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Subject:Re: Circlip ?
From:David Beierl
Date:Thu, 26 Jul 2001 20:57:47 -0400
At 08:45 PM 7/26/2001, Phil Menchions wrote:
>The strange thing is I checked the drivers side and found the grease cap
>held on with a circlip around a tiny square knob. There was no such
>arrangement on the passenger side. So what's the scoop? It seems the
>circlip can save a lot of grief. Aren't they supposed to be on both sides?

That tiny square knob is the end of the speedometer cable, and you
shouldn't really be able to see the circlip because it's supposed to be
buried in silicone goo to keep stuff from getting in through that hole in
the bearing cap...

david

David Beierl - Providence, RI
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