More CV talk

[Charles Freeborn]

So I've broken down the CV's that came with the SC gear I'm prepping for transplant into my '74.
Good news, bad news.... One side has clearly had it's joints replaced and are easily re-usable. The other not so much....
Odd thing is the boots were okay, joints still had grease - must have inhaled something abrasive in it's life, and not in all the races.
Ball bearings are fine. Question is can I reverse the joints so the stress is placed on the opposite side of the joint and run these for a while, or is it time to say sayonara?
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Would love to run the lot of them over to show to you if you've got some time.

-C

[Steve]

The top pic shows brinnelling and that one is toast.

The bottom pic shows normal wear. This one can be reversed as long as the inner race feels smooth.

I always ask what grease one uses as thats VERY important for maximum durability & longevity.

Basically, I recommend:

1) Swepco #101
or
2) NEO synthetic
or
3) Krytox

#2 & # 3 are only for very highly stressed CV's on race cars and would be total overkill for street usage.