CV Joints, Where to buy???? |
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CV Joints, Where to buy???? |
jPs |
Sep 26 2004, 10:44 AM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 46 Joined: 17-August 04 From: Austin, Texas Member No.: 2,554 |
Hi all,
Where's the best place to buy the decent quality CV Joints at the best price? My pass. side started popping about a week ago and knew I probably needed replacements but on a short cruise this morning that all got reinforced as the pass side (tire side) broke. After jacking up the teener and starting to take out the half shaft the transmission side balls and cage just feel to the concrete. So it appears I need both ends and guess I just as well replace the drivers side while I'm going through the process. A VW friend told me he got an entire replacement 1/2 shaft for only about $30 more than him ordering just the CV's when his went out in his VW truck. I know mines type IV but there's not a whole lotta places locally that stock this stuff so any parts houses that you can recommend are appreciated and will any VW 1/2's work? |
Cap'n Krusty |
Oct 1 2004, 12:11 PM
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Cap'n Krusty Group: Members Posts: 10,794 Joined: 24-June 04 From: Santa Maria, CA Member No.: 2,246 Region Association: Central California |
QUOTE(Dr Evil @ Oct 1 2004, 09:23 AM) More info: The type 2 bus joint has approx 12-17 degrees of bend radius and cost less than the type 4 bus axle which has a bend radius of 21 degrees. Which would be better for our purposes? There are parts compadability between the type four bus CV and the 924, 944, 951, and type 411. What years are the TIV busses? What else are they called? Campervan? THX ALL the busses are called Type 2. Even the Vanagons have a coding beginning with 2. IRS Busses and Vanagons ALL take the SAME CV joint. I dunno where you got the difference, unless you are speaking of the Type 4 , which is a bloated type 3 and the original home of the Type 4 engine we all know and love. Type 4s were available in the USA from my 1970 through my 1974. Most were automatics. The Type 4 uses Type 1 (Bug) CV joints. Type 1 CVs fit 914s, but don't have the roll pins and were made to take about 60-70HP. Bus joints don't have pins either. You need to think about the angular loading, the minimum and maximum axle lengths, the suspension travel, and the torque in making your choices. Even having the pins doesn't seem to help the 914 CVs. A well known 914 driver had a bunch of CV failures in showroom stock back in 74-75, but ONLY after changing to Koni shocks. Leads me to think there are a lot of factors we haven't even considered. The Cap'n BTW, I looked briefly at the listings for some of the other cars you mentioned, and all are different. |
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