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CV shaft installation

Tiny
MATSONMIKE
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  • 1999 CHEVROLET CAVALIER
  • 2.4L
  • 4 CYL
  • 2WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 52,000 MILES
I cannot seem to get the CV shaft in the transmission, goes in fine without the circlip but will not go past the circlip. I have to be missing something simple.
Tuesday, December 19th, 2017 AT 2:25 PM

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Tiny
CARADIODOC
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Welcome to our world. Try using the ring from the old shaft. Often the new ones are fatter and are almost impossible to compress enough to get them in.

If the ring is loose on the shaft, remove it and try to squeeze it to a smaller diameter so you do not have to work so hard to compress it. Be sure it stays perfectly round, otherwise you will have a high spot that cannot be compressed enough.
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Tuesday, December 19th, 2017 AT 3:07 PM

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