Where did you get the axle? I had a bad one last time I replaced my
wife's. Something inside was assembled wrong. Just clicked all the time
til it self destructed.

Roger Van Till
'89 Westy "The Moose Lounge"
'86 GL "Sugaree"
'81 L "CoJack"
www.busesbythebeach.com

On Mar 19, 2007, at 5:03 PM, Blake Heinlein wrote:

> The half shaft came as one piece (new CVs, shaft, and boots). I just
> bolted
> it in and lubed it with the grease in the package as the directions
> told me
> to.  It does feel like an imballance. The CVs were EMPI but I didn't
> get any
> part numbers. I'll retorque tonight.  Thanks, Blake
>
> On 3/19/07, Airic <airic1@comcast.net> wrote:
>>
>> not normal, and have not experiences a break in period.  45 up nails
>> it to
>> a
>> drive shaft issue, as long as it is a vibration, not just noise.
>>
>> Did you assemble the joint? correctly, lube, and torque the bolts?  If
>> they
>> were rebuilt cv's or shaft assembly, not new joints put on the
>> original
>> shaft, I would take them back and tell them to balance the assembly,
>> if
>> the
>> bolts aren't loose.
>>
>> Eric
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Blake Heinlein" <blakeheinlein@GMAIL.COM>
>> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>> Sent: Monday, March 19, 2007 1:52 PM
>> Subject: CV Joint Vibration
>>
>>
>> > Hi everyone,
>> >
>> > I installed a new half-shaft (2 CV joints, 2 boots, and shaft) on
>> the
>> driver
>> > side of my differential on my 84' automatic. At speeds over about
>> 45 mph
>> I
>> > am experiencing a hum (or vibration) that is louder than normal. It
>> is
>> more
>> > pronounced when sustaining speed. During acceleration and
>> deceleration
>> it's
>> > less noticeable. Does anyone know if this is normal when breaking
>> in a
>> new
>> > half-shaft? Will it go away? Do I need to return it an complain? Is
>> this
>> a
>> > installation issue? I've only put 200 miles on the new part.  Advice
>> > appreciated.
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> >
>> > --
>> > Blake Heinlein
>> > http://blakeheinlein.googlepages.com/
>>
>>
>
>
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> Blake Heinlein
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