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Sold. The more embarrassing they look, the better!I can makes yours pink so they are easier to find![]()
Oh no....Sold. The more embarrassing they look, the better!
Makes perfect sense !!I like the square cut better its going to hold alot better.. could be why you have such a hard time getting your off
I just had a thought I dont think that is the correct clip from rcv.. The clip that stops the birf is square cut the one that goes in the birf is round dont put that together yet you might not be able to take it apart. I have both clips in that garage ill take a pictureMakes perfect sense !!
pics square one is the birf stopI just had a thought I dont think that is the correct clip from rcv.. The clip that stops the birf is square cut the one that goes in the birf is round dont put that together yet you might not be able to take it apart. I have both clips in that garage ill take a picture
It’s back together, but I used the one that the axle came with. So if I got it apart once it will come apart againI just had a thought I dont think that is the correct clip from rcv.. The clip that stops the birf is square cut the one that goes in the birf is round dont put that together yet you might not be able to take it apart. I have both clips in that garage ill take a picture
I used oem style rings in my 30/30/30 axle set bc the square cross section of the others makes separating birf from inner shaft a monumental bastard of a pounding job.Here's the two snap rings, OEM on top RCV 300M one the bottom.
As you can see the OEM one is made out a wire like metal. The RCV one is flat plate like more like the one at the drive flange.
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The RCV 300m snap ring is also bigger.
View attachment 3533279Compared to OEM
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The standard RCV 24 spline axles are the same size as OEM axles and use the same OEM snap rings
The RCV 300M ultimate 30 spline axles are 2MM larger and utilize the larger snap rings, Although I'm told the the OEM rings will work.![]()
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Yep been there done that.I used oem style rings in my 30/30/30 axle set bc the square cross section of the others makes separating birf from inner shaft a monumental bastard of a pounding job.
Not anywhere for the parts to go. There's no real pressure on that snap ring when it's assembled.Yep been there done that.
At the same time I would not want then to separate unexpectedly
RCV felt that there was a reason to make a beefier snap ring.Not anywhere for the parts to go. There's no real pressure on that snap ring when it's assembled.
You and @Feldrian are correct in that there is not much lateral pressure on the circlip. The two snap rings simply prevent the inner axle from walking side to side. The flat snap ring prevents the axle moving toward the birfield and bottoming out into the bell. The wire circlip prevents the axle from shifting toward the diff. I suspect Toyota used the wire circlip to make it easier to remove. RCV may feel that a heavier, flat clip makes a stronger product. Or, maybe a flat machined clip is more readily available and therefore cheaper than custom forming a wire. Who knows.I have to agree with @Feldrian that there not much pressure there.
But that doesn’t answer the question why RCV made a beefer snap ring.
You and @Feldrian are correct in that there is not much lateral pressure on the circlip. The two snap rings simply prevent the inner axle from walking side to side. The flat snap ring prevents the axle moving toward the birfield and bottoming out into the bell. The wire circlip prevents the axle from shifting toward the diff. I suspect Toyota used the wire circlip to make it easier to remove. RCV may feel that a heavier, flat clip makes a stronger product. Or, maybe a flat machined clip is more readily available and therefore cheaper than custom forming a wire. Who knows.
You've got your axles together. Run em.
And since I'm already hijacking your thread @Broski, anyone remember the Martack? Marlin Crawler began putting a small tack weld on the differential splines of the axle and then omitting the wire circlip. This made swapping a birfield easier if you grenaded one on the trail. I still have my FJ40 axes set up this way.