The mystery of where the ball goes in the CV joint

[thomas g. warner]

OK you have my attention. Inquiring minds want to know. Now that you have
made that decision to replace each ball in the same position that it was
removed from, how are you going to know which ball goes in which inner and
outer race and cage position once you get it apart? I hope you were not
thinking about marking it with something?

>Arch,
>I would imagine that it surely would not hurt to put those balls right back
>where they came from. If it doesn't matter then you have not lost anything
>and if it does matter, you still have not lost anything. I'm with you, I'll
>put them back where they came from.
>
>Besides isn't that a good practice with things like valve lifters,
connecting rods
>
>and pistons?
>Richard Waters, '76 PB Troy, MI
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>

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>> Thomas
>>
>> I said this was myth with me. I dont take issue with what you say I just
>> stated
>> what myths I have to live with. You may well be right about where the
balls go
>> I just cant do that. My problem right? I dont think I ever said all should do
>> it this
>> way. Lets all add to what we KNOW and what we have to live with.
>>
>> Take Care
>> Arch 76 GB IL
>>
>> In a message dated
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Tom & Marg Warner
Vernon Center NY
1976 palmbeach
"The beautiful Mohawk Vally"

 

[thomas g. warner]

makes sense to me. By the way I worked for many years on Air Force Bases.
Retired after 35 1/2 years as the civilian technical director of Griffiss
Air Force Base in Rome NY

>Thomas
>
>I am only going to tell you if you promise not to laugh. First I put a little
>scratch on the outside of the outer race. The a small one on the edge of
>the cage and one on the ) ( block of the inner race. I can now line all 3
>back
>up. Next I take six of the catsup cups I stole from Burger King and number
>them. Then I take out each ball----I always number clockwise---and set
>them on a cup. Clean up everything line up the scratches and put the balls
>back in.
>
>PLEASE dont anyone say that I said this was the way to do them. I believe
>from my first post that was a MYTH with me. I have no facts that say it
>should
>done this way! My myths come from living with a father who was a mechanic
>and line chief in the Air Force for 35 years. He had laws about all things
>mechanical. One of them was if it moved against other things then it had
>to go back where it came from. Thats the way I still play it. He always said
>that things got to know each other------and the little different wear patterns
>we could not see would cause greater wear if they were not put back where
>they came from. BTW I will have to admit somebody brought a smile to my
>face the other day with a post about fingerprints killing bearings. My dad
>took a lot of crap from a lot of people because he made mechanics repack
>bearings in rubber gloves. I may cut them off with a cutting torch but if I
>were
>have to repack one I would put on the gloves. Now you know the rest of the
>story.
>
>Take Care
>Arch 76 GB IL
>
>In a message dated 4/26/99 5:19:13 PM Central Daylight Time, warner
>writes:
>
>> OK you have my attention. Inquiring minds want to know. Now that you have
>> made that decision to replace each ball in the same position that it was
>> removed from, how are you going to know which ball goes in which inner and
>> outer race and cage position once you get it apart? I hope you were not
>> thinking about marking it with something?
>>
>>
>
>
>
Tom & Marg Warner
Vernon Center NY
1976 palmbeach
"The beautiful Mohawk Vally"