How big are your balls?

[89Vette]

I understand your point...unless Cardone just f'd up and loaded balls that were too small in their repro. I wasn't even sure their was a difference in cages but it was too long ago to remember.

The point I think you're saying is the arc of the inner retainer -- if matched to smaller bearings/balls wouldn't mate correctly to the larger OEM balls. OTOH, if the arc WERE smaller, the larger ball shouldn't have seated all the way into the inner retainer...likely making installation of the outer cage problematic.

Mine are still running problem free w/o noise or vibration. So, hopefully THAT's a good sign!


OTOH...at this point, I can't even remember if I had to use the Cardone inner retainer/race.

[89Vette]

I understand your point...unless Cardone just f'd up and loaded balls that were too small in their repro. I wasn't even sure their was a difference in cages but it was too long ago to remember.

The point I think you're saying is the arc of the inner retainer -- if matched to smaller bearings/balls wouldn't mate correctly to the larger OEM balls. OTOH, if the arc WERE smaller, the larger ball shouldn't have seated all the way into the inner retainer...likely making installation of the outer cage problematic.

Mine are still running problem free w/o noise or vibration. So, hopefully THAT's a good sign!


OTOH...at this point, I can't even remember if I had to use the Cardone inner retainer/race.

Though I can't be sure if the same issue/parts are available, I thought it reasonable to report back on durability.

This post is to let everyone know the procedure I followed is still holding up 2.5 years later. No discernable noise/problem has resulted from my hybrid rebuild. It probably has at least 20k miles since the outer axle rebuild.