[T3] CV concave washer

[Bryon Garvin]

Thanks.....
I follow on all accounts.

As for the cage, I am just putting it back on the way it came off.  I
noticed a difference from one side to the other.  When I took the 2nd one
off I made note of which side was where and will reassemble that way.  I
think I understand you and we're in agreement.

I was going to leave the clamp off the boot just because Jim Adney said he'd
never had a problem with leaving them off.  Seemed easier and unless someone
piped up and said ABSOLUTELY NOT, I was going to go with it.

 - Bryon, '71 Fastback

On Sat, Aug 20, 2011 at 10:42 PM, Brent Bottolfson <brent at bottolfson.net>wrote:

> On 8/20/11 10:12 PM, Bryon Garvin wrote:
>
>> ah...
>> you beat me to my next question.  So, you got the circlip around the
>> splined
>> shaft and then tapped it into place?  Am I understanding?
>>
>> I assume the concave washer provides some resistance to pushing the CV
>> joint
>> down far enough to get the circlip on?
>>
> Yep.  First I tapped the CV onto the shaft with a plastic mallet.  The
> groove for the clip was just a tiny bit unexposed from the concave washer
> resistance.  So I used some snap ring pliers and spread the clip around the
> shaft and got it situated to where it was almost all the way in the groove.
>  Then I just tapped a bit with the socket to get it in the groove.
>
>>
>> Did you assemble the joint and then press onto the shaft?  Or did you
>> press
>> the inside part of the joint on the shaft and then "build" the rest of the
>> joint around it?
>>
> They're already hard enough to get together, doing it on with the inner
> part on the shaft would probably make it even harder.  I put the CV together
> first, then put it on the shaft.  They really only seem to come apart if
> they're twisted from side to side, if you put it on straight up and down it
> will stay together.
>
> I noticed on mine that the inner portion of the CV had a wear 'ring' on one
> side from the washer on all of my CV's.  So they went back together the
> same; that side also has a small chamfer to it and goes in facing the
> concave washer.  The cage is also slightly machined on one side which makes
> it a little larger than the other to get the inner portion in.  I don't know
> if it makes a difference, but I put that side also facing the concave
> washer.
>
> Lube up the inside of the end of the boot well when you put it on the
> shaft.  Make sure that the Ottinger clamp (spelling) is on the shaft too,
> and don't crimp it until your done and get the boot situated where the holes
> line up.  I learned that the hard way on my first one.  And I wore latex
> gloves as it's a pretty greasy job.
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