Thread: AEU2522 CVs - How worn is too worn?

If you can hear them then they are worn out. Certainly look that way. To get some more use put them back in on opposite sides, then they will click in reverse.

Im with Bigjon, flop the pair left to right then keep flogging it till they go bang.
you may get another 27years out of them???

S

x3 - swap them LR and they should be fine for a long time to come.

But when they go bang they make a mess of everything else. Why not replace them now when you've got everything apart and forget about them.

Chuck one of them in the spares box just in case.

If you're mad keen with the spanners, then it's an easy job. If you're like me you'll kick yourself for not doing it until they go bang.

Originally Posted by abaddonxi

But when they go bang they make a mess of everything else. Why not replace them now when you've got everything apart and forget about them.

Chuck one of them in the spares box just in case.

If you're mad keen with the spanners, then it's an easy job. If you're like me you'll kick yourself for not doing it until they go bang.

Ahh - but if they continue to be used as they have been they won't ever go "bang". CVs used on-road will just wear until they click. Swap them around they will wear on the opposite side until they click.

Usually if a CV does go bang (offroad) though, the axle splines may look a bit damaged but they can be reused in almost all cases.

G'day and cheers for the input.

I have decided to replace the CVs and retain the old ones as spares. Makes sense to replace while out like they are and everything else (diff gears, axles etc) is in good condition. I do use it off road but I don't thrash it (you know, weekend fishing and fun, followed by driving to work on monday etc). Majority of the off road is in rocks in the river and so the shock loading in the bigger rocks can at times be an issue. I don't thrash it but I don't want to crack a CV while negotiating a river crossing either. I think it comes down to a safety issue for me now I have had time to think about it.

Now, to place the order so it arrives before the weekend.

Cheers,

Phil

Originally Posted by windsock

G'day and cheers for the input.

I have decided to replace the CVs and retain the old ones as spares. Makes sense to replace while out like they are and everything else (diff gears, axles etc) is in good condition. I do use it off road but I don't thrash it (you know, weekend fishing and fun, followed by driving to work on monday etc). Majority of the off road is in rocks in the river and so the shock loading in the bigger rocks can at times be an issue. I don't thrash it but I don't want to crack a CV while negotiating a river crossing either. I think it comes down to a safety issue for me now I have had time to think about it.

Now, to place the order so it arrives before the weekend.

Cheers,

Phil

Just be careful what you get - some of the aftermarket CVs are weaker - so may be more likely to "go bang" than those - assuming they are genuine/gkn

Originally Posted by isuzurover

Just be careful what you get - some of the aftermarket CVs are weaker - so may be more likely to "go bang" than those - assuming they are genuine/gkn

There are no makers mark on the ones I have extracted. The truck has 210,000 km on the clock so I am really not sure if these are OEM/GKN or aftermarket from the previous owner. Previous owner was a high country farmer and the underside of the truck suggests it has been used (dragged) across some rough country.

I don't suppose you'd like to tell me which ones to watch out for would you? PM me if you'd rather.

I did have one eye on Keiths Rovertracks CVs but our dollar is tumbling against the greenback and I shuddered when I did the exchange calculations. I didn't even bother looking at Ashcrofts due to the same exchange rate issues (Sorry Dave and Keith).

Cheers,

Phil