Date:         Fri, 8 Jun 2007 16:16:25 -0500
Reply-To:     John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET>
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From:         John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET>
Subject:      Re: CV joints - anyone tried these?
Comments: To: mordo <helmut.blong@GMAIL.COM>
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I don't fool with anything but the Lobro brand CV. It's not worth it to
use anything else. Under normal use, the things will last near 200,000
miles - PROVIDED  you clean and grease them properly every 25,000 miles,
AND keep those boots in good shap - no cracks or tears, period. Routine
inspections are definitely in order for good longevity of the CV. Even a
little grit from a cracked or torn boot is a death knell.

Also - absolutely use a troque wrench - and use the correct torque - on
GOOD bolts of a known source. Nothing worse than crappy soft bolts. The
will stretch, and allow the CV to loosen and ultimately there will be a
failure. BTDT!

As far as removing the CV's from the axles - it's a snap. IF you have
the right snap-ring pliers. Invest in a pair. It is worth it, and may
save a lot of time from hunting a ring that flew across the room or
worse into the grass or bushes outside. BTDT!  And  it may save an eye
as well. Removal of the CV from the shaft is easy once the snap ring is
off. If the CV doesn't fall off, then lay a 5/16 or larger steel bar
with a very flat tip parallel to the axle, with the tip resting on the
inner race of the CV, then tap-tap-tap the bar around and around the
axle to drive the CV from the splines on the axle. Easy as pie, no
presses needed. One big thing is don't drop the CV and have steel balls
flying all over. VERY bad. Any steel balls dropped on concrete will
probably be damaged sufficiently to justify replacing the whole CV. It's
a crappy choice if you have dropped a bearing like that, but those
things are easily damaged and since they are such close tolerance
devices, and are subject to such severe mechanical loads, any damage to
a ball will cause the CV to give up the ghost fairly quickly. BTDT!

Good luck with your choices.

Regards,

John Rodgers
88 GL Driver

mordo wrote:
> Has any one here used these CV joints?
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> *http://tinyurl.com/268gf3*
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> mordo
> 1990 Carat
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