Date: Sun, 10 Mar 2019 23:22:00 -0500
Reply-To: Stephen Edwards <chibicyclist@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Stephen Edwards <chibicyclist@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: vanagon Digest - 4 Mar 2019 to 10 Mar 2019 (#2019-51)
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Hi Chris,
I just bought a pair of Lobro 944 CV joints from T3 Technique, along with some custom boots. They’re working well and T3 are pleasant to work with. My ride is a manual 88 tintop with Schwenk springs and a Subaru 2.2, and I drive it fairly aggressively at times. The lifting springs may be the reason our original joints died - evidently the races get used to a certain angle and when that angle is changed, they wear out sooner than they would have. The 944’s didn’t cost significantly more than good quality Vanagon CV’s would have done and according to discussions on The Samba, they’re better able to accommodate the longer travel.
I had been experiencing some wheel spin/slippage when peeling out for quite a while before the cank-ca-cank noise started, no problems now.
Good luck,
Steve Edwards
> On Mar 10, 2019, at 11:00 PM, Automatic digest processor <LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> wrote:
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> Topics of the day:
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> 1. CV joints/Axle options
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> Date: Sun, 10 Mar 2019 21:53:24 -0400
> From: Chris S <szpejankowski@GMAIL.COM>
> Subject: CV joints/Axle options
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> First of all, hello again after a long pause. Now=E2=80=A6 onto =
> interesting stuff.
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> I have a curious cank-cank-cank noise coming from right rear as I take =
> right turns and weight shifts off the right axle. It=E2=80=99s gotten =
> louder over time and It sounds like a bad CV joint, so I presume =
> that=E2=80=99s it..
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> What are our CV joint/axle options these days? I see 944 joints listed =
> for greater articulation ( I have a Syncro), but 944 folks are running =
> Vanagon axles/joints in their race cars. I see very expensive 930 =
> joints which, like any other off-road accessory, come with extensive =
> list of benefits rivaling viagra. Then I see roll-the-dice discount =
> joints.=20
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> My Syncro is mildly lifted with super Schwenk springs.
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> Thanks in advance,
>
> Chris in Atlanta.=
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