Hi all.
I have been following this thread with a bit of interest.
Clonks or clunks... (take your pick) are pretty normal with
CVs that have seen a fairly high mileage... but when new,
they are generally tight as a drum... in fact some are far
too tight to run in the elan drive line, we dismantle every CV
that passes through our workshop during manufacture of the
drive shafts, and if required, we carry out a small amount
of corrective work to optimise them for best performance
& operation.
Just be aware that not all CVs are created equal, there
are some very cheap and nasty units for sale out there
that are less than half the cost of genuine GKN Lobro CVs.
(You get what you pay for)
These dirt cheap CVs do in fact clunk from new, they
also rattle and have rotational movement forward
and back when held in the hand... These Cvs made
in the Who Flung Dung Factory do not compare to
the GKN product.
A good set of used GKNs are a better choice (As long
as they are not pitted or spalled) than the dirt cheap
new items.
The most noticeable time you will hear the clonks or
clunks is the moment when you back off on the loud
pedal, and again when you accelerate.
The noise you hear should only be very slight, very loose
or worn CVs will emit a very loud noise and will even make
a grinding kind of noise. If the CVs making the loud noise
are new, then you may have some faulty items... it might
be time to ask for replacements.
Hope this helps.
Col
www.elantrikbits.comAustralia.
We only use GKN Lobro CVs