no mech am i...but i have heard of people packing grease in the joint as
is needed to get them home......james

phil cain wrote:

>>Dear All,
>>While parking a heared a snapping sound and I
>>believe my outer front CV joint is gone.
>>The drive shaft is movable quite a bit inside the cv
>>boot.
>>I have a decoupler and the bus drives ok.
>>Need to drive back home (1000km). There is no chance
>>of getting a new cv joint before I get home.
>>Do I have to remove the whole joint though?
>>Or can I just drive back home.
>>Anything that could happen if I leave it in?
>>
>>I am a bit surprised that I had no warning befoer it
>>happened. And even now it makes a "clonk" only once
>>in a while...
>>
>>Thanks for your help. Lukas
>>
>>Lukas, Do you feel lucky, 1000 miles on a known bad
>>
>CV joint, Have you ever seen one that came loose at 60
>MPH they whip around very good and destroy whatever
>they hit. I would delay the trip untill repairs can be
>made. Phil
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