Lobro brand is gone, now part of GKN. I am not worried about refund as
much as getting that Vanagon roadworthy.To add to the trouble another
joint is now acting up, this one is "loose", too much rotational play.
With wheel up and turning by hand there is binding spot.
Brand new joint, just installed.
That particular one is 4 groove joint made by GKN too.
There must be reason for 4 grooves?
Leon

On Fri, 17 Jun 2005 12:36:57 -0500, John Rodgers <inua@charter.net> wrote:

> 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
>>
>>
>

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