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justbob · Oct 28th, 2005, 12:04 AM

Just curious--did a search and didn't find anything.

Anyone have to replace their CV joints yet, and how long do you think the originals will last?

I've only had to replace them on one other car, but that was a Honda Civic with 100K+miles on it.

Beecher · Oct 29th, 2005, 01:30 PM

some what related, but i seen somewhere selling new drive shafts with up rated cv joints, 300 or rights side, 800 for left, for the whole safts. Does not look like a pretty swap tho, according to my service manual, almost the entire front end has to come off.

-Beecher

justbob · Oct 30th, 2005, 04:09 PM

Yea, that's what I'm worrying about when the warranty goes--when I finally have to swing a wrench on my MCS. Some simple things look pretty accessible, others look like real back breakers, and the number of "BMW Special Tools" the manual calls for is outrageous.

CV joints are never fun, but these look a bit gnarley.

KATENKEITH · Nov 2nd, 2005, 08:43 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by justbob

Yea, that's what I'm worrying about when the warranty goes--when I finally have to swing a wrench on my MCS. Some simple things look pretty accessible, others look like real back breakers, and the number of "BMW Special Tools" the manual calls for is outrageous.

CV joints are never fun, but these look a bit gnarley.

Drive shafts are not that difficult to replace. See it done on my race car in well under an hour without the special tools!Mind you these guys can change a clutch in less than two hours without taking the engine out but in principle the driveshaft change is OK

Keith

Oct 28th, 2005, 12:04 AM	#1
justbob MINI2 Senior Join Date: Sep 2004 Local Time: 07:34 AM Posts: 694 Offline	CV Joints Just curious--did a search and didn't find anything. Anyone have to replace their CV joints yet, and how long do you think the originals will last? I've only had to replace them on one other car, but that was a Honda Civic with 100K+miles on it.

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Oct 29th, 2005, 01:30 PM	#2 (permalink)
Beecher MINI2 Regular Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Beamsville On Canada Local Time: 07:34 AM Posts: 60 Offline	some what related, but i seen somewhere selling new drive shafts with up rated cv joints, 300 or rights side, 800 for left, for the whole safts. Does not look like a pretty swap tho, according to my service manual, almost the entire front end has to come off. -Beecher

Oct 30th, 2005, 04:09 PM	#3 (permalink)
justbob MINI2 Senior Join Date: Sep 2004 Local Time: 07:34 AM Posts: 694 Offline	Yea, that's what I'm worrying about when the warranty goes--when I finally have to swing a wrench on my MCS. Some simple things look pretty accessible, others look like real back breakers, and the number of "BMW Special Tools" the manual calls for is outrageous. CV joints are never fun, but these look a bit gnarley.

Nov 2nd, 2005, 08:43 AM	#4 (permalink)
KATENKEITH MINI Challenge addict Join Date: May 2004 Location: West Sussex-UK Local Time: 01:34 PM Posts: 458 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by justbob Yea, that's what I'm worrying about when the warranty goes--when I finally have to swing a wrench on my MCS. Some simple things look pretty accessible, others look like real back breakers, and the number of "BMW Special Tools" the manual calls for is outrageous. CV joints are never fun, but these look a bit gnarley. Drive shafts are not that difficult to replace. See it done on my race car in well under an hour without the special tools!Mind you these guys can change a clutch in less than two hours without taking the engine out but in principle the driveshaft change is OK Keith

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