C V shaft longevity

[toni1595]

Well I was talking to the guy at the parts store that used to own the Loyale that I just bought and he tells me that the C V shafts are the original from the factory. Is this possible? To say the least I was flabbergasted. I will say that I had a heck of a time getting the lower ball joint out of its socket, ( after I removed the broken clamp bolt), oh what funnnnnnn. I guess I have brought it back from the dead though........... Now this is a '92 with 142K on the clock, and it does look as though this thing has never been apart. So what do you guys think? Toni.

[azsubaru]

My 91 Loyale's left front shaft and joint are original and still working fine, although the boot recently split, so it may not last much longer. The right one has been replaced several times.

[bgd73]

Hello fellow maine-iac. They go along way on cars that need alot to keep the cv's good, only if they are lucky. I buy local cv's at advance auto, so far they are proving to be good.Your car must have had a decent life if from local.Good luck in your old sube

[desertsubaru]

Hello fellow maine-iac. They go along way on cars that need alot to keep the cv's good, only if they are lucky. I buy local cv's at advance auto, so far they are proving to be good.Your car must have had a decent life if from local.Good luck in your old sube

 

Got one from advance auto last week and the boot ripped allready. Rubber is like paper thin. Went to pap found two subaru front shafts in the back of a wagon that has 80k on it. Rubber is twice as thick. So if your going to run those cv joints check boots often.

[bgd73]

Got one from advance auto last week and the boot ripped allready. Rubber is like paper thin. Went to pap found two subaru front shafts in the back of a wagon that has 80k on it. Rubber is twice as thick. So if your going to run those cv joints check boots often.

 

I suppose there is crap in every pile. I do have one with 60000 miles and counting that started on a bent 87 4wd that only drove the front right tire (front diff stuck?) it came from, now on my 2wd with 30000 racked up there...I am lucky:grin:

It is just now starting to click above 85 degrees on a full right turn only. So I bought a driver side one... Advance did give me the wrong one at first, at the time by bro-n-law worked there. Completely wrong right down to spline count and comparing appearance

How are the axles at ccr? I like the thought of painted , until I think of heat and electrical dissipation.

[toni1595]

I usually get my cv shafts at the local NAPA store. THey have a lifetime warranty so if they ever fail just bring them back, as long as you have the original receipt. I tried the cheapie ones from Double Discount, don't even waste your time, they aren't worth it considering your time to put them in.

Where I had such a time with the lower ball joint I ended up toasting the inner grease seal. I've cleaned pretty much all of the old grease out of the hub and was wondering what kind of grease to use and amount of ? I have some that says its for cars with disc brakes so I'm thinking that it should be fine. Do any of you guys have a comment on that?

Right back at you fellow Mainer.....Do you ever frequent the Bangor dealership? I used to but the last experience I had there wasn't good. Since they've grown to be a one stop buy 'em all car mall, they have kind of lost touch with the average joe. Later, Toni.

[bgd73]

I usually get my cv shafts at the local NAPA store. THey have a lifetime warranty so if they ever fail just bring them back, as long as you have the original receipt. I tried the cheapie ones from Double Discount, don't even waste your time, they aren't worth it considering your time to put them in.

Where I had such a time with the lower ball joint I ended up toasting the inner grease seal. I've cleaned pretty much all of the old grease out of the hub and was wondering what kind of grease to use and amount of ? I have some that says its for cars with disc brakes so I'm thinking that it should be fine. Do any of you guys have a comment on that?

Right back at you fellow Mainer.....Do you ever frequent the Bangor dealership? I used to but the last experience I had there wasn't good. Since they've grown to be a one stop buy 'em all car mall, they have kind of lost touch with the average joe. Later, Toni.

 

I'll have to remember the napa deal...

I resorted to high temp grease by valvoline and glided 7 miles It was just for cv's and high temp scenarios with discs hubs etc. Great stuff on new bearings/cv's -- the old ones can reject it by getting too sloppy after the cool lube down of good grease.My front end is on original bearings and it only slopped around cool for a little while.. it is nice now on the synthetic stuff.

 

My first sube came from the dirt back parking lot of the gone bankrupt "village subaru" on hogan road in early 97.The place is a freakin lit up super-sube center now all paved and large garages where mud used to be for the old rustbuckets to sell cheap The only thing remaining on my present sube from my first purchase is the 19 year old windshield and the *exact* non-duplicated service sticker by village subaru reminding of an oil change due in Jan 1997 (they were belly-up by then) .I noticed it after swapping windshields and though ''momento"-- I hope it never falls off .