Date:         Mon, 19 Mar 2007 13:25:09 -0800
Reply-To:     Blake Heinlein <blakeheinlein@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Blake Heinlein <blakeheinlein@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: CV Joint Vibration
Comments: To: Max Wellhouse <maxjoyce@ipa.net>
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Max,
I was having a tough time getting my old CV joints off my old shafts and
that's why I just bought a entire new halfshaft.  They sold the halfshaft as
new and there wasn't a scratch or piece of dirts on it so I'm taking their
word for it.

One other thing, after about 50 miles on the road I stopped and felt the
shaft area and the side with the new CVs was substaintially warmer that the
side with the old shaft.

Thanks,
Blake


On 3/19/07, Max Wellhouse <maxjoyce@ipa.net> wrote:
>
> Empi used to do quality stuff in the 60's, but almost all their stuff
> comes from China now.  make sure the CV joints are new and not
> rebuilt.  I don't use anything but the German GKN or Lobro(pretty
> much the same company now) CV joints for that reason.  If nothing
> else you could use your old axle shafts with the new CV joints and
> see if that made a difference.  I assume your old axle shafts didn't
> vibrate.  With poor quality control, a slightly bent axle would slip
> by a lot of rebuilders.
>
> Max
>
>