At 05:56 PM 9/7/2007, David Kao wrote... >Did any of them ever have CV joint problems? My 2001 Passat had torn >outer >CV boots at 80k miles. They were not just cracked. One of them broke >into >3 pieces. No, but I just replaced the boots on one side of the TT. It was torn, but not for very long, I check at least every oil change. The joint itself was fine, just cleaned and regreased it. Might have been worse if it were winter (Michigan = salt). |
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