Rebuilding CV's ... when is a CV considered bad?, I have one thats not like the others... Options

[cha914]

Ok, started hearing clunking on the driverside rear...figured its gotta be CV's (one of the few things I havn't touched yet on this car). I have a parts car that has sat for 15+ years, so I figure I will pull those axles "rebuild" them and throw them in my car (boots look new).

Spent last night doing the dirty deed (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smash.gif) , and all went as well as can be expected, except for one joint. 3 of the joints look like they are orig, no markings except for a small vw stamp on them. One of them was marked as a LOBRO (good german OEM right?) and tree things were different about this one. Frist the cage had a slightly different shape for the openings (almost perfectly oval, while the other three pinched in in the middle of the opening), second, I had to drive the CV off the axle (vise, BFH, and a big drift) while the other three came off with just a little tap, and third, when all cleaned up and dry the lobro cv is much "looser" than the other three, I can manipulate the cage in and out, and take it apart very easily while the other three barely move now that they are together with no lube.

So, question, is this a "bad" cv? No cracks, looks like normal wear otherwise...I still have the axles on the car to pull, so I can probably find another good one, just wondering if I need to bother?

Thanks,

Tony (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/type.gif)