anotherjoe
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Small o-rings by c-clip. Are they necessary?
While reinstalling the c-clips onto the end of the axle I accidentally cut the small o-ring. Is the only purpose of this o-ring to keep a slight amount of pressure on the c-clip? Is it safe to run without it?
Is it anything special? Or could I just use one that's close to it in size? I wasn't sure if it was made out of anything special....like some sort of rubber that doesn't swell in gear lube or something.
I couldn't even find them in any parts diagrams. No luck at fordparts.com either.
While reinstalling the c-clips onto the end of the axle I accidentally cut the small o-ring. Is the only purpose of this o-ring to keep a slight amount of pressure on the c-clip? Is it safe to run without it?
Is it anything special? Or could I just use one that's close to it in size? I wasn't sure if it was made out of anything special....like some sort of rubber that doesn't swell in gear lube or something.
I couldn't even find them in any parts diagrams. No luck at fordparts.com either.