[Vwdiesel] CV joint question
Travis Gottschalk
tgott at hotmail.com
Fri May 18 12:29:39 PDT 2012
Haven't experienced this but trust me you want to replace just the joints not the whole shaft. Don't go with the reman axles. The previous owner may have turned the joints around (swapped sides) to get more lift out of them.
Travis G
>
> I have a 2002 TDI Jetta which is new to me with 165K. The CV joints clack
> when it is backing up, but not going forward. Furthermore, I cannot
> detect them clacking when downshifting, using the engine to break.
>
> Has anyone else experienced this?
>
> I figure I'll probably replace both half-shafts, but was curious about
> others' experiences.
>
> Thanks.
>
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