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Originally Posted by Superman
Yes, the half-moon plates are factory. So are Schnorr washers. That's probably sufficient, but safety wire is a nice guarantee against this. We see this often. But rarely on a joint that was properly assembled and torqued using new parts. Including the Schnor washers.
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and that lack of proper assembly is why we see this happen "so frequently"
the metal faces will retain the grease only if they are are nice and flat - which they should be
BTW - safety wire will not maintain tension on the bolts nor will it keep the faces of the CV joint on the mating part - it only prevents the bolt form being backed out all the way
the bolt will be snapped in half even when safety wired
so, I don't see any reason for safety wire...