Ford Axle's A Rip Off

[jacob_xr6turbo]

so, is there anywhere doing good prices on CV's these days? Ones that won't snap after 30kms?

[FPVF6355]

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/FPV-BA-BF-S1-XR6-TURBO-AND-XR8-CV-JOINTS-DRIVE-SHAFTS-/290474596333?pt=AU_Car_Parts_Accessories&hash=item43a1a297ed

I put these in a week ago, and have caned the bjesus out of them, still solid and no sign of letting go.

They don't look like the broken ones in the photo's the inner CV shell is alot longer than the originals.

I went in to pick them up, and low and behold there's a pallet of the things as well as pallets of ford fuel pumps etc etc.

So I know these shafts are ending up in some fords repaired by some ford dealers.

The only thing I was concerned about is the inner CV seemed pretty loose (about 1mm backlash when I put the shaft in a vise, but I guess that's the correct tolerance, as they work perfect.

The outer CV's felt very tight with no backlash.

[blackflash]

ford axles are cheap and nasty, they should have other options available..