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Subject:Re: New CJVs: How stiff is TOO stiff?
From:J. Walker
Date:Tue, 25 Oct 94 14:39:00 CDT

On Tue, 25 Oct 94 14:33:09 CDT Tobin Copley said:
>get it into position so I can bolt in the other (outer) side.  So I bolt
>the inner CV into place, grab the other end of the axle, AND HANG MY ENTIRE
>BODY WEIGHT FROM THE AXLE!  Of course, it didn't budge.

nooooooooooooo ... i think that's just a tad TOOOOO tight!!! :)

>So: This thing IS too tight, right?  The new CV is defective, and I
>should spare myself any further agravation and just return it for
>(another) new one, right?  Or am I missing something really basic here?
>(And yes, I DID grease the new CV before installing it!)

yeah, i think you need to take that one back. it might be rusted together or
just pressure-fitted, but it damn sure ought to have moved around with the
axle and you pulling on it! imho.

joel