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Originally Posted by kmm111
I wouldn’t reuse that clip, get a new one or return that axle & get another axle. A lot of people skip this step but a little grease on those spring clips goes a long way towards avoiding issues like this. An additional bonus is most of the axles I do slide right in by hand. Good luck getting everything buttoned back up!
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Agreed!
I've done a shit ton of axles in my day(not the BMW yet though) and they all have just slidden in after an initial wiggle to get the c-clip compressed and started into the spline.After the initial wiggle and started in give it a good shove by hand and you'll get a good solid clunk when it's seated.