914 CV Joints, Any Intrest on Some New Ones Options

[914Sixer]

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.

[ChrisFoley]

I have some old, used 914 CVs which have a small VW logo, no part #.
These were probably made by Lobro for VW and installed at the factory.
There are some key differences from the replacement Lobro 914s joint I have here, but there are also differences between the VW units.

The internal bore on the Lobro CV has a short counterbore on one end which eliminates the splines, and at the oposite side a raised shoulder around the hole.
None of the VW units has either the relief or the raised surface.

One of the CVs allows movement of the inner race to the same extent as a Type 1 Empi unit while another only allows the smaller extension of the Lobro unit.
The feature which allows greater extension is merely the length of the ball openings in the cage. Longer slot = more extension.

There is no indication that the inner race needs to be reversed when the Type 1 CV is flipped the way we prep them.