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Subject:Re: FW: CV Joint Swapping
From:David Beierl
Date:Thu, 20 Apr 2000 20:16:06 -0400
At 20:06 4/20/2000, Rusty Johnson wrote:
>Flipping the axleshafts end-for-end *will* reverse their direction of
>rotation.  (Whether that will help them last longer, I do not know.)  To
>visualize this reversal, hold both hands in front of you, level, and extend

Yes, it will reverse the direction of rotation.  But it won't reverse the
pressure relationships between the inner and outer races.  That was where I
got caught, too... :)

david
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