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Originally Posted by mtbtim
Guys have just adjusted the inner retainer in the normal orientation (bevel facing the seal) a little more inboard and got a good mating with the axle seal but there's not much room for error. If they get it bit too far inboard, they'll be grinding the retainer into the axle housing which is no bueno. So, instead of worrying about grinding the inner retainer into the axle housing, I just chose to follow the Dr. Coffee method and it's worked out for about 15 sets of axles so far.
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Tim's right about how slim the margins are on this placement. 1 to 2 mm is about the extent of it. I spent a lot of time with a caliper measuring things while doing mine. I was only comfortable moving the retainer inward by 1mm, that's it. Doing the Dr Coffee flip buys you another 1-2 mm of mating surface.
Based on my sharpie tests and measurements I am fairly confident that things would be very marginal at best without doing the flip. But we've been through this before haven't we?
