Yep. the reason I posted the site is because I thought I remembered someone saying that they were told to leave seals in place on the rear bearings which I thought was really odd and not necessarily good advice. This article also mentions that rear bearings should be open just as OS does it from the factory.

On another note, I just got back from our warbird event. Perfect weather.... high 40's to low 50's this morning with a fairly gentle breeze. A lot of very nice airplanes too. My Mustang didn't get done in time but it will be there next year.