[Vwdiesel] CV joints

[Val Christian]

I know someone who had their VW CV joint sieze up during extreme cold,
as he hit a pothole.  The car slid all over the place, and it was a real
pain to fix out of the shop.  That, plus lower CV joint costs, has made 
me elect to replace when in doubt.  The only time I don't is when I
find a torn boot shortly after it happened.  Then I just reboot, or 
clean, grease and reboot.  Some things aren't worth having fail on the
road.  

Val

> 
> 
> > Hi all, One idea on getting the most out of your joints is to swap them 
> > over 
> > to the other side.  The worn surfaces will only be loaded during 
> > deceleration 
> > and in reverse.  Lots less stress.  I haven't tried that yet but seems like 
> > it 
> > makes sense.  Later on.
> > 
> 
>   The problem I see with this is that you'll put a sudden load on things 
> as the ball rolls across the previously worn grove.  This could break 
> the cage, the weakest part of the joint.  When that cage goes there's a 
> crunch and then free wheeling.  It may only clunk or clack as well.
>      Loren
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