, and another bearing - an SKF - from a local 
bearing
> shop.  The 2 bearings are dimensionally identical.  However, the 
Ford
> bearing has a rubber O-ring around it on the outer surface, i.e. 
the surface
> that would mate up to the anulus in the end of the axle housing.  
The SKF
> bearing does not have an O-ring.
> 
> My question is: can I use the SKF bearing?  The fit of the bearing 
into the
> anulus in the end of the axle housing seems to be fairly tight, so 
what is
> the purpose of the O-ring on the Ford bearing?
> 
> Regards . . . Ron McLeod
> 1970 Marcos Mantis P8/5858