I recently tried remanufactured CVs in my '87 and it was a nightmare.  I'll
spare the details (quality issues).  As we know, swapping CV's is not too
much fun.  Buy new.  This is money well spent.

-----Original Message-----
From: Kurt Camealy [mailto:camealy@CTSR.COM]
Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2004 10:14 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: CV Joint failure - New or Rebuilt?

   I recently pulled my CV shafts after noticing a seat of the pants
vibration that was not tires or bearings.  After taking them apart they are
heavily scored and get jammed when moving them around.  I cleaned, repacked,
and reinstalled them as I had a trip to leave for, and the problem is still
there as expected.
   So now should I buy a reman set of shafts for 85 a piece or a new set of
shafts for 120 a piece?  I am not really a stickler as long as I get another
couple hundred thousand out of them.  The first set going bad at 181K was my
fault for never repacking them.  When I took them apart the grease was like
chunky clay.

Thanks for any input,

Kurt
87 Wolfsburg GL