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Re: replace cv joint or entire drive shaft. Posted by RS [Email] ![]() ![]() ![]() In Reply to: replace cv joint or entire drive shaft., Mike 87 900s, Tue, 6 Mar 2001 16:46:44 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
Going with a remanufactured shaft is cheaper than getting a new CV joint. However there's a trade-off:
The remanufacturers grind the contact surfaces in the outer joints to fit oversized balls. This usually takes off the hardened surface and the CV joint won't last as long as the original did. The remanufacturer may not pack a sufficient quantity of of grease in the joint and may not use the right kind of grease. Same result. I found that a remanufactured drive axle on my '89 had inadequate grease that wasn't CV joint grease.
Sometimes a bad tripod joint gets past the remanufacturing process (that happened to someone who posted recently - the vendor, one of the sponsors, made good on the bad tripod joint.
Make sure the tripod joint is the right size - there are 2 sizes.
That said, if you can live with replacing the drive axle again in a few years, it's worth getting a remanufactured one. Even better if you can get one with a lifetime warranty.
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