CGT wouldn't move...

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This is quite common event in rally cars.

If during a jump the axles receive an impact at the end of the suspension
travelling, the opposite of bottoming the suspension,  the CV's pop. Some cars
have cables or chains limiting the traveling to avoid the situation.

Diamond Star products are prone to this for example.

It's good to know that our CV's can have the same behavior. Although this is
not a problem for me, if I jump that high my suspension will break at the
impact, so either way I'll be doomed. ;)

I'm glad it's working.

Cheers,

Carlos.
>From: "veetesse"
>To: ,"Mihnea Cotet"
>CC:
>Subject: Re: CGT wouldn't move...
>Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2003 15:06:44 -0400
>
>Well... It wasn't that I forgot to attach the drive axles, but the CV /
>drive shaft did indeed turn out to be the problem. It seems that when I had
>the car in the air with the subframe dropped down that one of the CV's
>(outer joint on the passenger side) was at an odd angle and had somehow
>popped out of the CV joint.
>
>So...everything looked attached, but when the car was in gear, it would just
>spin the shaft without turning the wheel (open diff). My friend Dave (who's
>always right) figured it out over the phone and I ended up replacing the
>axle last night... Upon closer inspection, it looks as though maybe the
>snap ring at the end of the driveshaft is a bit worn and had simply pulled
>out of the inner race of the CV. Very odd. It all went back together and
>will probably be usable again (under normal angles / operation) if I can
>find another band clamp for it.
>
>Good job guys....
>
>Elliott
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Mihnea Cotet"
>To: ; "veetesse"
>Cc:
>Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2003 2:58 PM
>Subject: Re: CGT wouldn't move...
>
>
> > I was going to ask that too...
> >
> > Mihnea
> >
> > At 14:41 26/06/2003 -0400, Eric_R_Kissell at whirlpool.com wrote:
> > >Did you forget to attach a drive shaft?
> > >It only takes one.
> > >
> > >Eric Kissell
> >
> >

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