FW: CV boot replacement: stripped inner CV joint bolts

[Robert Deis]

As long as we're talking axles..  I just got one myself from
www.raxles.com,  New joints, good prices, excellent service. Highly
reccomended.

On Thu, 13 Dec 2001, Pat Korach wrote:

> 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/
> > >
>
>
>

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