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| Literati914 |
 May 23 2023, 08:45 AM
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Has anyone ever tried sourcing just the ball bearings for our CV joints? I went thru the trouble of breaking a few extra cv joints down and cleaning everything up a few months ago, now just realized that I secured all parts in a dry place except the chrome ball bearings (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif) . Needless to say they’ve been rained on several time and look terrible. Perhaps they can be cleaned, I’ll need to look into that (suggested methods ? ) - but assuming they’re scored or peeling chrome, are there any chances of purchasing these somewhere?
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| 930cabman |
May 23 2023, 10:36 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,572 Joined: 12-November 20 From: Buffalo Member No.: 24,877 Region Association: North East States 
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Sounds like a time bomb to me. As far as I knew mixing any bearing parts is a big time no no. The precision and wear in involved with any bearing is very tight
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| markhoward |
May 23 2023, 04:11 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 403 Joined: 5-March 17 From: Lafayette, CA Member No.: 20,897 Region Association: Northern California
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QUOTE(930cabman @ May 23 2023, 09:36 AM)  Sounds like a time bomb to me. As far as I knew mixing any bearing parts is a big time no no. The precision and wear in involved with any bearing is very tight Agree on that one. I think the diameter of the balls were not the same across different cv’s so did not mix up parts. |
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| porschetub |
May 23 2023, 08:42 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,065 Joined: 25-July 15 From: New Zealand Member No.: 18,995 Region Association: None |
QUOTE(markhoward @ May 24 2023, 11:11 AM) QUOTE(930cabman @ May 23 2023, 09:36 AM) Sounds like a time bomb to me. As far as I knew mixing any bearing parts is a big time no no. The precision and wear in involved with any bearing is very tight Agree on that one. I think the diameter of the balls were not the same across different cv’s so did not mix up parts. I think so also not worth risking IMO. |
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Literati914 Ball Bearings for CV joints May 23 2023, 08:45 AM
markhoward I have some ball bearings from CV’s that are wor... May 23 2023, 08:52 AM ogdougy McMaster Carr is the easiest place to find stuff. ... May 23 2023, 09:05 AM Mikey914 Will be interesting to see how off the shelf beari... May 23 2023, 09:39 AM
mlindner I just had a CV fail, if you want I'll send yo... May 23 2023, 07:04 PM Literati914 Well it is a thing apparently, a little research l... May 23 2023, 08:56 PM Literati914 False Alarm!! I’m an idiot sometimes.. t... May 23 2023, 10:36 PM
76-914 You're not an idiot. Probably just a senior li... May 23 2023, 11:56 PM |
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