A6 CV joint

[Grant Lenahan]

If you heard something - the bearing is toast. You can clean and 
re-pack a joint that is is good condition, but tears a boot. If it 
clunks,. you are way past gone.

Its a big job, but do-able. Get bentley.  You have to remove the 
driveshaft, then use a puller to remove the joint, then get a new 
joint, spend an hour packing it with grease and another hour getting 
clean, then press the joint back on.  The last step can be the most 
troublesome, it seems.

There are some good instructions on Audi DIY and Audiworld, if you 
search.

Grant
On Apr 10, 2007, at 10:04 AM, Kyle Ledford wrote:

> Ok  after washing the car I seem to have now a torn CV joint...   I
> thought I heard something yesterday and looked and there it was... not
> bad sounding yet... what are the feelings of a clean and repack vs
> replacement... and how much of  DIY job is it... never one on one of
> these...  BTDT on a 90 CQ  but not one of these...
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> Kyle
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> 01 A6Q
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> 90 CQ
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