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CV joints
gordysbeetle - July 11th, 2013 at 08:19 PM

Do you need to align cv joints on a irs beetle ?. If so how does every one do it.Thanx


nils - July 11th, 2013 at 08:24 PM

Yeah, the CV's on either end of the axle should be "clocked" to get the best life out of them.

Google it, The answers that you seek are plentiful


gordysbeetle - July 11th, 2013 at 08:56 PM

will do.:)


68AutoBug - July 12th, 2013 at 02:56 PM

Well I hadn't heard of clocking CV Joints before and looked it up and they only really need to be clocked when maximum travel is required like on a BAJA beetle or buggy used on sand dunes etc...
Normal cars don't need to be clocked... IMHO..

I'm not going to worry about clocking My CV joints..

just make sure they are packed full of Lithium based MOLY grease and use gloves and plenty of paper towels..

LEE


vwo60 - July 12th, 2013 at 06:38 PM

Must be april.


Smiley - July 15th, 2013 at 11:14 AM

http://www.outfrontmotorsports.com/cv_assembly.htm 


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