Date:         Fri, 11 Apr 2003 08:14:45 -0400
Reply-To:     "Barry E. Muller" <bmuller@UTOLEDO.EDU>
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From:         "Barry E. Muller" <bmuller@UTOLEDO.EDU>
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Subject:      Re: Rebuilt cv drive shaft
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OK.  I'll bite and ask a question based on ignorance (as usual):

If the cheap rebuilt and the expensive new part are "the same part"  - why would
there be a difference in the time it takes to install one over the other?

bem-stem

Bill Marshall wrote:

> It's basically a choice on your part:
>
> 1 - use a rebuilt half-shaft from FLAPS, and replace it in a few years, but
> it's VERY cheap ($85) and quick to install
>
> 2 - replace the CV joint with a quality new German part, maybe replace it in
> a decade or more, more expensive and time consuming
>
> Cheap/Quick/Often  VS  more money/more work/once
>
> I chose the cheap half-shafts, $79 at O'Reilly's on sale, and I have replaced
> them again in 5 years.  But then again, I'm a cheapskate.