On Wed, 31 Jan 2001, Tom Young wrote: > Hi all: > > I removed the CV joint that was full of transmission oil that I wrote > about last time in order to clean it up and repack it. I reassembled > it, properly I think, but I'm having a problem. The central hub of > the CV joint (that thing with splines that fits on the axle itself) > WILL NOT MOVE! The cage moves back and forth, the balls move back and > forth, but that central hub won't move at all, even if I put > considerable pressure on it. You put it together wrong. There's a right way and a wrong way and you've found the wrong way! You can take it apart, but it's a bit of a puzzle! George Lyle |
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