"Squished-out" CV joint gasket, what is happening to my new CV joints? |
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"Squished-out" CV joint gasket, what is happening to my new CV joints? |
astronomerdave |
Jan 11 2011, 03:16 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 69 Joined: 26-January 09 From: Los Angeles, CA Member No.: 9,979 Region Association: Southern California |
After installing brand-new CV joints I happened to notice that they looked like this after about a week of driving.
They're rusty (the original 40-year-old CVs never rusted) but more importantly is the gasket is broken and coming out. New gaskets, torqued to specs. I've had the trans out of this car on about 3-4 different occasions, so I've removed/installed CVs at least that many times on this car without ever seeing this. Any idea what is happening and how I might fix and prevent it from happening again? Thanks, |
detoxcowboy |
Jan 11 2011, 07:06 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,294 Joined: 30-January 08 Member No.: 8,642 Region Association: Africa |
It may have been mal-allighned without noticing it right away, its a greasy dirty pain in the ass procedure, then with torques and spinning, then you got that, I use gaskets more than once and never had problems, but the previous owner or his mechanic choose to use them randomly.. eerrf!, I agree that you need to attend to that as the gasket if failing the bolts are not torqued against them as intended and may need attention before they may loosen.. In additon if the gasket comes out so may the grease.. then uh oh!
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