I agree! Remans are ALWAYS garbage. Maybe not today, but sometime in the near future they WILL fail. New Lobro is the only option for me. David Marshall Fast Forward Automotive Inc. 4356 Quesnel-Hixon Road Quesnel BC Canada V2J 6Z3 http://www.fastforward.ca mailto:sales@fastforward.ca Phone: (250) 992 7775 FAX: (250) 992 1160 - Vanagon Accessories and Engine Conversions - Vanagon, Transporter and Iltis Sales and Importation - European Lighting for most Volkswagen models
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-----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf Of John Rodgers Sent: June 17, 2005 10:37 AM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: CV Joint issues
I suggest you get a refund and switch to Lobro. . I've owned 3 vans and changed the CV's several times. I've always used Lobro and never had a bad one yet! Some of the list vendors carry the Lobro.. Regards, John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Leon wrote: > Has anyone ever come across "stiff" CV joint? > I just installed brand new joints on both axles and after driving Vanagon > noticed "pulsed" power delivery at low speeds in any gear.It was weird, > never seen it before.There was also some strange clanking in back. > This morning went under and found one axle "stiff", had no motion at all > along axle.Removed it and one of new joints was stiff, could be moved > only > using sledge hammer.Took it apart but didn't find any problem, looks > normal > but it's probably not. > Tried to put it back together but after inserting only 3 balls it became > very hard to do so i left it alone.This joint is made by GKN with single > groove.All those joints are stiff when new but after few miles "soften > up". > Lately i started getting diffrent joints with combination of single and > 3 grooves.Made by GKN with diffrent part #.Those joints are much more > flexible when new.Easier to work with. > Comments very welcome > Leon > > |
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