Date:         Sat, 11 Oct 2008 23:54:00 -0400
Reply-To:     Walter Houle <whoule@ECSCONTROLS.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Walter Houle <whoule@ECSCONTROLS.COM>
Subject:      CV Joint Wear

OK, I finally got into my CV joints. Took them out and cleaned them up in
the parts washer. I had no problems with them, but I knew they were way
overdue for service. My notes showed they went approx. 75,000 miles and 12
years without any service at all! All of the boots were good and there was
plenty of grease inside. My intent was to repack them and reuse them, but
once I cleaned them, I saw some pitting. Every CV had at least one small
pit on the ball track inside, and a 2 of them had a 3 or 4 pitted spots. I
think they're toast, but I want to know if there is any hope of re-using
them. I read that you can swap the axles and CVs from the other side and
reverse the rotation. Is it worth doing this to prolong the inevetible, or
should I just get all new ones?

Thanks,
Walter
85 Vanagon 1.9