Hi Ben great article.
Now I need more help.
I got 4 brand new CVs & from what I read in your article all 4 were
put together wrong at the manufacturer.
They are GKN Automotive Lobro made in Germany CVs

Maybe I am wrong on the telling which side of the ball cage has the
greater chamfer.
The way I see it the greater chamfer is flat then angled some then
flat 90 deg. from the top flat piece so there are 3 surfaces.
The other side has only 2 surfaces
Thake a look at the pics on the below page.
http://wind.prohosting.com/~tgbwcoke/cvjoint.jpg

Also I take it when you say away from the axle you mean the ring on
the outer ball hub is closer to the drum or the tranny.
Hope I made sense.
Mike
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Date:    Mon, 27 Jan 2003 07:44:40 -0700
From:    Ben McCafferty <ben@VOLKSCAFE.COM>
Subject: CV article now available

Good morning everyone,
My first tech article is now available on the Volks Cafe website,
covering
CV joint diagnosis, maintenance and replacement.  From the home page,
look
for it under "New Items", or use this link:
http://volkscafe.com/articles/cvarticle/cvarticle.html.

It is quite lengthy and detailed, and I'd love any and all feedback.
The
next article, which covers oil pressure diagnosis and treatment as
well as
OP gauge installation, will be out later this week.

Thanks and have a good read!
tx,
bmc  :)
Ben McCafferty
ben@volkscafe.com

Volks Cafe
1823 Soquel Avenue
Santa Cruz, CA  95062
831-426-1244
http://www.volkscafe.com

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Mike in Colorado
74 Thing
81 Westy

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