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joliett - 22 Feb 2006 06:15 GMT

CV joints...best to just take out one side and them turn them around end to
end, and re-install them. Then the joint starts wearing all over again in
a different section of the bearing. Also - many times the sound comes from
the other side that you think it's coming from - so do both sides.

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Fred Aston - 22 Feb 2006 13:49 GMT

My mechanic did this at about 75K. I asked if this was some kind of
temporary fix, and he replied "if you consider 75K miles temporary". Just
wanted to input my 2 cents and validate that this is an excellent fix. A
buddy of mine had his bearings replaced at a cost of 4 times what my
mechanic charged.

> CV joints...best to just take out one side and them turn them around end
> to end, and re-install them. Then the joint starts wearing all over
> again in a different section of the bearing. Also - many times the sound
> comes from the other side that you think it's coming from - so do both
> sides.

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joliett - 13 Mar 2006 07:07 GMT

Though it isnt really as good a fix as a new cv joint. Sometimes I can hear
the joint make a swooshy sound, and maybe a bit more vibration...though I
cam live with all that until the next 100K miles - for such expensive parts.

My first 83-944 lasted 500K miles -- original engine, transmission.
My newer 87, 944 with auto transmission, runs like a dream with 200K miles.

Nothing like the 83 Porsche ran as well...

My 87 - now runs great after taking the main computer brain apart and
re-soldering the connections !! RECOMMENDED!! (and same for the cruise
control.)

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> My mechanic did this at about 75K. I asked if this was some kind of
> temporary fix, and he replied "if you consider 75K miles temporary". Just
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>> comes from the other side that you think it's coming from - so do both
>> sides.

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