Wow, thanks everyone for all the info, including the link to Van Cafe's cv joint article. My van is an automatic, so it looks like swapping shafts is out. I plan on doing the cv joints this weekend. Jeff

Jeff Stewart

joints, I replaced them on a Bay Westy I had, and I remember it was days
before I could get that awful smell of CV joint grease out of my head. Funds
are a bit tight right now, and I'm hoping to get away with just cleaning and
repacking with fresh grease. My boots are in good shape, no cracks or
splits. I seem to recall being able to swap the CV joints around and getting
double the life out of them. My question is, is that taking the right side
and flipping it around on the right side, or moving the right axle to the
left side and left side to right? Seems like the same thing to me. TIA, Jeff

Jeff Stewart