inner grease retainer

[Jacques Reed]

Hi Dave,

Sounds like you have the earlier Bendix type CV joint and the later, just like modern type, Rzeppa type CV joints in the same differential.

Changes things, as perhaps the 'McGiver" grease retainer is correct. The face of the Bendix CV loint towards the wheel looks hemispherical according to the attached photo from the GM Maintenance Manual.

I've never seen the Bendix type so perhaps the flat one is the correct one for that type of CV joint. A good way to tell if the thin retainer was homemade is if the holes are not quite round. Most people drill triangular holes in thin sheet metal unless they go to a bit of trouble to prevent it.

[Jacques Reed]

Found the pictures. I posted them on 20-01-13.

No wonder I couldn't find them. I gave them to Eric Szlanda a fellow MLU member

[Jacques Reed]

Nimble fingers here hit enter before adding photos!

Eric had the type with two holes which show in a post just above mine on
20-01-13.

Cheers,

[Dave Schindel]

Jacques, good post. I looked up the 20-01-13 post and learned a lot. The retainer with 2 holes I have must be a McGiver,the holes are different sizes and the center hole is way too big: 2 1/4 in.
The second retainer I have is the one pictured in your last post yesterday. The only problem is mine got scored so badly it was cut right through.

[Jacques Reed]

Hi Dave,

Glad to be of help.
I am still curious why there would be two versions of the grease retainers, mine without the holes, and with the holes as per Eric's photo.

To my logical mind it defeats the purpose of being a grease retainer if it has holes in it, but at some time, some engineer deemed holes necessary and at another time unnecessary.

Question is which version came first?

Perhaps, like some engineering modifications, it does not greatly affect the retainer's functionality one way or the other.

Cheers,