MY TEENERS GONE LAME! II an update, Beginning to doubt cv's are the cause Options

[rascobo]

I previously posted in 'My teeners gone lame' that I had a bad cv joint; Now I'm not so sure. I based it on the fact that I could hear and feel a rotational clunking in the rear, but its not like a bad joint so much as one that has come completely free of the stub axle and is slamming around inside the trailing arm. I checked and all joints were tight and neither axle had any play in them. Then I thought I had blown out the wheel bearing(s) as I forgot to tighten the axle nuts before the 1st test drive. I tightened the axle nuts, raised the rear and found no play in the wheels, so I tried driving it again, but still have the loud clunk and jolt on each rotation of the wheels. Before I start tearing everything down, does anyone have any idea as to what might be causing this?[b]

[rascobo]

Ordered a new C-V Joint thorough Tangerine Racing today.

What decided Me on them wasn't just the price ($95. incl. s&h). Of equal importance they included everything necessary (or even suggested) for installation, including the following: a new axle retaining washer, custom modified c-v joint, axle C-clip, new flanged boot w/ lg. O-ring to seal boot flange to joint, c-v joint gasket, 4 new bolts and 4 new schmeer washers, and of course a tube of c-v grease.

Many of these parts I regularly re-use (simply because of the time and hassle of running around to four or five places in the hope of finding them all) which has no doubt caused or contributed to the premature failure of the joints on more than one occasion. These are not factory 914 c-v joints, but rather parts from another application that have been modified to fit. I usually avoid this kind of substitution without a proven record, but (and lets face it, it would hard to find a joint weaker than stock) this is a reputable outfit and their forethought in providing all the extras impresses Me no end. I'll update this review after I've received and installed them.

I'm also having Gary Emory at 'Parts Obsolete' in McMinnville, OR. send me, along with some other needed parts, a couple good used ones for emergency back-ups. Gary's a great guy, 'old school', early 356 'outlaw' and semi-retired with barns full of every imaginable part for 911's, 356's, and 914's, and (if ya treat him nice) He'll most likely make you a decent deal on whatever your looking for.
[i]email: 'gary@partsobsolete.com'
phone (503) 835-2300....a little tip is He prefers a phone call to emails, (more personal He says).
web-site: www.partsobsolete.com ........and tell him I sent ya.

Scott........ (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)