CV Joints vs Axle assembly

[roccit_53 at hotmail.com (C Boyko)]

I put a new remanufactered axle on the 16V several years ago, it's been drag 
raced on slicks from May to Oct for two seasons, twice a month at least, and 
no issues. FWIW, in a straight line application with a bit more than stock 
power, I haven't seen axles go on VWs. (Hondas change them like underwear 
and VW trannies are another story, I've seen many killed off (not ours), and 
we've toasted a few clutches.) There would be about 20 000 kms on the axle 
other than the straight line miles. But vigourous curvy stuff would be the 
telling tale (ie Anson!) . Adam (my son) uses remans on his "scraping the 
ground low" Jetta, and he kills them off regularily, the angle is too 
extreme. I think he'd toast brand new stuff too, so for his money, the 
lifetime guarantee is a good thing. I'd do the whole axle again, but maybe I 
got a good one, it may depend on the quality of the core they rebuilt for 
you. If you rebuild your own, this would be a known quantity.
Cathy


>From: "Dave Ewing" <MK1Scirocco16v@comcast.net>
>To: "Scirocco-L@Scirocco.Org" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>Subject: RE: CV Joints vs Axle assembly
>Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2003 22:48:28 -0800
>
>Guaranteed forever is nice but I hate breaking down in the first place and
>having to go through all the stuff to get the axle replaced.  My opinion, 
>if
>anyone cares, is to use cv joints.  You money is better spent and it will
>probably last about as long as you own your vehicle.  And if your racing 
>you
>need better than stock anyway!  The shafts don't usually go bad unless you
>mess them up replacing the CV joint.  Also, since the outter joint is the
>common one to go bad you don't even have to take the axle out to replace 
>it!
>Easy as pie and lasts longer than the "rebuilt by the blind" shafts.
>
>Hope you don't plan on these axles for your twin, Al!
>
>Just my $.02!
>
>Dave
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org
>[mailto:scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of Allyn
>Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2003 12:53 PM
>To: Anson Clement; Ron Pieper; scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: Re: CV Joints vs Axle assembly
>
>
>they are even guaranteed for when you bring in some 34 year old spare from
>dauns barn and say its the one that was under warranty.... under ansons
>receipt of course...
>:)
>that one still has no play, btw :P
>Al
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Anson Clement" <ansonivan@yahoo.com>
>To: "Ron Pieper" <rapieper@yahoo.com>; <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2003 3:23 PM
>Subject: Re: CV Joints vs Axle assembly
>
>
> > I'm running rebuilt axles from advance auto, I've had one fail in a year
>and a half.... I think I'm probably the most abusive driver here so... yea 
>I
>think they are ok. The big bonus about them is they are guaranteed
>forever... if you don't mind changing them they are the way to go.
> >
> > Anson
> >
> > Ron Pieper <rapieper@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > Yup, the assemblies are ready to bolt in. There are many stories of 
>these
>remanufactured units
> > failing very early, or even being bad when bought. Others will chime in
>with what manufacturers
> > to watch for.
> >
> > One thing I do know is that there's nothing better than a brand-new 
>Lobro
>joint...
> >
> > Ron
> >
> > --- Jon Palm wrote:
> > > Well I have that clunk clunk thing going on, and noticed the cv boot 
>is
> > > about half gone. So I was pricing new cv's and there was complete axle
> > > assemblies for only 10 bucks more. Does the assembly typically have 
>both
> > > inner and outer cv's with it? If so, I'd just as soon get a whole
>assembly
> > > than dick with pulling and packing cv's, especially for just 10 bucks
>more.
> > > Please comment....
> >
> >
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