CV joints

[claude brousson]

While everyone across Americana is trying to help Heinz with his front
end vibration/noise problem,and some of the thoughts are around CV
joints, it made me think about when I did mine sometime back.Someone
had suggested to me ( can't remember where I heard it),that when one
has them out to reverse the shafts and bearings, that is, move the right
shaft and bearing over to the left side,and left side over to the right
side. Both are identical in every respect and the idea is that the wear
is then put on the opposite side of the races and on the other sides of
the splines at the final drive ends. It seemed like a good idea to me
but now someone most likely is going to tell me I did a terrible
thing.What do you think,have any others done the same thing or not?

Claude in not so sunny Victoria, BC.

 

[thomas g. warner]

Its a fine idea to do it if you are repacking and putting new boots on them
as a part of your regular maintenance, but only if a cleaning and inspection
of them reveals that there is no wear or corrosion. I don't know about
anyone else but I have one over riding goal when it comes to repairs. Buy
the best parts I can buy and install them the way they are supposed to be
installed with the proper tools so that I hopefully will not break down away
from home. here is the garage I can fix anything. Out on the road I am at
someone elses mercy.



>While everyone across Americana is trying to help Heinz with his front
>end vibration/noise problem,and some of the thoughts are around CV
>joints, it made me think about when I did mine sometime back.Someone
>had suggested to me ( can't remember where I heard it),that when one
>has them out to reverse the shafts and bearings, that is, move the right
>shaft and bearing over to the left side,and left side over to the right
>side. Both are identical in every respect and the idea is that the wear
>is then put on the opposite side of the races and on the other sides of
>the splines at the final drive ends. It seemed like a good idea to me
>but now someone most likely is going to tell me I did a terrible
>thing.What do you think,have any others done the same thing or not?
>
>Claude in not so sunny Victoria, BC.
>
>

 

[homebase1]

Claude

is then put on the opposite side of the races and on the other
sides of>>>>>>

I did this a couple of years ago on the suggestion of a GMCMI
news letter.
No problems after approx. 10,000 miles.

Mike Beaton
Nova Scotia