[jbclassix]

71Daully, Those pictures are awesome! Thank you so much for posting them!

As for the oil slingers, you are correct. They are added protection and a good safety measure.

Oil contaminated drums or shoes should never be re-used. So directing the oil out of the drums is very smart.

The 14 bolt does use gear oil to lube the bearings, there is no inner-axle seal.

The Eaton and the 14 bolt also share the same hub seal as well.

Again, thank you very much for your contribution to this thread. I hope others find your info very useful.