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Old 08-10-2023, 08:41 AM   #5
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The only thing I can figure is if axle grease migrated out of the joint and degraded the loctite. My rebuild kits came with a gasket that I thought was meant to keep that from happening, but if the gasket material failed over time then grease might be able to escape. The thing looked like it was made of cork, which I thought was odd at the time, but I don't second guess things like that unless they seem completely off- like "the Mk4 Jetta transmission fluid is good for the lifetime of the vehicle, you never need to do any maintenance."

Was I not meant to put in gaskets on the outer cap, or were there better ones I should have known about?

I have no problem admitting my mistakes or learning about new ones, the first time was clearly my fault with not sufficiently cleaning the grease out of the holes in the joint body.
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