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> CV's, check
tomh
post Jan 31 2011, 11:17 PM
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I have my axle's out for my wheel bearing change and noticed the driver's side outer CV a little bit stiffer than the others.My question is does this one need to be repacked or is it shot? I have never heard any sounds like the CV's failing at any time.
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post Feb 1 2011, 04:15 PM
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much of the labour on the cv repacking is the removal and install, since they is out already, if it were me, i'd clean them and repack,

besure to remove ALL traces of the old grease cause mixing types of grease can cause grease breakdown, unless your sure what kind of grease is already in them.

also it is difficult to remove them without gettign some dirt in them since the undersides of the car is dirty, so there is oft a chance that you have contaminated the grease with some dirt/grit just from removing them, unless you took great care in protecting them, one more reason to clean and repack, new boots may be in order also inspect tehm carefully for cracking rubber.

beware of chinese cv joints, they exist and I have found some to be of very poor quality, rough surfaces, and horrible fit (very loose) best bet is Lobro german made cv's.
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