CV-joint replacements & upgrades?
Posted: Sat Mar 11, 2006 6:37 pm
Below a message I posted to the Volvo Mailinglist recently:
(maybe this forum has some more overlap/connections with the hard-core portal-re-deploying community in the USA, the most likely source of any aftermarket, existing or pending)
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Dear Group,
In the past, some have mentioned replacements for the CV-joints in
the front axle (steering knuckle), and even a possible upgrade made
by Longfield (better steering angle and probably stronger, but not
necessarily better wearing)....any news on this front?
(other than a complete/expensive replacement kit of both (stub)axles
and joints?)
(today I learned that the Volvo CV-joints are also a military-blocked
stock-item)
(don't need one myself, but the scary thing is that some people might
start cannibalizing good/complete portals for this purpose....;((
Here some older messages related to this topic (but not the
oldest/first list-mails that mentioned Longfield):
http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/vol ... _steering-
angle.txt
http://makeashorterlink.com/?H2B6236CC
Any efficient alternatives/replacement/upgrades on the market today?
Willem (wouldn't mind a smaller turning circle than the current 17m
either....) Jan
(maybe this forum has some more overlap/connections with the hard-core portal-re-deploying community in the USA, the most likely source of any aftermarket, existing or pending)
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Dear Group,
In the past, some have mentioned replacements for the CV-joints in
the front axle (steering knuckle), and even a possible upgrade made
by Longfield (better steering angle and probably stronger, but not
necessarily better wearing)....any news on this front?
(other than a complete/expensive replacement kit of both (stub)axles
and joints?)
(today I learned that the Volvo CV-joints are also a military-blocked
stock-item)
(don't need one myself, but the scary thing is that some people might
start cannibalizing good/complete portals for this purpose....;((
Here some older messages related to this topic (but not the
oldest/first list-mails that mentioned Longfield):
http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/vol ... _steering-
angle.txt
http://makeashorterlink.com/?H2B6236CC
Any efficient alternatives/replacement/upgrades on the market today?
Willem (wouldn't mind a smaller turning circle than the current 17m
either....) Jan