Re: CV Joint problems

["Wm. Josiah Erikson" <josiah@gsinet.net>]

This is a fact, but at $75 for a new joint, or $80 for a reman complete axle,
and the time it saves, I go for the reman because it's lifetime warranty and it
only takes half an hour to change an axle anyway.
Just my $.02
    -Josiah
    '84 GTI
    '86 Scirocco 8v (buy me!)
    '87 QSW
    http://www.gsinet.net/~josiah

Jim Jarrett wrote:

> On Mon, 21 Dec 1998 22:32:33 -0500 Dan Brideau <dan@hobbyetc.com> wrote
>
> >I bought a whole new axle thing, both CV joints all put together... for
> >less than $100.
> >
> >You will need a 12 point allen key type of thing to get the old out, but
> >it's not hard to change.
> >
>
> For that price, it sounds like you got a remanufactured unit.  Realize that
> when you use one of these, the CV joints have been ground out and larger
> ball-bearings put in.  This process removes the metal in the joint that is
> hardened, and thus the joints will wear faster.
>
> It's not that much more work to replace the CV joints with brand new ones
> on your existing axles, and it's better quality.
>
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