Time for our annual (or is it semiannual?) rehash of CV joint axle swapping. You must swap the axle from one side of the tranny to the other to even out the internal wear of the CVs. The direction of rotation of a joint is not relevent. The direction of the twisting forces acting on the inner part of the CV versus the outer part is what counts. When you reverse the direction of the twisting force you change the wear area to a different spot. Mark Tom Young wrote: > > I'm confused about the issue of reversing the direction of rotation of the > axles to extend the life of the CV..... |
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