Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2007 09:47:25 -0400
Reply-To: Ben <huotb@VIDEOTRON.CA>
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From: Ben <huotb@VIDEOTRON.CA>
Subject: Re: CV Joint Vibration
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Blake, keep us up to date please, i'm curious about those EMPI, iwas
ready to order some and now i don't know!
For you and the others (i'm in the shop now), here is what i have been
installing for the past 3 years with great success, never had 1 single
problem with those:
GKN Driveline (LOBRO)
http://www.gknservice.com/gkn-ids/jsp/product/specialty.jsp;jsessionid=0E4F3E4251EED56C31E93FC745F8F0E8
Part # 251 598 101
Cheers, Ben
Blake Heinlein wrote:
> 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 <mailto: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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