Axle nut too tight?

No leaks now, never leaked at outer seals

 

I was thinking nuts too tight killed the outer seals when I posted, but are you saying the axles not being fully seated may have done it @Kwikvette ?

 

They’re new.

 

Just a thought.

Sometimes I've had to hit the end of a cv axle seal with a mallet to get it to seat.

Other times a shove worked well enough.

But maybe tightening the nut wasn't enough to seat the cv axle if indeed it wasn't in all the way. But I would've expected you to hear an odd noise underneath plus some leaking.

 

Thanks! If they can’t be too tight without stripping threads that’s good to know. I guess I’ll send it and see.