56pickup,
I don't think the seal will come up to the bearing tight...it's proper place would be flush with the back of the hub. You should actually be able to wobble the bearing around in the cavity between the race (cup) and seal. Look at the spindle, the location of where the seal runs and the location of where the bearing comes up against it's shoulder are seperated by a bit. I hope I am on the same "page" as you!
Stuart.
