Axle bolts frustration

[Hasdrubal]

Thank you, I suppose I should have looked that up before doing the work- I ordered 4x of this part number from Pelican, and they came with a gasket like I described. Of course they're not mentioned on the part description, or shown in the photos, but the photos don't show the clamps and grease that came with the boots either, so who knows.

https://www.pelicanparts.com/cgi-bin/smart/more_info.cgi?pn=928-332-293-02-M60

So if I had to guess, the unnecessary gasket failed, grease migrated out, and the loctite failed as a result. Maybe with a helping hand from extra room from the missing thickness of the gasket. Is there anything needed to seal parts 4 and 5 together in the diagram? Other than the clamping force of the axle bolts, I guess. Is that enough?

The weird thing is that the other side hasn't had any such troubles, and I didn't do anything different there. Maybe time to check those bolts too.

[pilot4fn]

As a cautionary practice. When I did rebuilt my 2001 986 drive shafts last winter, I did use new bolts on assembly and also cleaned the bolt holes on the drive shafts as well as the threads on the tranny side with brake cleaner before assebly with loctite.

So far those are holding up well on street and track use...

[JFP in PA]

Originally Posted by Hasdrubal

Thank you, I suppose I should have looked that up before doing the work- I ordered 4x of this part number from Pelican, and they came with a gasket like I described. Of course they're not mentioned on the part description, or shown in the photos, but the photos don't show the clamps and grease that came with the boots either, so who knows.

https://www.pelicanparts.com/cgi-bin/smart/more_info.cgi?pn=928-332-293-02-M60

So if I had to guess, the unnecessary gasket failed, grease migrated out, and the loctite failed as a result. Maybe with a helping hand from extra room from the missing thickness of the gasket. Is there anything needed to seal parts 4 and 5 together in the diagram? Other than the clamping force of the axle bolts, I guess. Is that enough?

The weird thing is that the other side hasn't had any such troubles, and I didn't do anything different there. Maybe time to check those bolts too.

These boot kits can often fit multiple vehicles, so they can contain parts that are not needed in some applications. When #4 & 5 are assembled, the boot is the only seal to the outside and there is nothing between the CV joint and the flange on a Boxster.