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Sudhir Desai wrote:

>Seeing if the CVj is any good is very very easy.
>The two hardest parts are 1. getting the halfshaft out of the van and
>2. finding a partswasher to clean off all the CV grease.
>After that, what I normally do is completely dissassemble the CVj.
>1.remove the circlips holding the halfshaft to the CVj.
>2.slide the halfshaft out of the CVj.
>3.over-rotate the inner portion of the CVj relative to the outer
>portion so that the ball bearings fall out (you will do this maneuver
>in reverse to put the cv back together).
>4. once the CVj is apart, inspect the surfaces for wear by running
>your fingers or other sensitive device along the ball-bearing grooves
>of both faces.  You may also be able to see scoring if the CVj is
>really bad.
>5. if the CVj is bad, go buy a new one and don't forget to grease it. :)
>6. install in van~
>That's my quick and very dirty approach.
>Sudhir.
>(note: if you want an illustrated guide to this, remind me after the
>22nd of december when school lets out for winter break)
>On Sun, 5 Dec 2004 22:47:27 -0500, Benny boy <huotb@videotron.ca> wrote:
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>>Why so many reply about something so....not important.
>>Swaping the CV is good, any way you chose....but this is a cure for only a
>>wile...
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>>http://www.benplace.com/cv_joint_swap.htm
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>>Instead, you should discuss about how to tell if a CV is still good or
>>not...swaping is not the solution, just a way to gain some time.
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>>Cheers, Ben
>>http://www.benplace.com/cv_joint_swap.htm
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