Friends,
I've got an '86 VW Jetta II with just over 174000 miles on the
clock. It's front wheel drive with CV joints, four of them...
During this time (I am the original owner) I've had to change
one of the four rubber boots. In my opinion the duration of
the boots depends on,
1 the material chosen for the boot, and
2 the angle of the drive shaft via the CV joint.
My opinion is that a CV joint is far superior to any other
solution (bar a live axle! ;-)) for our rear drive shafts.
Anyone knows of a (more or less) bolt on setup for a GT6 Mk2?
I'm willing to pay up for a good solution...
BFN
Odd
DUHART JOHN wrote:
>
> Hey All,
>
> I just have one problem with CV Drive units, while they may be
> rated for 100,000 miles the CV joint is protected by a rubber boot.
> If the rubber boot tears your in trouble. You must buy a whole new
> Drive shaft. You could take the chance and just put on a new rubber
> boot, but you must hope you caught the tear early enough that the
> grease has not been completely ejected from the CV joint and the now
> dirt has gotten in and damaged the CV Joint. In other words you have
> to catch the tear in the boot as soon as it happens. Are you going
> to check these boots once a week?
>
> CV joints have been a thorn in my side ever since I started to
> drive front wheel drive cars.
> Later,
> JHD IV
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