the dreaded Chinese Puzzle

[Huw Powell]

> Much to my dismay I accidentally knocked the bearing cage out of my LF CV
> joint while manuvering the tranny out of the car.  I read the bentley on how
> to put the thing back together but even following the directions I wind up
> with an assembly that doesn't rotate smoothly.. the inner cage will rotate
> if I press on it but if I hold the axle shaft and try to move the outer
> flange it doesn't budge very far.. definately put it together wrong.

let's see, you hold the shaft and try to move the flange in what way? 
rotary motion?  shouldn't be possible!  angular, like the car going over
a bump or something, should be possible...

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Huw Powell

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