Additional data. Van-Cafe's article on CVs says don't mix parts. They are pretty much dead on with this. While the balls on my mixture will fit both Lobro and OEM hubs and outers races on the CVs, when I put things together the CV was far too stiff (in fact it just didn't move at all.) So the inner and outer hubs need to be matched. In addition, I found one of the Lobro inner hubs wouldn't go on to the OEM shaft. Now that may just haven been due to the OEM shaft being a little dinged up, but I suspect that there may be just a bit of tolerance level there too. At any rate, I got my mix and match replacement half shaft all put together with new boots and all (still need to put on the circlips). The misquitos have come out play in the DC suburbs. That tends to shorten my evening work hours (apparently I'm irresistible to them.)
On Jun 7, 2009, at 7:01 PM, Kim Brennan wrote: > So, after the latest Syncro de Mayo Este, it was time for me to take a > bunch of my old parts and create a replacement driver side rear half > shaft to replace the one I broke at SdME. I had the scrap remains of 3 > or 4 sitting in or around my parts cleaner waiting for this day. > > I've grenaded one CV cage, and snapped two EMPI shafts with the SVX > engine in my Syncro Westy. Hence the collection of spare parts. > > The spare parts are interesting. While I haven't taken a full > inventory of the parts, I can say that I have at least 2 EMPI CVs, a > Lobro CV, and one OEM VW CV. > > Now for the most interesting part. The first 6 good balls I removed > and decided to use won't fit in the grooves on the EMPI CVs!!! They > fit in the grooves on the OEM and Lobro CVs. > > This really now raises a question in my mind about EMPI half shafts. I > don't think they are up to the task in a Syncro Westy with a > transplant engine. |
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