Hello,
-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf
Of van man
Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2001 6:27 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: CV Joint Question

Hi,

Ok, I was servicing the CV's and managed to lose a
ball bearing.  Seeing that the casings had some scuffs
and wear, I decided to buy another joint.

The joint came in the mail today, and it seems REALLY
tight compared to the last 4 I have serviced.

That's normal. Why would you want to take it apart?
Just remove whole old joint and install new one
 I cant
even get the bearings out of the outer casing.  There
doesnt seem to be much play at all when when pushing
the inner casing, the entire assembly barely moves.

With my older joints, I could push in the middle and
the assembly would move in and out freely.. I had to
be careful not to push to far or the bearings would
fall out.

Your new ones will be this way after break-in.
Leon
85 Subwagen Westy

Ive made sure that the new joint is assembled
correctly..thats not a prob.

Is this tight new joint a concern, or are my older
ones just looser becuase of wear?

Any help would be appreciated.

jg

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