NAC : CV joint rebuilt...

[Nicholas Miller]

Have you tried a local drive shaft shop yet, Hiatt for knowledge?   My guys
locally would talk your ear off for a hello and cup of coffee.   Really
great place.   Maybe just ask them for some advice?

I am afraid I can't be of specific help, in just not sure.

Cheers
Nick

On Saturday, May 23, 2015, <laraa at sympatico.ca> wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
>
>
> Ex-urq owner still needing your fountain of knowledge about a 6-ball cv
> joint on a Saab propeller shaft.
>
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>
> In short, I had to remove the propshaft from the car to get access for
> another job. The "while in there" jobs included repacking the rear CV joint
> with fresh grease. Just to be sure everything was clean, I removed the
> joint
> from the shaft, without taking pictures beforehand. Silly me.
>
>
>
> After inspection, when the parts were clean, I found 3 little white paint
> dots on each part (inner race, cage, outer race). I thought these were
> necessary to align everything when rebuilding. That's what I did. I also
> realigned the completed CV joint with the splined shaft, because I took
> care
> of marking the CV boot and the outer race before dismantling.
>
>
>
> And now, the driveshaft vibrates at 15 mph and again at 50 mph. I must have
> done something wrong.
>
>
>
> Does anyone here have a few tips about rebuilding these ?
>
> Where do the paint marks goes ? Inside (cv boot) or outside (end cap) ?
>
> Do they go all on the same side of the assembled joint ? (I think.)
>
>
>
> I am puzzled because I found the PDF catalogue for that NTN LJ 75 joint
> here
> (that's Lincoln Jaguar 75) at page 19:
> http://www.diago.sk/diagowebsite/files/cvj-forautomobile_en.pdf
>
>
>
> On the drawing, I can see the cage has a bevel which goes inside.
>
> The inner cage has a lip which goes outside toward the circlip.
>
> The outer cage has a machined surface that goes outside as a recess to
> accept the end cap. (as on the photo lower on the page)
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>
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> If I do all that, then the 3 paint dots are not on the same side of the
> joint, hence my confusion.
>
>
>
> It's not an Audi, it's a Saab, but at least the 6 bolts that hold that rear
> CV joint to the diff are from Audi, since Saab is MIA here in Montreal. I
> did my usual auto-archeologist stuff to bypass a problem with parts supply.
> I remembered that the urQ had similar bolts, so a quick stop at an Audi
> dealer provided me the almost correct (3 mm longer) bolts for the Saab.
>
>
>
> So, anyone has a clue ?
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> Thanks in advance !
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> Louis-Alain
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