FW: CV boot replacement: stripped inner CV joint bolts

[Pat Korach]

Stephane

I just put a right axle shaft in  my brothers 88 5000 Wagon last night.  Took me

2 hours from start to finish with a jack and a heavy Radio Shack 5' antenna pole

(for prying down the control arm).  The axle I took out was a rebuilt one with a
bad CV
joint because of a  ripped CV boot .  This shaft was installed two years ago
new.  The
one I put in was a Audi shaft from my old 86 5000 wagon  (boots real good).
This leads me to believe that the rebuilt axles also do  not use as good a boots
as Audi does.

Pat Korach
Kirklan, WA


Livolsi, Stephane wrote:

> But the NAPA units come with a lifetime warranty.  So you could 'maintain'
> your good shafts by cleaning and repacking (messy job) every what....couple
> years...OR let em get a bit noisy and slap a new one in (not so messy job)
> Don't get me wrong, nothing against the guys (and gals) who want to put top
> quality in their Audi, but the rebuilts are a viable option for most people.
>
> .02
>
> Stephane
>
> > ----------
> > From:         Joshua Van Tol[SMTP:josh at spiny.com]
> > Sent:         October 29, 2002 9:07 PM
> > To:   quattro list
> > Subject:      Re: CV boot replacement: stripped inner CV joint bolts
> >
> > Yep, and there's a reason for that. The rebuilt axle shafts are rarely
> > the same quality as new parts. Often they are rebuilt joints, and they
> > often are not properly heat treated after machining. The resultant
> > product is  probably "good enough" if one is going to keep the car a
> > relatively short time, but for long term usage, the new parts are a
> > better bet.
> > On Tuesday, October 29, 2002, at 05:51  PM, Ice Cat ^. .^ ~ wrote:
> >
> > > My husband gets the axel assembly,or half shaft, because he says that
> > > that rebuilt is cheaper than a CV joint by itself.
> > > Fay
> > > '89 Audi 200 Turbo (No Q) Automatic
> > > '88 Audi 5000 S Auto
> > > '87 Audi 5000 S Auto
> > > http://home.earthlink.net/~iceisit/
> >