 Replacing CV Joints, How is it done? |
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| zeekman914 |
 Apr 21 2006, 07:25 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 67 Joined: 1-December 04 From: Arcata, CA Member No.: 3,202  |
I'm getting rid of the 76 914 2.0 I bought and I'm going to get a white 72 1.7. The owner says that the car needs a CV. I looked for one a Mid Ameria Motorworks and Pelican Parts but they aren't available anymore. My question is how hard is it to replace a CV and where to get one.
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| newto914s |
Apr 21 2006, 07:35 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 561 Joined: 16-February 04 From: Thornton, CO Member No.: 1,663 |
You can't buy the CVs alone anymore. Just in complete Axles which are $400+. Also to remove the CV from your axle you need a press. When one of my CVs crapped out I just bought a used axle($50, with two good CVs on it) And swaped it in, but I'm cheap.
Two hour job with an impact wrench for the Castle nut and a good CV bolt tool. Samson |
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| Allan |
Apr 21 2006, 07:37 PM
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Teenerless Weenie Group: Members Posts: 8,373 Joined: 5-July 04 From: Western Mesopotamia Member No.: 2,304 Region Association: Southern California |
Replacing one is the easy part.
Finding a new one is the hard part. Post a wtb ad in the classifieds and try to find a decent used one. Or check er, uh ebay... Which one? Inner or outer? |
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| zeekman914 |
Apr 21 2006, 08:08 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 67 Joined: 1-December 04 From: Arcata, CA Member No.: 3,202 |
I'm not sure if its outer or inner, ill ask but thanks for the advice!
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| Tobra |
Apr 22 2006, 01:29 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,453 Joined: 22-August 05 From: Sacramento, CA Member No.: 4,634 |
Why is it you can't use a cv joint from a VW bus, I think they are still available
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| ThinAir |
Apr 22 2006, 01:34 AM
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Best friends Group: Members Posts: 2,542 Joined: 4-February 03 From: Flagstaff, AZ Member No.: 231 Region Association: Southwest Region 
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QUOTE(Tobra @ Apr 22 2006, 12:29 AM)  Why is it you can't use a cv joint from a VW bus, I think they are still available Do a search and you'll find stuff posted about how to do this. It is possible, but it takes some modification because the pins are different sizes. If I recall correctly it's just a matter of drilling out the hole a little bigger, but of course you need to be VERY precise - not a job for a hand-held drill. |
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| Tobra |
Apr 22 2006, 10:08 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,453 Joined: 22-August 05 From: Sacramento, CA Member No.: 4,634 |
QUOTE(ThinAir914 @ Apr 22 2006, 12:34 AM) QUOTE(Tobra @ Apr 22 2006, 12:29 AM) Why is it you can't use a cv joint from a VW bus, I think they are still available Do a search and you'll find stuff posted about how to do this. It is possible, but it takes some modification because the pins are different sizes. If I recall correctly it's just a matter of drilling out the hole a little bigger, but of course you need to be VERY precise - not a job for a hand-held drill. If a competent machine shop could do it, if it were a reasonable price that would be the way to go, how often do driveshafts fail? |
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| 736conver |
Apr 22 2006, 10:21 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,117 Joined: 25-May 03 From: SE Wisconsin Member No.: 736 Region Association: None |
I believe the VW ones also dont have the recess for the gasket. That also could be machined.
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| ThinAir |
Apr 22 2006, 12:57 PM
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Best friends Group: Members Posts: 2,542 Joined: 4-February 03 From: Flagstaff, AZ Member No.: 231 Region Association: Southwest Region
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I could have sworn that there was a topic about drilling out the Bus CV joints so they could work, but a search only turned up these topics and they aren't what I remember (plus they seem to say that Bus CVs can't be made to work after all)
http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?show...hl=bus+cv+joint http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?show...1&st=&p=&#entry |
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| gklinger |
Apr 22 2006, 01:59 PM
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doh! Group: Members Posts: 316 Joined: 14-January 03 From: Tempe, AZ Member No.: 146 Region Association: Southwest Region |
Here's a CV joint thread that might help... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) Some of the links aren't good anymore, but I think this is the CV referred to.
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