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Swap is easier, but
Posted by Wingerr (more from Wingerr) on Fri, 21 Oct 2005 09:21:40
In Reply to: Re: CV joint or whole axle-I once swapped joints, SteveJ, Fri, 21 Oct 2005 08:57:00
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I always prefer to just disassemble and regrease, reboot the existing CV joints, which I've found to work well. In one case (a RWD Scorpio, though, not my Saab), a car I just bought and was driving up from TN, one of the CV joints started HAMMERING away due to the neglected and torn boot, and dried up joint. As a stopgap, I stopped and bought some gear oil and just squirted it in the boot as a way to get home. It silenced it, and when I got back, I took it apart and fully cleaned it, and it's been working just fine. They're more robust than you'd think. Most of the problems come from a failed boot, and the joint getting contaminated, which prevents them from sliding and rotating as required. When they're properly cleaned out and greased, they're usually okay. If it's a preventive replacement due to a torn boot rather without current problems of clicking or noise, a full cleaning and regreasing is all it really needs.
If you can't reuse it and do need to replace the joint, then doing the axle replacement would be the better way to go.
Have to make sure you get a good replacement though, quality of the rebuilt units can be variable. I once got one because I felt my original one was a bit stiff, but the rebuilt replacement was even worse, so I ended up sticking with the original and returned it.
I get a perverse satisfaction from taking it apart and cleaning it out, i'ts like playing with mudpies, I think. Neat seeing how everything fits together too, like a puzzle.
If you don't like playing with mudpies, or your time is money, just swap out the axle, definitely tidier and easier.
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