drive flange scoring?

[peter at thescirocco.com (Peter)]

Yes, the seal can wear 2 grooves into the hardened surface of the CV flange.

You can clean it up with an emerald cloth, or very fine sandpaper. This is a
temporary fix, since the hardened surface is very thin, and it will wear
down again, a little quicker this time. Keep in mind, that it probably took
100K-200K+. to wear it down to begin with...

New flanges are an option, I paid $120, or so, for my set. 

Peter
http://thescirocco.com/

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Phil Boeye
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Subject: SPAM-LOW: drive flange scoring?

Is it possible for the drive flange to get scored?  I thought I remembered
something about how overtime the flanges themselves can get grooving and
cause a loss of oil, even though you might have new flange seals in.

Someone confirm or correct me on that, please.