hello all
i have pulled apart my old cv's and want to know what im looking for wear
they are nice and clean and tell me what to look for as i have never had them in a car
cheers
Look in the tracks for a wear spot in the centre,it may look good but somewhere there will be a groove or a rut on the ball.If the joint clicks it is buggered
thanks mate
any pics of a stuffed one??
cheers
No when they are shagged we throw them out.
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A 'knocking' set that I pulled out a few years ago had galling - or pitting - on one face of the inner and outer races of the joints.
It took the advice of some guys at a CV joint place (that for some strange reason couldn't/wouldn't get VW joints in), and basically reversed each
shaft so that the inner joint was outer and vice-versa. This meant that when the vehicle was in forward motion the balls were forced against the
undamaged faces.
Important things to remember were:
a. Each joint had to be disassembled and cleaned thoroughly.
b. Careful inspection was needed. There may have been a chance that the shafts had already been reversed, which would have been evident if both faces
of the ball grooves were worn.
c. Special grease was recommended for reassembly. The CV joint gave me a couple of small tubes of white stuff, but I understand that Molybond is also
suitable.
d. It's a good idea to replace the boots with relatively inexpensive new ones. I think that George at CVD has them.
Hope this helps!
... check for wear before you pull them apart. Only ever work on one one at a time. DON'T get the components mixed up as they are matched sets of cages, hubs and balls
Oh, yeah...forgot to mention that!
I did one at a time and used a piece of polystyrene foam with holes dug out of it so that I could keep track of which ball went back into which
groove.
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omg you do paint everything!!!!!!! 
thanks everyone for your input
will help me heaps
cheers