Originally Posted by
1QwkSport2.5r
If the engine came from the factory with the front seal/shield in place and rear seal/shield removed on the front bearing, where is the hurt in installing the new bearing in the same fashion? I personally feel a lot better about having that seal/shield in place out front than not.
That's exactly how I felt, the stock front bearing had no shield on the back side of the bearing, seemed right to me to remove it and just have the outer shield in place