[Spits] "CV-Joint" driveshaft

[Joe Curry]

Typically CV-Joints are easily replaceable.  Most have splines in the center
and is secured to the axle by a circlip.  The other side has a flange that
is bolted onto the CV-Joint and is splined on the other end so that it
slides onto the other shaft and likewise is held on by a clip.

Joe

-----Original Message-----
From: spitfires-bounces at autox.team.net
[mailto:spitfires-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Jim Muller
Sent: Sunday, December 27, 2009 8:57 PM
To: spitfires at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Spits] "CV-Joint" driveshaft

On 27 Dec 2009 at 20:57, Kevin Rhodes wrote:

> My car has the driveshaft with the big can-like cv-joint thing on
> one end and a regular U-joint on the other. How do you service that
> big joint?

I've always been told that those things can't be fixed.  However you 
could take it by a driveshaft shop such as works on trucks, have them 
weld on a new joint or do whatever they do.

-- 
Jim Muller
jimmuller at rcn.com
'80 Spitfire, '70 GT6+
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