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Originally Posted by BHutch
If there has been some dissapointment with CVJ axles I'm assuming it would have to be with the condition of the cores, no? The CVJ rebuiltsbasically are rebooted OE axles, right?. The only other place I could think that quality could enter into the equation would be the boot and/or grease or oil. It would be nice if the people who are expressing dissapointment with CVJ could be specific, especially since the company was so highly recommended by folks on this forum not so awfully long ago. PM if necessary.
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I don't think CVJ is just rebooting the axles, I think they are actually cutting off the cans, grinding the spiders for the next larger size balls, and fitting in new balls. the problem with the rebuilds, are the original heat treated spiders, lose the hardness during the rebore and the rebuilt joint will not last as long because of it. also, the new cans have to be crimped on, and it's not as good a fit as the original new cans.
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Originally Posted by Mark DiSilvestro
The Dorman boots I tried are a multi-size design - made to be cut to fit. The portion suitable for the Mercedes axle was similar to OE except for maybe having an extra pleat. If I could've easily separated the joints, I would have used the Dorman boots, but they just wouldn't stretch enough using the tranny-funnel, and nobody around here had the special tools.
Compared to the Dorman boots, I've read posts here that the Astoria boots are thinner/softer/looser, but some have had problems with them getting pinched/cut in the joints during axle installation.
Others have had the boots split when they tried to stretch them. Fortunately, I was able to return my Dorman boots before I wound up ruining them.
My local MB parts-place has the CVJ axles in stock, so I'll probably be going with those.
Happy Motoring, Mark
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I have had SEVERAL of the astoria boots split during the stretch with the boot gun. turns out the fingers on the tool are stamped steel, and the rough edges were just sharp enough to cut into the small end and once the abraison started, the boot just tore right in half. I pulled apart my gun, took each finger and polished them smooth.
the gun works 1000x better, and I haven't torn a boot since!
those of you using a flex or dorman boot gun, inspect the metal fingers!