Marc, My experience with wheels has me using the canadian set up when refurbishing wheels, so much simpler, they use the off the shelf 6408 cage bearing, with a shim each end, end cover both ends, sealing ring and spacer both ends.
What you have with a british wheel is a much better quality in its day brass ball bearing, you will soon know a british wheel when all the bearings fall out on dis-assembly, scrap value on brass is high at the moment. I have found like yourself different styles of sealing on british wheels and a have a mortar ammo box full of them, if you picture what you need from a british wheel i can bring it to Beltring.
kevin.
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2pdr Tank Hunter Universal Carrier 1942 registered 11/11/2008.
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1941 Standard Mk1 stowage Carrier, Caunter camo.
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10 cwt wartime mortar trailer.
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