I am completely ignorant to the intricacies of CV joints (aka drive shaft per parts catalog). Preliminary questions:
Simple job. Thinking they should be repacked every 50K. Do them with everything out now. Good news for -6 owners is Porsche had them remade and are available.
One tell tail sign is look at the interior of the axle flanges (once grease is wiped away)
If you see witness (wear) marks on those flanges it means the cages & balls are worn and hyper extending, if driving this might also be accompanied with a distinct clunk when applying power.
Worst case is an inner lets go at highway speeds
The clunk is the dead giveaway. Other wear effects and the rebuilding process in this video…
https://youtu.be/F-5Xpug52Qw
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