I agree!  Remans are ALWAYS garbage.  Maybe not today, but sometime in the
near future they WILL fail.  New Lobro is the only option for me.

David Marshall

Fast Forward Automotive Inc.
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Quesnel BC Canada  V2J 6Z3

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-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
Of John Rodgers
Sent: June 17, 2005 10:37 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: CV Joint issues

I suggest you get a refund and switch to  Lobro. . I've owned 3 vans and
changed the CV's several times. I've always used Lobro and never had a
bad one yet! Some of the list vendors carry the Lobro..

Regards,

John Rodgers
88 GL Driver

Leon wrote:

> Has anyone ever come across "stiff" CV joint?
> I just installed brand new joints on both axles and after driving Vanagon
> noticed "pulsed" power delivery at low speeds in any gear.It was weird,
> never seen it before.There was also some strange clanking in back.
> This morning went under and found one axle "stiff", had no motion at all
> along axle.Removed it and one of new joints was stiff, could be moved
> only
> using sledge hammer.Took it apart but didn't find any problem, looks
> normal
> but it's probably not.
> Tried to put it back together but after inserting only 3 balls it became
> very hard to do so i left it alone.This joint is made by GKN with single
> groove.All those joints are stiff when new but after few miles "soften
> up".
> Lately i started getting diffrent joints with combination of single and
> 3 grooves.Made by GKN with diffrent part #.Those joints are much more
> flexible when new.Easier to work with.
> Comments very welcome
> Leon
>
>