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Date:         Mon, 12 Jan 2009 18:52:16 -0600
Reply-To:     Michael Sullivan <sandwichhead@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Michael Sullivan <sandwichhead@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: CV joint reversal?
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<Ayuh. It's a head-bender, so solve it graphically. Wrap two paper > slips around the ends of a pencil, use one hand to drive it and the > other to resist, mark arrows on each in the direction of the force > your hand is exerting. > > Flip the pencil end-for-end -- no change. Use your other hand to > drive the pencil (with or without flipping it -- now you're working > against the arrows, so swapping side-to-side works if you can. Now > flip the paper slips around on the pencil -- now you're pushing with > the arrows again, so that works too. > > So...end-for-end does nothing. Flipping the joints on the shaft and > replacing it on same side works. Swapping the shaft to the other > side works. Flipping joints *and* swapping to the other side negates > the effect. > > :-) > d > > > -- > David Beierl - Providence RI USA -- http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/ > '84 Westy "Dutiful Passage," '85 GL "Poor Relation" >

Defininitely a STAR. Even I can understand that. I think a tire rotation(bi-directional) is a good analogy also.

-- Michael in San Antonio 91GL AT 'Gringo'


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