Can you mix & match parts from CVs? |
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Can you mix & match parts from CVs? |
stugray |
Jan 16 2011, 04:21 PM
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So I spent the weekend taking apart CV joints.
I took apart 4 that came off of the current car and 4 that came as extras for my parts car. The parts car has 4 more that I could plunder. Here's the issue: Of the first 4, 2 look to be in great shape bearing surface wise, but one has a broken cage. 2 look worn with pitting on the bearing surfaces. Mostly the same on the next 4, 2 good, 2 worn. However, of some of the "good bearing surfaces" the balls look worse than the others. Can I put the "good" balls in the "best bearing surface" parts? Then, can I mix & match the inner bearing with good outers? If I can mix parts, I would have four really nice CVs, but up to this point, I have kept all the parts segregated to themselves. I imagine swapping the cages is no problem, but mixing bearing parts & balls, I dont know. I can post pics of all 8 if that helps. Might be a good reference in the future. Stu |
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