Author Topic: Anyone else keep destroying cv joints? (Read 4211 times)

LoneWolf · « **on:** August 21, 2008, 02:52:16 pm »

im onto my third inner joint in a month:S

its getting to be a real annoyance now, anyone got any ideas?

its on my '89 Golf GTD and its the gearbox side joint

thankyou

jtanguay · « **Reply #1 on:** August 21, 2008, 03:25:07 pm »

are you using lowering springs?

zukgod1 · « **Reply #2 on:** August 21, 2008, 03:35:03 pm »

90 Jetta lowered 1.5 front 2" rear same 216000 mile shafts..

LoneWolf · « **Reply #3 on:** August 21, 2008, 11:17:07 pm »

im on coilovers, but ive had Golfs lower than this and not had a problem :?

Patrick · « **Reply #4 on:** August 22, 2008, 03:17:41 am »

Sounds strange. I've been through some outers over the years, never had an inner go.

gigaz2 · « **Reply #5 on:** August 22, 2008, 03:17:46 am »

check that your transmission wasn't swapped for a bigger one in the past, I've had that problem on my other car.
it works ok, but as soon as you drop the car they start braking.

lowering compresses the transmission, if it's already working on the limit...

the caveman · « **Reply #6 on:** August 22, 2008, 10:21:39 am »

I had a similar problem with my 89 fox . Kept breaking l/s outer joint. The front shocks were aftermarket [monroe or some other garbage] and so they let the front suspension drop too low, putting too much tension on the joint. Only l/s had a problem even though both sides were the same.
The other thing i would check is to see how straight the shaft is.

Author Topic: Anyone else keep destroying cv joints? (Read 4211 times)

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