> > It used to be that when a joint went bad I would replace it and that was it. > Now I get into the habit of looking at all of the joints and just checking > them to be sure. I think that it should be part of regular maintenance of > checking the joints instead of waiting until the damage is done. If a joint > is not badly damage I have been able to extend its life by cleaning up and > repacking it. I have done this several times. I did this on my rabbit truck > (the noises were LOUD especially driving for 50 miles) and got 20K miles out > of one bad joint before replacing it. I have not tried flipping the joints > around but it seems to be a good idea. > ........ > > Jonathan > ----------------------------------------- > Jonathan Dove jdove@gsvms2.cc.gasou.edu > 82 Rabbit PU, 83 GTI, 85 Vanagon, 87 Golf > ----------------------------------------- > One of my cv joints started banging so loudly, it sounded like someone was hitting the side of my Bus with a baseball bat! I removed them, cleaned and inspected them thoroughly, repacked them with grease, reinstalled them in the same orientation, and so far they've lasted almost 10,000 miles. When I inspected them, a few of the balls had started to turn slightly blue (hmmm....taken out of context, this would sound like an entirely different subject!), but, given the price of new ones, I decided to go for it anyway. So far, so good. Dave '71 Westfalia & SB
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