CV joint - potential problem

[Radek]

I drove another 30 kms today without any problem.  This would confirm what 
you guys are saying.  Being somewhat anal, I'm planning to pull the joint 
out of the hub on the weekend and see if it's moving freely now.
Radek.

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> Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2010 15:24:15 -0700
> From: "urq" <urq at pacbell.net>
> Subject: RE: CV joint - potential problem
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> I'm not at all familiar with Porsche CVJs, but I am very familiar with
> Audis.  My BTDT shared earlier agrees completely with Eric's ... the outer
> CVJ does not require specific alignment of the inner and outer parts.  If
> there was a problem with the way the joint was assembled you would have
> known with the very first corner.
>
> The discoloration you saw was from the heat treatment of the races.
>
> Go ahead and pull the joint again if you would like, but from what I've 
> read
> it is not at all indicated.
>
> Steve Buchholz
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> Yes, I dismantled the joint, cleaned all the old grease and
> re-greased.  My concern is that I didn't put the cv joint back the
> same way as it was before.  No vibration or noises though, after 30
> kms of driving.
> Radek
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>> Guess I'll chime in here.. On my fourth type 44, not to mention the 44's
> owned by three of my kids at various times. With that being said, I've
> replaced numerous outer cv boots and several of the cv's (replaced with 
> used
> units). After a through cleaning and putting new grease in the outer cv's 
> I
> found that they do tend to be a little difficult to move until the grease
> works into all the balls and grooves!
>
> So, was this binding after the flush and re-grease? If so, I wouldn't 
> worry
> too much, unless you're getting vibrations and or noise!
>
> Eric