[Marc van Aalderen]

Michael,
Thank you for posting the images. I just now discovered I had saved the scans as .tif files which MLU will not accept.

My Carrier although Canadian made has only British TL wheels. Probably the previous owner got the wreck without wheels and could only get easier to obtain, at least over here, British wheels. This makes no difference as the cast wheels are both the same. The only thing different is the setup of the seals and end plates.

Kevin,
British wheels will also accept the cheaper 6408 bearings as they are the same size as the angle contact bearings. The previous owner had only British setup wheels and could not fit them in the forks. That must have been the reason he modified the inboard endplates. He probably wasn't to worried about not having any seals in them. As I have no original Canadian end plates but plenty of the British type I will install these and remove the flange on all spindle bushings in the forks. I think the British setup seals better against water and dirt anyway. Thank you for the offer of parts. Should I be short on anything I will get back to you.

Cheers,