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drive shaft rebuild



I just removed the drive shaft on my 86 5ktq, it was in nasty shape...
installed one of Blau's shaft carrier bearings (lesser quality than OEM)
and started to rebuild the CV joints.  The CV's were thrashed, the
grease had turned to black dirt (I think I might try planting with it)
and the ball carrier (cage) was cracked.  I guess replacing these joints
should quiet my noisy drive train considerably....  I was wondering were
the best source would be for these two CV joints.  They are not standard
size (a little smaller than the front and rear half shafts).  I hope
these are not going to be hard to find, I need the car ASAP, I wasn't
expecting to find the CV'S in un-rebuildable condition.

Thanks for any pointers

Jon