RE: cv compatibility

[Brian Honnold <bhonnold@pac-cap.com>]

On Tuesday, September 15, 1998 2:35 PM, Wm. Josiah Erikson 
[SMTP:josiah@gsinet.net] wrote:
> Taking a CV shaft out, replacing the outer CV joint and putting it back 
in
> takes me about an hour and a half, maximum, but maybe I'm special. The 
outer
> CV's I can get for like $35, I bet you can too.
> Or, if you really want a whole used assembly, I'll sell you one. I'd need 
to
> know if you have 100mm or 90mm output shafts on your tranny, though.
> BTW,
> AFAIK, all VW outer CV joints are the same. Fox, Rabbit, Scirocco, Jetta, 
Golf,
> etc. I think even Quantums have the same outer CV joint. The axle shafts 
are
> all different, and there is some variation in the inner CV's as well, but 
the
> outers should be the same.
> If you're looking to replace a whole axle shaft with a used one, you can 
take
> one from any 8v A1 chassis car, as long as you get the same side and you 
match
> up the inner joint size. There are two sizes- 100mm ('85 and later, I 
think,
> but I'm not sure) and 90mm. Perhaps the sportier VW's got the bigger 
output
> flanges? I dunno...
>     HTH!
>     -Josiah

Um,  don't know how relevant this is but when I upgraded my 78 to the 16V 
front brakes/steering knuckles I found that I had also had to use the 16V 
driveshafts.   The 78 outboard cw was binding up in the bearing so I think 
that the early outboard CVs are larger than the newer ones.

.02

Brian Honnold
'78 Rocco Ragtop
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