Blake, keep us up to date please, i'm curious about those EMPI, iwas
ready to order some and now i don't know!

For you and the others (i'm in the shop now), here is what i have been
installing for the past 3 years with great success, never had 1 single
problem with those:

GKN Driveline (LOBRO)
http://www.gknservice.com/gkn-ids/jsp/product/specialty.jsp;jsessionid=0E4F3E4251EED56C31E93FC745F8F0E8
Part # 251 598 101

Cheers, Ben

Blake Heinlein wrote:

> Ben,
>
> I went home last night and torqued all the bolts on my CV joints. They
> were good. I also reved the engine while parked just to make sure it
> the hum wasn't belts, pulleys, etc. I still think it's the CV joints.
> I'm fairly confident that I only had clean grease on the CV connection
> point and I really don't want to pull them off just to clean them and
> do all that work. Thanks for eveyone's help. I think I'm just going to
> return it and try to get a different brand. I'll let you know how it
> turns out.
>
> Thanks,
> Blake
> --
> Blake Heinlein
> http://blakeheinlein.googlepages.com/
>
> On 3/19/07, Benny boy <huotb@videotron.ca <mailto:huotb@videotron.ca>>
> wrote:
>
>     Blake, remove them! now! After removal check for dirt in between
>     the CV and
>     the tranny and on the wheel side. I think one is not sitting
>     properly.
>
>     I say NOW because i had a bad eperience with one not properly
>     installed, it
>     basicaly expoded on the tranny side.
>
>     If no dirt in between, it take only a few miles so they come kind
>     a smooth
>     and loose so check if they are as tight as before. Also, if they
>     are clean,
>     moving smooth (CV movement), swap them:
>     http://www.benplace.com/cv_joint_swap.htm
>
>     Something is wrong, good CV don'T make vibration or noise.
>
>     Still, i have my doubts on those 1 piece drive axle EMPI...
>
>     I prefer LOBRO or some German one. Those cheap one sell for as
>     cheap as 20+$
>     at CIP1, i had them on my 79 (only on 1 side), a month
>     later.......pffffff,
>     men, you should have seen the "play" they had.
>
>     Cheers, Ben
>     http://www.benplace.com/cv_joint_maintenance.htm
>
>
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