Suby Guys, question about tripod inner cv joints, Retainer (CirClip) failed!? Options

[914pipe]

Found out that my trailing arms bushings were shot, so I changed them and put everything back together.



Went for a 10 min ride and about 3/4 of a mile from home I heard a "BOOM" coming from the passenger side....and almost no traction... Every time I try to move the car.... It will make a loud nice.... Long story short...Took the car home on a tow truck.

Inspected the car and the passenger side inner CV joint retainer clip (cir-clip, the one that prevents the tripod come off the CV housing) was missing. No signals of it inside the boot. I did NOT remove the boot while changing the trailing arms bushings, but I might have forced a little the axles while removing the trailing arms that may could had help to misaligned the cir-clip. There were some metal shavings inside the boot.

The loud noise was because the tripod was skipping over the tripod "cup" or CV joint housing...

Question is.....Have this ever happen to you guys? I know that the use of tripod CV joints is the less common conversion here.

Could this happen again even having the cir clip correctly installed. I put about 60 miles on this car before the trailing arm bushing installation and the car was driving pretty good with no problems or weird noises at all.

Thanks in advance!

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[Amenson]

I had that happen with my first set of axles that were too short. I don't believe that clip is intended to take much force, possibly just there to hold the joint together when out of the car.

[914pipe]

I had that happen with my first set of axles that were too short. I don't believe that clip is intended to take much force, possibly just there to hold the joint together when out of the car.

That's what I was thinking....that maybe my axles are too short. I seen in other cars that use tripods and does not have a cirlip like ours. As the previous comment, I'm going to make longer axles or a spacer between the outer stub axle and the cv joint.

Thanks for your response!!!

[BIGKAT_83]

I had that happen with my first set of axles that were too short. I don't believe that clip is intended to take much force, possibly just there to hold the joint together when out of the car.

That what I was thinking....that maybe my axles are too short. I seen in other cars that use tripods and does not have a cirlip like ours. As the previous comment, I'm going to make longer axles or a spacer between the outer stub axle and the cv joint.

Thanks for your response!!!

Gut another old CV and use it for a spacer. Worked for me until I got longer axles.
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[914pipe]

I had that happen with my first set of axles that were too short. I don't believe that clip is intended to take much force, possibly just there to hold the joint together when out of the car.

That what I was thinking....that maybe my axles are too short. I seen in other cars that use tripods and does not have a cirlip like ours. As the previous comment, I'm going to make longer axles or a spacer between the outer stub axle and the cv joint.

Thanks for your response!!!

Gut another old CV and use it for a spacer. Worked for me until I got longer axles.
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I was thinking about doing that... I am sure this will required like M8x100mm bolts...

Thanks