[blykins]

I wish you a leak-free ride... :-)

I'm like you Sydney...the bearing is pretty much a press fit. I don't know how that thing would leak, but I just went ahead and followed the manual. When you order the SVO brakes, they give you an extra spacer that goes between the axle and axle housing flanges. That would keep you from bolting everything together too tight and crimping the seal inside.

I kinda like the bearing setup better...instead of having a two-piece bearing and race, you just have a sealed bearing.