CV joint life

["Matthew J Reinhart" <matthew_j_reinhart@spacemail.jhuapl.edu>]

                       Subject:                               Time:5:06 PM
  OFFICE MEMO          CV joint life                          Date:11/27/95
Brendan Rudack wrote last week suggesting to "make a sharp turn(full lock)
and nail the gas in first gear" for spin thrills.  
This is a sure way to shorten the life of those outer front CV joints.  I
avoid using full lock, and I am especially light on the throttle when in
parking situations requiring full steering lock.
   Matt Reinhart '87 4kcs (125K, original CV joints), 
              '84 Jetta (replaced one CV joint at 160K, others good at 185K)