New right side drive axle has no balance "doughnut"

[blueLX]

Welcome Pete!

I just went to my garage and checked my new remanufactured right CV axle that I got at A-Zone. The axle nut is 29mm. The large part number on the end of the box is 7674. The logo is covered with a tag, but it looks like "CCT."

Don't know how much help this is.

Karl

Karl- thanks. I think it lends some support to the theory that mine isn't going to be the right one. I shall probably have to pull it up on the ramps and see if it looks like it's even close, and go from there. Thanks again. Pete

[blueLX]

Just in case anyone else has the same question - the part I got (CCT 8331) fit fine. The new one had a 30 mm nut, same internal thread as the 29 mm nut on the OE axle. I reused the nut to avoid buying a 30 mm socket as well as the 29 mm. Pretty easy job really. I had to tap the end of the axle to get the circlip to go. The transaxle refill was the worst part- trying to use the speedo drive as a dipstick is a joke- it just got jammed in there when I tried to reinsert it. It's a bit easier to pull out in the first instance if you leave the cable on and pull on that. I used a stubby screwdriver for a dipstick- just compared the distance from the flange on the speedo drive to the distance from the handle of the screwdriver.

Pete

[Tim]

It's a bit easier to pull out in the first instance if you leave the cable on and pull on that. .

Pete

I did that and it broke the speedometer cable.


Regards,

Tim

[AlaskaFestivaGuy]

Right-side driveshaft donuts

A few years ago when I was rebuilding my current daily-driver Festivas, a Kia dealer sold me exact-match donuts for $7 each. I installed them on exchange driveshafts that I bought from Napa.