I’ll be replacing a CV joint on my ’85 VW Quantum next weekend. I’ve never
done this job before, but I’m looking forward to trying it.
Sooooo…
I need a CV-joint core dump. If you’ve ever…
o replaced a CV joint on a Quantum, or
o replaced a CV joint on any VW or Audi, or
o replaced a CV joint on any vehicle
…then please tell me of your experiences.
My Quantum had split a boot on the right-front CV joint at some time in the
fairly-recent past. I didn’t notice it until I was under the car while
working on replacing the water pump. There was no indication of a
degradation in performance from the joint.
I attempted to use a split-boot replacement kit, but I was sold the wrong
replacement kit (there was _no_ way the large clamp was going to close over
the boot…It’s presently being held in place by {embarrassed blush} baling
wire. What a hack!). Additionally, after flushing out the CV joint and
repacking it before utilizing the split boot, I found that the joint was
well and truly giving up the ghost…it sounds pretty rough. I only hope
that it gets me to the weekend, when I’ll have time to do the replacement.
My options as I see them:
o Rebuild the existing outer CV joint. (I doubt it.)
o Replace the outer CV joint on the existing shaft. (Maybe.)
o Buy a new half-shaft, with fresh CV joints on each end. (Maybe.)
So perhaps we can look at this as an opportunity to pad the CV-joint section
of the rec.autos.vw FAQ. Post to your heart’s content, telling of your
trials, tribulations and accomplishments in the area of CV joint
replacement. I’m pretty sure that the maintainer of the FAQ will welcome
the information. I’m _certain_ that I will. Tools, techniques,
occurrences of Murphy’s Law…all are welcomed.
Thanks in advance…
Mike
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In a previous article, dobos…@wfooff.enet.dec.com (Mike Dobosz) says:
>I’ll be replacing a CV joint on my ’85 VW Quantum next weekend. I’ve never
>done this job before, but I’m looking forward to trying it.
>So perhaps we can look at this as an opportunity to pad the CV-joint section
>of the rec.autos.vw FAQ. Post to your heart’s content, telling of your
>trials, tribulations and accomplishments in the area of CV joint
>replacement. I’m pretty sure that the maintainer of the FAQ will welcome
>the information. I’m _certain_ that I will. Tools, techniques,
>occurrences of Murphy’s Law…all are welcomed.
>Thanks in advance…
> Mike
the only real advice i know of is if you rebuild the one you have..i have
taken apart about 10 of them(ok..only 6, but some more than once, for whatever
reasons, not failure on any of them, mostly tranny stuff!..at any rate..onward!)
just be real careful to make sure that the join rotates(like it would to
absorb a bump!) loosely before you put it back on..cuz, if you do it just wrong,
it’ll go together, but will not rotate right….i dunno what that’d do to your
drive train..but i know it would not help it(i always managed to catch that
before i put them back…but..for the less exerienced with CV joints..this is
NOT how they act when they are taken apart and put back together!!!..they
should still feel loose, and freely rotate!)
good luck!
DREW
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