[urq] NAC : CV joint rebuilt...

[Scott DeWitt]

There's only two ways to put together a cv joint, the right way and the 
wrong way.

I think the paint dots just need to be on the same side, not lining up.

Scott


On 2015-05-23 01:29, Keith Lloyd wrote:
> L-A
> I have no knowledge or experience of Saabs but my guess is that allthe
> CV joints on the car will be similarly marked (one would hope so) So
> could you perhaps open up another one but this time note the
> arrangement and photo it? Just a thought if you get properly stuck.
> Regards
> Keith
> '87 WR
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On 22 May 2015, at 22:49, 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.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 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)
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 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 ?
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Thanks in advance !
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Louis-Alain
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
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