[Vwdiesel] Help ! Do I need upper strut bearings ?? a bit long ..

[Shawn Wright]

On 22 Sep 2003 at 19:58, Mary Beth and Chris Geiser <geiser at execpc.com> wrote:

> "How do you tell if its the inner ot outter CV joint
> that is noisy? That stumps me. And not differential
> bearings going bad.
> --Nate"
>
> Nate, The easy way to tell is that it's almost always the outer (go with
> the odds)...  An even easier way to deal with it is that an entire NAPA
> rebuilt drive shaft with lifetime warranty is $30 less than one new CV
> joint.  So I've just replaced the shaft and never worried about which
> one it was.

It's been a while since I've had one go, but the outer will make noise when turning,
while the inner make noise upon accelerating/decelerating if I recall. Only ever had
one inner make noise, and even then it likely would've been ok after repacking. At
480k kms, my '85 still has one original inner joint. The outers went from 300-350k
each, and the other inner probably would have been fine, but I replaced it not
knowing any better. Even one of the outers was not that bad, and may have gone
another 100k or more if I swapped sides, but it's not worth effort.
I must admit, swapping a whole rebuilt axle has its appeal, but they're not that cheap
around here... (nearly $200 vs. $75 for a new Lobro CV).
With winter approaching, check all your boots- catching them early may mean the
difference between a new boot and new CV...

--
Shawn Wright
http://Zuiko.sls.bc.ca/swright
'88 Westy 375k
'85 Jetta D 263k
'85 Jetta TD 482k (retired)
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