At 08:38 AM 05/11/2000 MST, you wrote:
>My CV (80 Westy) fell apart in my hands (main metal round piece and ball
>bearings held in it) last night while I was moving it to the side to drop my
>trany. It looks like the cv joint has no left or right orientation and
>logically so. When I put it back in can it go either way? Should I look for
>some wear to orient it as before? What would the wear look like?

I tend to always replace parts that fall apart of their own accord. It's
just not spec and no matter how you put it back in the probability of quick
failure is extremely high.

T.P. Stephens
San Juan Island, WA