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Date:         Thu, 20 Apr 2000 09:00:29 -0400
Reply-To:     Zoran_Mladen@AMSINC.COM
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From:         Zoran Mladen <Zoran_Mladen@AMSINC.COM>
Subject:      Re: CV Joint Swapping
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Why is it that you cannot simply rotate the halfshaft?? The cv joints are identical on both sides?

Z

David Beierl <dbeierl@IBM.NET> on 04/19/2000 08:09:18 PM

Please respond to David Beierl <dbeierl@IBM.NET>

To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM cc: (bcc: Zoran Mladen/AMS/AMSINC) Subject: Re: CV Joint Swapping

At 20:48 4/19/2000, David R. Paterson wrote: >Hey V-List, >I recall a thread a while ago about swapping CV Joints to get more life out >of them. I can't turn it up in the archives though. Can anyone tell me if >you swap them side to side or inner to outer or both? > >TIA >Dave

Swap the half-shafts with CV attached from one side to other. I used to think you could just reverse the half-shaft end for end, but I was wrong.

david David Beierl - Providence, RI http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/ '84 Westy "Dutiful Passage" '85 GL "Poor Relation"


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