"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, 10:11 PM
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Is it just me or do those gaskets look hugely thick? I get mine from Pelican appear thinner than those.. and when I am done the little humps on the O.D. are miniumally visible, no trimming, first I ever heard of that especially on the inner diameter? ( what is to trim? ) I guess if they are trouble like that, don't bother.. Hand triming may be the cause?
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astronomerdave |
Jan 11 2011, 10:39 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 |
Is it just me or do those gaskets look hugely thick? I get mine from Pelican appear thinner than those.. and when I am done the little humps on the O.D. are miniumally visible, no trimming, first I ever heard of that especially on the inner diameter? ( what is to trim? ) I guess if they are trouble like that, don't bother.. Hand triming may be the cause? Hrm, that could be (the thickness) as I can't honestly recall the thickness comparison between the gaskets supplied with the CVs and the one new spare I had on hand from AA. I would like to think that it probably couldn't have been TOO terribly different or else I hope I would have remembered. I had to trim the I.D. because they didn't fit onto the CV joint -- not in the grove and not around the roll pins. I agree, the hand-trimming is suspect. I'm being sent new gaskets (with the advice of not trimming them this time) but I don't know what I'm going to do with them now that I think about it -- if they are the same as before then they won't fit w/o trimming. |
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