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drive axel assmbly or cv joint kit



hmm, i guess i need to get right on my axle work - so i don't have to  
use one of my AAA tows - i take it i'll have to get an alignment  
afterwards?

blake/


On Nov 1, 2005, at 5:13 PM, Patrick Bureau wrote:

> standard failure, it felt stiff when pressing on the gas (wobble in  
> the
> steering indicating an inner CV going stiff)
> drove to work babying it, drove back home, at a light (most cases  
> is at a
> stop it will fails on take off (higest point of stress for a cv  
> joint) and
> it did the usuall blong blong, and engine reved, and no forward  
> movement...
>  yep tipycal....
>
>  On 11/1/05, Blake Irvin <blake@clockworm.com> wrote:
>>
>> i mean, what were you doing that broke it? or was it just a random
>> failure.
>>
>> blake/
>>
>>
>>> I waited between 730 and 900 pm in north dallas (where I work) for a
>>> towing
>>> to show up to haul my arse back home (58 m iles away)...
>>> made it ~ 1030 at night.. no way I was going to do it last night....
>>> thats why I have a Jeep as a spare vehicule. (which has yet to
>>> break down
>>> on me might I add.lol)
>>>
>>>
>>> On 11/1/05, Blake Irvin <blake@clockworm.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> ok, so what were you doing last night?
>>>>
>>>> blake/
>>>>
>>>> On Nov 1, 2005, at 1:33 , Patrick Bureau wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> any car with 9A tranny of AGB or 16v tranny *unless they slapped
>>>> a
>>>>> 4K on it*
>>>>> should be 100mm
>>>>> personally I bought a reman set from oreilly's auto parts (auto
>>>>> zone does
>>>>> the same)... change both axles at the same time.
>>>>> they are life warrantied and I have a broken set just for core
>>>>> purposes...
>>>>> PS: I just broke one last night.... will be changing both during
>>>> the
>>>>> weekend myself.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 11/1/05, Timbo <timjmcconnell@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I just go reman - cause I don't have a press or patience to put
>>>> those
>>>>>> damned balls in! 100mm should be correct - 84.5 was the change,
>>>> I
>>>>>> think.
>>>>>> -Timbo
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 11/1/05, Blake Irvin <blake@clockworm.com> wrote:
>>>>>>> i think my right front cv is bad (vibration under load,
>>>> clicking in
>>>>>>> turns)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> should i do just the cv or the whole driveaxle? should i avoid
>>>>>>> reman?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> is 100mm correct for a 16v with 88 jetta tranny?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> blake/
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