[T3] CV concave washer

[Brent Bottolfson]

Bryon,

I had just done my CV's when I wrote that.  Your pictures are exactly 
what I was describing with the cage being machined a little on one 
side.  That's the side to put the inner part (with the splines) in as it 
won't fit on the other side.

Your notes may be better than mine were.  One of my CV's was fairly 
rusty and there was a couple weeks between when I took them apart, got a 
replacement, and put them back together.  I really think the important 
part is to get the narrow and wide ridges to line up between the inner 
an outer parts of the CV.  This was the first set I did, so maybe 
someone who has done a few more can comment.

-Brent

On 8/31/11 10:04 PM, Bryon Garvin wrote:
> Ok, so I'm reassembling my CV joints (finally) and I thought I had it
> figured out....but what Brent said about the cage being machined on one side
> and putting that side toward the axle seems to be in disagreement with my
> notes when I took it apart.  I'm not saying you're wrong Brent....I just
> want to be clear :)   I think I probably took bad notes, but just to be
> certain....here's the 2 surfaces of the ball cage:
>
> Grooved:
> https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/f6jGJgD88B6MsXekgAK1Of9-o0EMtv6MFzhPsVRph6Y?feat=directlink
> Machined Flat:
> https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/SKW03NpZfD3jWW0r2AI_eP9-o0EMtv6MFzhPsVRph6Y?feat=directlink
>
> Which side faces which direction?  Or does it matter?
>
> Thanks,
>
>   - 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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