New Axle Seals are seeping....

[Best4x4]

Okay I think the seals aren't the problem. With the Cardone CV's installed if u push up on them there is a little play. On my wife's 07 with stock CV's and seals there isn't really any play. I think the splined part of the Cardone's are smaller allowing play hence why the seals leak.....

 

[MaxPF]

That'll do it. If the seal surface runs out more than a couple thou you can expect weepage.

 

[4speedfunk]

Yup. My guess is that the cores they started with had grooves in them from the previous seals. So the rebuild shop (Epi, Cardone, Dorman, etc.) turned the seal surface down a few thousandths, and ta-dah...now they're too small. Another possibility might be that they turned the actual bearing journal, and if that's the case...there is too much clearance between the roller bearing and the snout of the half-shaft, and its wobbling around. The seal cannot flex enough to compensate for the extra clearance. In either case...if you still have your GM shafts, throw a mic on the journals and the seal surfaces to compare the GM shafts to the re-man shafts. I would return the shafts if they are a sloppy fit. Any counter guy worth a damn should give you an exchange or refund if that's the case. Take your mics with you so you can check the snouts at the counter...and keep pulling them until you find a pair that is within your spec (often a tighter spec than the rebuild shop).

 

[Best4x4]

Thats the thing though these aren't rebuilds... I specifically ordered the completely "new" CV's vs refurbs. Very disappointing after all that work! Already emailed the company I ordered them from, but so far nada zip nothing (gotta love online retailers sometimes). My OEM's are still good with the exception of the boots all being old. One had a super tiny hairline crack and it would sometimes have a streak of grease on it. Just glad these weren't 350.00 RCV's or I'd have my boot up someones bottom lol.

 

[Best4x4]

Got nothing back from the online retailer, so I emailed Cardone directly with the issue. We'll see what that does. If nothing then I'll just slap my OEM's back in and call it a day I guess. I just wanted all that stuff to be fixed for another 100k lol.

 

[Best4x4]

Got an email back from Cardone and he told me they're all new inputs even on their refurbs, and that it's either a loose seal or my diff is worn and causing the CV to fit loose inside the diff.. Guess I'm pulling them out and making them strickly trail spares.... $100.00 wasted.

I've never had issues with their stuff before. If I could return them I'd try one more set, but so far it looks like I'm going back to square one.

 

[USMC_TOP]

I didn't know they rebuilt parts like that

 

[MaxPF]

Got an email back from Cardone and he told me they're all new inputs even on their refurbs, and that it's either a loose seal or my diff is worn and causing the CV to fit loose inside the diff.. Guess I'm pulling them out and making them strickly trail spares.... $100.00 wasted.

I've never had issues with their stuff before. If I could return them I'd try one more set, but so far it looks like I'm going back to square one.

Where did you buy them? I would return them to the retailer...

 

[Best4x4]

Online from Parts Geek, but I bought em like 4 months ago. So far not a thing back from them.