CGT axle questions

[Alan Kramer]

The '87.5 uses 10mm larger inner CV joints, so no, you can't put an earlier 
year's driveshaft on the car.

Do you have a shop nearby that specializes in rebuilding driveshafts?  I 
know in my area I can get any driveshaft rebuilt in the same day, even if it 
is an '87.5, for around $120 with *NEW* joints on both ends, not rebuilt 
ones.

Otherwise, you can buy the joints at somewhere like the parts bin or parts 
connection and hammer them onto the driveshaft yourself.

Your final option is to change the drive flanges on the transmission to 
accept a smaller inner CV joint and use the older CGT driveshafts.  Actually 
it's not too tough to do.

The CGT shafts *are* different lengths, so you cannot swap sides.  The only 
type 85 that has same length driveshafts is a 5 speed manual coupled to a 4 
cylinder.

Alan Kramer
http://www.geocities.com/audikramer

'83 CGT
'85 CGT supercharged project
'86 4kcsq
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>From: steinbru at vnet.ibm.com
>To: quattro at audifans.com
>Subject: CGT axle questions
>Date: Mon, 20 Aug 01 20:33:05 EDT
>
>Major: Will axles and/or cv joints from earlier years
>        swap onto my 87.5?  A RF outer joint ball cage
>        is destroyed.
>        After the outer joint came apart in the last turn
>        into the driveway, the inner joint may have
>        suffered from the thrashing --at least the boot
>        is ripped to shreds.
>
>        I'd rather get a complete original axle from the
>        yard than any other option, but the '87.5's are
>        not common here, any experience on what swaps?
>
>Minor: Is it true that right and left axles can be swapped
>        to good advantage?  The theory I've heard is that
>        since they are equal length they can and that used
>        OEM will then wear better.  Are they really
>        "bi-directional?"
>
>        On other cars I have not had good luck with rebuilt
>        axles --and on other cars I have never considered
>        going for 300,000+ miles either.
>
>--Gary  (274K and parked  --another three-legged yard dog)


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