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Subject:Re: CV joints
From:John Rodgers
Date:Sun, 17 Feb 2008 23:52:37 -0600

zzyrp. Clean, grease, re-install. run' em until they are sloppy or they
begin to knock - meaning excessive wear.

BTW. I always carry a CV as a spare.

John Rodgers

Rob wrote:
> At  2/17/2008 09:07 PM,John Rodgers wrote:
>> BTW, these balls ARE NOT interchangeable between bearing races. In
>> fact, each ball should go back into the groove from which it came,
>> because of the wear patterns in this unique kind of flexible bearing .
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> If that's a fact then Scott has the best way to deal with them other
> than buying new.
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> At  2/17/2008 01:38 PM,Scott Daniel - Shazam wrote:
>> I never take those balls out and cages apart.
>> I just check for excessive rotational play, and if that's not too
>> excessive,
>> I add more black slimy moly type grease.  And I never have a CV joint
>> problem.
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