RebekahsZ Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 The axles I got had one end cap removed, but at least it was present. However, it is not flat like the other one. It looks sprung, kind of like a sock turned inside out? I tried to get another one from sources on the forum, but the only one I found is for some other axle. I am about to take a rubber mallet to this end cap to see if it can be straightened out. Any suggestions? Pictures show both installed cap and the one that was removed. The next two pics show how it is turned "inside-out." The final pic shows a normal cap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rossman Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 Yeah, that doesn't look right. Have you tried tapping it in to the end of the CV housing? It's only supposed to have a slight interference fit. You could just run without it. Just put extra grease in the mating adapter cup and seal the flanges with silicon. Other guys did exactly that to get more clearance for the stock Z31 shafts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RB26powered74zcar Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 Rossman is correct, but if you decide to use a cap, I may have one Give me till this eve. to check my stock, I may have an extra one I can send you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RebekahsZ Posted January 9, 2012 Author Share Posted January 9, 2012 Problem resolved. Unable to find a replacement, so I carefully took a body hammer to the bent end-cap. Restored cap to original shape - the metal was just stretched really bad. It fits a little loose, but I think it is going to work. Now waiting on some M2 shortened axle shafts. Thanks to everybody who helped me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
getoffmyinternet Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 I'm sure that happened because the shaft kept bottoming out and it had nowhere to go. It doesn't matter if they are very tight because once you install the cv it will be locked in. I accidentally popped mine off a couple times during install because the shaft bottomed out and ejected it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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