Aktiebolaget Skf

Skf USA Inc.

Kacy D Denton

Dennis N Denton

David Dobbs

Mark F Spreitzer

Dave Templin

Kevin R Suva

A plug for a hubcap includes a base configured to fit into and obstruct a port of a hubcap. The base at least partially defines a cavity therein. The plug also includes a cap extending radially outward from the base. The cap defines an opening therein, the opening extending at least partially radially, and a passage extending axially between the opening and the cavity. The opening is in fluid communication with the cavity via the passage.

Shielded vent plug for wheel end hubcaps

An oil seal having the usual lips for retaining oil and a guide member made of a variety of relatively stiff or rigid materials. The guide member is made slightly larger than the smallest diameter of the seal member when the seal rests on the shaft. The seal member can have the guide member on either the air side or the oil side of the seal. The disclosure also relates to a shipping plug, which is inserted into the seal and retains the oil in place during shipping when the seal is installed but a shaft is not installed.

Seal with guide member

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Belmont, NC, United States of America

Kacy D Denton