core= rebuit part. new parts dont require a core. that is the thing about this thread- it is a NEW part, so mabeee it will last?? we'll see, as a few peeeeps are using them. most other cheeepies are reman- which could be using good parts or poor....

McParts, yes- but that doesnt mean they all use the same supplier, part no, etc. FWIW, a few even use worldpac- the same supplier as fastlane...

and they are three different companies... which means you cant walk into autozone or CSK and order these NEW parts w/ the part no from advance, as was possibly mis-stated earlier.

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1984 123.193 372,xxx miles, room for Seven.

1999 Dodge Durango Cummins 4BTAA 47RE 5k lb 4x4 getting 25+mpgs, room for Seven.

Very true, they are separate companies (sorta like McDonalds and Burger King). Personally, I wouldn't buy anything other than fluids in any of them. Somehow I doubt they are undercutting worldpac by that much on the same hardware.

Regarding the axles, I would (and do) limit my choices to new OEM and good rebuilt. Given the amount of labor required for replacement, I would not mess around with after-market for any price.

This particular one is not listed on their website, and it wasn't even in thier computers when I bought them. The counter had to get biblical (read: from a book). Mine are holding up great, and I've had them in since April/May.

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1989 300E 144K

I put two of them in my 84 in May. Paid right at $100.00 with tax and exchange. They charged me for a core, there was no doubt about that. So this afternoon I got under that car since it has not been driven since I installed the axles. But looking at them closely, they do look like new. The exposed part of the shaft is very smooth and clean, every thing else is new rubber and clamps. So, I don't know why they would be making new and insisting on a core. Anyway, they are guaranteed for life and it certainly is a minor job to install them. Do you think they have a supplier in China that is making them new? I do think $88.00 is really cheap for that much iron, and then to give a "lifetime" warranty. that is really har to believe.

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Christianity, if false, is of no importance, and if true, of infinite importance. The only thing it cannot be is moderately important. C.S. Lewis



1983 Mercedes W123 240D 4 Speed 285,000 on the road with a 617 turbo, beautiful butter yellow, license plate # 83 240D INDIANA

2003 Jaguar Type X, AWD. beautiful, good mileage,
Mom's car, but I won't let her drive it!

Homokinetic or Annular.. or do they have both?

The aftermarket cv joints that I have installed on other brands of german cars usually have a name on them somewhere. I have always taken it for granted they are not as good as the originals by any stretch. That does not mean they cannot have a reasonable service life if the brand is known and it has a reasonable trackrecord.

$90.00 for new parts? If that is correct, meaning they don't have a computer entry glitch, the parts must be from India or China. I have no opinion on the quality of parts from those countries, just stating a probability. I am too prejudice and could not go that route.

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1980 300TD-T (82 Turbo and Trans) 159,000 Miles "Jackie-O"
1983 300SD 272,000 Miles "Aristotle"
1987 Jeep Wagoneer Limited - keeps the MB's off the ice and out of the snow
1994 BMW 530it

No hablo MB. explain for us stupid newbies please.

I was not asked for a core on this one. Here's the pics: The brand is GSP, but the box says "made in china." Yeah, I'm washing the lead paint off my hands now.






For the price I'll probably get another so that when I replace the one that's going on my 300CD...and put in the new rear diff I can do the job once...for a while atleast...and have plenty of spares.

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'85 280GE...sold
'96 Impala SS ~ 6-speed 396
'14 Cadillac Vagon. . . . . . . . . . "Life without knowledge is death in disguise." - Hans-Peter Geerdes

I still have tons of parts to install in my car.. ok well.. just

brake pads
new air cleaner mount
engine shocks and related stuff
new rear parcel shelf
manual sunroof and components


yar

I'll see about getting some of those next month

Yeah, but you don't have to wire in speakers though!

So theDon, since you're the expert...are these HOMO axles or not?

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-James

'85 280GE...sold
'96 Impala SS ~ 6-speed 396
'14 Cadillac Vagon. . . . . . . . . . "Life without knowledge is death in disguise." - Hans-Peter Geerdes

well.. since world pac's pics are fubar in referencing the types.. I want to guess these are annular since the ends are not similar in apperence


my car has both on the rear axel... those 85's I tell ya

The axle might have been fine. You have to be careful with the spacers on the diff. end......

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'05 Acura TL 6MT
2001 ML430 My Spare

Gone:
'95 E300 188K "Batmobile" Texas Unfriendly Black
'85 300TD 235K "The Wagon" Texas Friendly White
'80 240D 154K "China" Scar engine installed
'81 300TD 240K "Smash"
'80 240D 230K "The Squash"
'81 240D 293K"Scar" Rear ended harder than Elton John

any word on how these are holding up? they are now 69.99 online with free ground shipping!

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1982 300CD Turbo (Otis, "ups & downs") parts for sale
2003 TJ with Hemi (to go anywhere, quickly) sold
2001 Excursion Powerstroke (to go dependably)
1970 Mustang 428SCJ (to go fast)
1962 Corvette LS1 (to go in style)
2001 Schwinn Grape Krate 10spd (if all else fails)

nevermind...... they sent me an email saying these are not available anymore.

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1982 300CD Turbo (Otis, "ups & downs") parts for sale
2003 TJ with Hemi (to go anywhere, quickly) sold
2001 Excursion Powerstroke (to go dependably)
1970 Mustang 428SCJ (to go fast)
1962 Corvette LS1 (to go in style)
2001 Schwinn Grape Krate 10spd (if all else fails)

It was a little discouraging to note that one person had some issues with the axel end clearances. Kind of minor but still there. He might have worked it out with different thickness spacers as the prior individual posting that problem did. .

I have been watching carefully as all Chinese merchandise is not junk or marginal by any stretch of the imagination. In fact on some electronic items I deal with they are the best quality available in the world at present. You buy them with american labels but they are Chinese. I source them in a more direct fashion from China. They are one in the same. Remember China is going to probably pass or equal Japan in quality in the future in my opinion. May even be quicker than most people think.

Things I have found out about the product are it is induction hardened and the company has a fairly high performance rating standard in place. They are also growing rapidly so to risk that much capital to produce an inferior product is not reasonable. They are just passing the teething period as well in my opinion.

I could not yet find any evidence of them building oem joints for car manufactures yet. If they do as well or when they do it should indicate they are up to current world industry standards.

I am not a China booster by any stretch of the imagination. At some point if not currently my standard of living stands a good chance of declining because of their relatively quick emergence upon world markets. At this time because of quality issues with a majority of their production they do not dominate. The future is coming though. I have this feeling they will do what they have to. The time frame is just unknown at this point. Right now with my current limited knowledge I might buy a Chinese axel if I needed one.