Ben, I went home last night and torqued all the bolts on my CV joints. They were good. I also reved the engine while parked just to make sure it the hum wasn't belts, pulleys, etc. I still think it's the CV joints. I'm fairly confident that I only had clean grease on the CV connection point and I really don't want to pull them off just to clean them and do all that work. Thanks for eveyone's help. I think I'm just going to return it and try to get a different brand. I'll let you know how it turns out. Thanks, Blake -- Blake Heinlein http://blakeheinlein.googlepages.com/ On 3/19/07, Benny boy <huotb@videotron.ca> wrote: > > Blake, remove them! now! After removal check for dirt in between the CV > and > the tranny and on the wheel side. I think one is not sitting properly. > > I say NOW because i had a bad eperience with one not properly installed, > it > basicaly expoded on the tranny side. > > If no dirt in between, it take only a few miles so they come kind a smooth > and loose so check if they are as tight as before. Also, if they are > clean, > moving smooth (CV movement), swap them: > http://www.benplace.com/cv_joint_swap.htm > > Something is wrong, good CV don'T make vibration or noise. > > Still, i have my doubts on those 1 piece drive axle EMPI... > > I prefer LOBRO or some German one. Those cheap one sell for as cheap as > 20+$ > at CIP1, i had them on my 79 (only on 1 side), a month > later.......pffffff, > men, you should have seen the "play" they had. > > Cheers, Ben > http://www.benplace.com/cv_joint_maintenance.htm > |
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