Check 'em after you've driven 40 - 50,000 miles.  They'll have loosened up!

They should be pretty stiff when new.  However, if they're assembled
incorrectly, they won't move at all.

Karl Wolz

----- Original Message -----
From: "clerkin" <clerkin@STUDENTS.UIUC.EDU>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, July 30, 2001 10:19 AM
Subject: CV Joints

> Hey guys,
>
> I just got new cv joints and I had a question about them.  They are really
> stiff and do not move around that well by had.  They are lobro joints and
I
> have never installed cv joints before so I don't know what they are
supposed
> to feel like.  Also should I use loctite when replacing the cv joint
bolts?
>
> Thanks,
> Patrick
>