Has anyone rebuilt the CV on their front drive line?

[COCHEV]

I see Napa sells a kit for it. I've heard they're a pain...

 

[80' 427]

Yes, not sure I remember much more than that. Was a bit of a pain but not horrible.

 

[diesel4me]

I did a few of them while working in an auto parts store that also did machine shop work--they do suck to put together,there is a spring inside the stub that the ball rides on that makes putting the caps onto the U-joint crosses a 3 handed affair--most of them aren't worth rebuilding because that stub often gets galled and worn down and the ball will wear it out rapidly ,leading to early failure...

It needs to be turned down and spray welded and turned smooth to fix it right,by that time you'd have spent more than a rebuilt driveshaft with all new CV parts installed costs...most customers opted to buy a rebuilt when they found out the price wasn't that outrageous...

 

[Jessie James]

I've always bought rebuilt units. They are relatively cheap and a LOT easier to deal with. I tried rebuilding one and quickly changed my mind after I got into it...

 

[y5mgisi]

I have done them. Best to have two people and a sturdy vice. I decided after my last one that i will just pay to have them done from now on...

 

[COCHEV]

I've always paid too but on this one the slip yoke is good, but the CV is trashed. Usually its the opposite. Plus I'm so far away from my favorite machine shop in Bend...

 

[y5mgisi]

I would personally take it to six states.

 

[COCHEV]

I would personally take it to six states.

Same thing Jamin recommended. Was trying to be cheap

 

[y5mgisi]

I hear ya there. Speaking of you, i need to send you a PM.

 

[COCHEV]

Tile related???

 

[y5mgisi]

yep

 

[COCHEV]

 

[y5mgisi]

Sent.

 

[sweetk30]

my local driveline shop will rebuild it with all parts plus around 20 bucks to install it all . cant beat that

 

[4X4HIGH]

I've rebuilt literally thousands of them in the last 25 years and I just did the front shaft on my buddies 4-runner last weekend.

 

[blazinzuk]

Was gonna say they aren't that hard I took one apart on my trailer in Moab and fixed it, basically swapped the good parts from one into the other.

I broke the cross on my current driveshaft so I will replace that and rebuild the CV bit while in there.

If the parts you can't replace are still good its pretty easy to do

 

[4X4HIGH]

They key is to NOT take it apart incorrectly then they're easy to do.

 

[COCHEV]

Could you elaborate on that. I've got one of those u joint/ ball joint tools which I've used several times.