CV joints -needs editing

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    Mick Pope Darth Vader came to mind lol

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    John Modra Must be the hardest working ball bearings on a modern vehicle .The "eyebrows"are due to the housing getting very hot once grease melts away - pays to check for boot damage and wear- most common weakness in todays FWD cars ?
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• Peter Schultz I'd say so John. You'd be surprised where CV joints are used. Even the Holden Commodore, albeit rear-wheel drive, uses at least one - it has a segmented tail shaft with universal joints at each end and a CV joint in the middle. It solves the ground cle...See More

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  John Modra Got me of course ,Peter - should be buying not working on - no its been good for Daniel and I to havva go . We just hope out complete transplant of eng trans will work for a while yet - i did the CV's not that long ago . I think it s bush bashing that cuts my rubber boots to pieces . Presume your VW is forced to use the same design principe?

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  Peter Schultz Sadly, I feel that today's VW bears little resemblance to that which we took several goes to reassemble at McCulloch Street. The great mercy may well be that it's been a Toyota you've been working on. Motor repairs at dealerships in this day and age appear to mainly comprise replacement of requisite parts that are very specific to a particular model of vehicle built within a very specific time-frame or production run. Once the mandatory parts availability period expires, one has to hope that essential parts start appearing as after-market items. The other issue is special tools and service manuals, something fairly closely guarded by the manufacturers. Otherwise it becomes as you suggest, just about the ultimate throw-away.

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  John Modra Yes so many of cut our teeth on the simple light stuff . Good friend Nika tells me hubbies Subaru has been through a few CV's .
  You might not remember Peter but the 4 feet twin seat go cart I made had one CV joint out of necessity - it would have bellied on just about any bump in the paddock otherwise . I made it out of an old tail shaft and it worked fine.