RE: [Axle] Why is my CV joint flopping around?

["Aaron Ness" <aaron@makuta.com>]

I would want to at least pull it and inspect it.  If something pulled apart,
it's because there's a problem.  It seems if you try to just push it back
together, you could be driving down the road and have it pull apart again,
and if the CV is okay now, that could trash it.

Just MHO...

Aaron
'87 528e
'82 Scirocco
'70 Beetle

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> [mailto:owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of T Berk
> Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2001 3:38 PM
> To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Subject: [Axle] Why is my CV joint flopping around?
>
>
> Case Study: FF Trans, 90 mm CVs & hubs.
>
> With my trans out I had to move the car from the front of the house to
> the back. So with both axles in place and with the 30 mm nut cranked
> down at least half power (to avoid damage to the front bearings) I
> pushed it to it's current location under the big tree and up
> on jack stands.
>
> Our friend Dick Wong (he of  original owner Rocc fame) came over last
> night and noticed the axle on the driver's side wasn't
> connected to the
> CV any more, even though the boot was still in place. In
> other words the
> axle could be rotated without the CV moving.
>
> [btw- D.Wong was the main guy wrenching on my car last night while I
> hovered and kibitzed and freshened the trans; he installed my SS brake
> lines and then we power bled with new fluid. Thank you sir.)
>
> So,
> is it possible the axle has just pulled out of the CV (but what of the
> circlip?) or is it possible the CV itself has become separated (like a
> shoulder joint)
> <shudder>.
>
> Do you think I can just pop the axle back down the middle of the CV
> without having to open the boot?
>
> tia,
> TBerk
> (Don't want to raid the Wabbit for an axle if I can help it.)
>
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