914 CV Joints, Any Intrest on Some New Ones |
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914 CV Joints, Any Intrest on Some New Ones |
914Sixer |
Jan 10 2013, 05:48 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 8,906 Joined: 17-January 05 From: San Angelo Texas Member No.: 3,457 Region Association: Southwest Region |
I have made several inquires about having new 914 CV joints made up. All the manufactures I contacted said it would take a run of 500 to get things rolling. There are no cost estimates at this point.
What is the price point you would like to see? $50-$100 per joint? Since there are 4 per vehicle, how many would you be interested in buying? Please know that these CV joints will be made in China. I am neutral on this because the companies are ISO 9000. |
McMark |
Jan 12 2013, 11:10 AM
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914 Freak! Group: Retired Admin Posts: 20,179 Joined: 13-March 03 From: Grand Rapids, MI Member No.: 419 Region Association: None |
QUOTE Real world story as to why paying a "little" more for a better part pays off. I felt awful about it because Mark missed RRC that year... I didn't miss RRC, but my car did. You'll be happy to know my car has forgiven you. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) I think the T1 GNK CVs are a perfectly good replacement. I think that leaving the CVs in the standard T1 orientation is a better compromise and use RTV to seal the joint (there is a time and a place for RTV). Less machining, less disassembly/reassembly, proper fit between boot and CV. The only thing you're really losing is the stock gasket, which I've seen 'smoosh' out on cars leaving the bolts loose. If I can't use a stock gasket, I'm fine with that. |
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