<VV> Dreaded snout crack

[Larry Forman]

Clark,
If you are referring to the huge split washer, it does a lot more than 
that.   I have seen those split washers very wallowed out on the inside 
and that must certainly have occurred by the transmission shaft whipping 
around under engine torque.   Best to either get a new one or compare a 
used one to a new one to ensure the split washer ID is not excessive.

Larry Forman

On 12/7/2013 3:12 PM, Clark Hartzel wrote:
> Since there should be two sides to every story I'll dissent and say go ahead
> and break the small chunk out of the snout and see how deep the crack goes.
> if the crack goes into the seal bore junk it and put a new snout in.  If the
> crack falls short of the seal just file the burrs off and use it!  Remember
> the crack isn't caused by driving the car, it was caused by sloppy assembly
> techniques.  If you use guide pins, and be gentle when assembling, the crack
> will not get worse!  I've used cracked snouts many times and they were
> satisfactory for many years.  Just be sure to put the snap ring back into
> the snout as it protects the seal from damage when assembling the engine
> back onto the diff.
> Clark Hartzel
>
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