This is becoming frustrating. Not actually sure how I did this, but it seems that I end up building my front axle every 1000 miles. Was going to Scotland in it next week but that's not going to happen now.
I was getting an odd noise on the over run recently and couldn't find the cause. Then last week I went out to rescue a Disco in the Peaks. One the way back I recovered an Evoke nose down in a ditch. I may have done something there when a wheel spun and snagged. It seemed to drive OK but with a funny noise as I pulled away. Then when I turned into the drive I got clonk clonk clonk.
I figured it to be a CV and planned to fix it this weekend. Overnight we had 6" of snow, but undeterred I set off for Milners. Pretty soon, it became apparent that I only had 2x4. I stuck the CD in and it was better but odd. And noises started to develop. I turned back and decided to pop in an emergency old spare CV. I pulled the NS and found that whilst it looked ok the CV was very very stiff and could barely move it around. I stuck that in and it was no better. So this morning I drained the diff oil and found a tooth in it. When I pulled the other CV on the OS I found this.
I've never seen a CV like this. The inner 'spider' had totally disintegrated and was in about 6 pieces. The inner of the swivel isn't too bad, but it had bust a swivel bearing and battered the inner axle oil seal and seat which needed cleaning up. Grease has been washed in to the oil too. But worst of all, it's chipped off half a tooth on my new 4.56 JW diff.
On a good note, I fully stripped the axle and had the diff out in just under 2 hours.
These CVs looked very good when I got them and I was impressed with the appearance. But I rather think that they have failed and taken the diff with them. They were the HDK ones from Milner which had good reviews.
So, out with the wallet I guess.
Chris
I was getting an odd noise on the over run recently and couldn't find the cause. Then last week I went out to rescue a Disco in the Peaks. One the way back I recovered an Evoke nose down in a ditch. I may have done something there when a wheel spun and snagged. It seemed to drive OK but with a funny noise as I pulled away. Then when I turned into the drive I got clonk clonk clonk.
I figured it to be a CV and planned to fix it this weekend. Overnight we had 6" of snow, but undeterred I set off for Milners. Pretty soon, it became apparent that I only had 2x4. I stuck the CD in and it was better but odd. And noises started to develop. I turned back and decided to pop in an emergency old spare CV. I pulled the NS and found that whilst it looked ok the CV was very very stiff and could barely move it around. I stuck that in and it was no better. So this morning I drained the diff oil and found a tooth in it. When I pulled the other CV on the OS I found this.
I've never seen a CV like this. The inner 'spider' had totally disintegrated and was in about 6 pieces. The inner of the swivel isn't too bad, but it had bust a swivel bearing and battered the inner axle oil seal and seat which needed cleaning up. Grease has been washed in to the oil too. But worst of all, it's chipped off half a tooth on my new 4.56 JW diff.
On a good note, I fully stripped the axle and had the diff out in just under 2 hours.
These CVs looked very good when I got them and I was impressed with the appearance. But I rather think that they have failed and taken the diff with them. They were the HDK ones from Milner which had good reviews.
So, out with the wallet I guess.
Chris
. For an overlander I would could not recommend anything else but for a toy it's more difficult to justify. However the Longfields come with a lifetime warranty even if you break them and probably wear out as quickly as cheap CVs (wear is not cover by warranty from what Ian has told me so perfect for a toy).
