Quote Originally Posted by lph View Post
Ooo. But, er, WHAT does "garfing the splines" mean?...

O frabjous day, caloo, calay...
The outer lock ring has notches all around it. There's a special wrench with matching protrusions that fit into the notches. My LBS either used a wrench that was slightly the wrong size (? if such a thing exists, which it may or may not), or the wrench slipped because he was trying too hard to turn it while it wasn't on exactly straight, and now the notches aren't completely stripped, but definitely cut into the part that isn't supposed to be notched. Like when you garf the head of a screw by using the wrong size screwdriver?