[shep]

my passenger side front tyre stopped driving a couple off weeks ago.
i was trying to reverse snatch a cruser out of a bog and heard a click and then no drive. i have just got around to looking at it, i suspected the the lockright had broken the pins or something as there were no noises at all coming out off the diff when the hubs where locked. anyhow i just pulled the axle and the CV is kactus it hadn't disintegrated but every bit i can see has cracks in it.

is it possible for a CV to die and not make much noise, i do always have the aircon on and i am a bit deaf though. or should i slave in 40 deg heat with 99%
humidity and yank out the center for a look.

[steve]

what bit has the cracks? but anyway, yeah it's probably rounded off the splines on the shaft, so the shaft just spins.

[shep]

steve wrote:

what bit has the cracks? but anyway, yeah it's probably rounded off the splines on the shaft, so the shaft just spins.

all the bits have cracks. after giving it a hit with a pressure washer
i can see that it is expanding where the spline is.

[steve]

bwaha nice work.

yeah, once the inside bits crack the axle spins and stuffs the splines.

Throw it in the bin... or make a trophy out of it

[shep]

so you thing the axle will be stuffed. i bladdy hope not as there are no wt axles around here i have a spare short side but guess which axle this is.

[steve]

remove everythng and check the splines ... and i'll have a woodie

[shep]

think i might just throw it at balls slave oops i mean work experience kid and say fix, or we will make you drive the wheelie daddo.

[steve]

hilux diffs: $500

[shep]

bit off a clean up with a file and everything will be sweet. maybe.

[steve]

bwahaha you did a nice job on that one

[ball]

shep wrote:

bit off a clean up with a file and everything will be sweet. maybe.

nope

you lunched it, make a door stop out it

[shep]

hay ball how about you put the smoke back in your lathe (electrical fire)
and make me a shiny new one.

[ball]

shep wrote:

hay ball how about you put the smoke back in your lathe (electrical fire)
and make me a shiny new one.

I was thinking the same thing on my way home.

Bring it down tomorrow so I can have a look. I know where I can get my hands on some good axle material.

[dank]

Shep I got a pair, passenger side and drivers side axles and cvs I can send your way for $150+shipping.

PM sent with pics.

[ball]

You have been taking rough lessons from Mad Kenny

[shep]

he was working as ballast when i busted it