Check 'em after you've driven 40 - 50,000 miles. They'll have loosened up! They should be pretty stiff when new. However, if they're assembled incorrectly, they won't move at all. Karl Wolz ----- Original Message ----- From: "clerkin" <clerkin@STUDENTS.UIUC.EDU> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Monday, July 30, 2001 10:19 AM Subject: CV Joints
> Hey guys, > > I just got new cv joints and I had a question about them. They are really > stiff and do not move around that well by had. They are lobro joints and I > have never installed cv joints before so I don't know what they are supposed > to feel like. Also should I use loctite when replacing the cv joint bolts? > > Thanks, > Patrick > |
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