Re: CV joint mixing

[audistuff@juno.com (Paul R Anderson)]

As a "quick and dirty" fix on old Subarus we used to take clicking
axle shafts and swap sides.  Then the serious wear affects you mostly
in reverse.  Not too much of a problem.  Not the best fix but it did
work.


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On Wed, 16 Dec 1998 14:32:15 -0500 ANDREW FINNEY <afinney@bigplanet.com>
writes:
>When I was talking to the guy at Jorgen Automotive (ordering my
>incredibly cheap UrQ steering rack) he told me that there are two 
>ways
>to remanufacture CV joints. Depending on the model and type you may 
>have
>to remachine the cups and use larger balls. OR, they sometimes just 
>flip
>the cage around and let the balls wear on a different surface, almost
>good as new. I haven't pulled apart a CV joint on my UrQ in 2 years 
>but
>I can't help thinking that next time I rebuild one I'll attempt to 
>see
>if the cage can be switched. This may or may not work with the inner
>ones. I think it would actually work better because on the outer ones
>you can't "flip" the axle stub housing. HTH.
>Andrew Finney
>1983 UrQ
>
>

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