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Larry is currently offline  Larry   United States
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Trying to help out a friend. Took his knuckles/hubs off for inspection and found a bad CV joint. What do you all recommend for a replacement outer CV joint? I've looked at this one from O'reilly's

http://www.oreillyauto.com/site/c/detail/MSV0/GM8111.oap?year=1967&make=Oldsmobile&model=Toronado&vi=1346217&pt=01424&ppt=C0362
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Larry Smile
78 Royale w/500 Caddy
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Re: Outer CV joint [message #97875 is a reply to message #97831] Mon, 30 August 2010 21:09 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Larry wrote on Mon, 30 August 2010 18:05

Trying to help out a friend. Took his knuckles/hubs off for inspection and found a bad CV joint. What do you all recommend for a replacement outer CV joint? I've looked at this one from O'reilly's

http://www.oreillyauto.com/site/c/detail/MSV0/GM8111.oap?year=1967&make=Oldsmobile&model=Toronado&vi=1346217&pt=01424&ppt=C0362
Thanks












Sir: From my experience I do not believe that axle will work for our GMCs. It is listed as new. The axle will fit a Toro but the inner axle spline count is different. The inner joint is round..
If you will change your search to 76 Toro it will show a new and a reconditioned. If you will notice the recon inner joint is a TRIPOD shape. These joints will swap to the GMC axle. Make sure and check the axle when you get it. Sometimes they do not have cores and will replace with new.
http://www.oreillyauto.com/site/c/search.oap?keyword=cv+half+shaft+%21s%21+axle+shaft&year=1976&make=Oldsmobile&model=Toronado&vi=1225 752

C. Boyd
76 Crestmont
East Tennessee

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Re: Outer CV joint [message #97881 is a reply to message #97875] Mon, 30 August 2010 21:37 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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C Boyd wrote on Mon, 30 August 2010 22:09

Larry wrote on Mon, 30 August 2010 18:05

Trying to help out a friend. Took his knuckles/hubs off for inspection and found a bad CV joint. What do you all recommend for a replacement outer CV joint? I've looked at this one from O'reilly's

http://www.oreillyauto.com/site/c/detail/MSV0/GM8111.oap?year=1967&make=Oldsmobile&model=Toronado&vi=1346217&pt=01424&ppt=C0362
Thanks











Sir: From my experience I do not believe that axle will work for our GMCs. It is listed as new. The axle will fit a Toro but the inner axle spline count is different. The inner joint is round..
If you will change your search to 76 Toro it will show a new and a reconditioned. If you will notice the recon inner joint is a TRIPOD shape. These joints will swap to the GMC axle. Make sure and check the axle when you get it. Sometimes they do not have cores and will replace with new.
http://www.oreillyauto.com/site/c/search.oap?keyword=cv+half+shaft+%21s%21+axle+shaft&year=1976&make=Oldsmobile&model=Toronado&vi=1225 752





These are the ones I just put on, they came from Advance and are recons from Fenco; Canada. I like the outer boots better and I don`t use an inner band. It gives the boot room to flex and not fold up, I went thru 8 axles to get these two. 4 axles I found would fit and work, but the outer nut threads were cut down to 1 1/4" instead of the 1 1/2". I ran one of these for 2 years with no problem except the boot wadding up and cracking in the folds.

Good Luck
http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/showphoto.php?photo=35381&title=2-year-old-boot26amp-3b-cv&cat=5571

C. Boyd
76 Crestmont
East Tennessee

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Re: Outer CV joint [message #97883 is a reply to message #97881] Mon, 30 August 2010 21:45 Go to previous message
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C Boyd wrote on Mon, 30 August 2010 22:37

C Boyd wrote on Mon, 30 August 2010 22:09

Larry wrote on Mon, 30 August 2010 18:05

Trying to help out a friend. Took his knuckles/hubs off for inspection and found a bad CV joint. What do you all recommend for a replacement outer CV joint? I've looked at this one from O'reilly's

http://www.oreillyauto.com/site/c/detail/MSV0/GM8111.oap?year=1967&make=Oldsmobile&model=Toronado&vi=1346217&pt=01424&ppt=C0362
Thanks











Sir: From my experience I do not believe that axle will work for our GMCs. It is listed as new. The axle will fit a Toro but the inner axle spline count is different. The inner joint is round..
If you will change your search to 76 Toro it will show a new and a reconditioned. If you will notice the recon inner joint is a TRIPOD shape. These joints will swap to the GMC axle. Make sure and check the axle when you get it. Sometimes they do not have cores and will replace with new.
http://www.oreillyauto.com/site/c/search.oap?keyword=cv+half+shaft+%21s%21+axle+shaft&year=1976&make=Oldsmobile&model=Toronado&vi=1225 752





These are the ones I just put on, they came from Advance and are recons from Fenco; Canada. I like the outer boots better and I don`t use an inner band. It gives the boot room to flex and not fold up, I went thru 8 axles to get these two. 4 axles I found would fit and work, but the outer nut threads were cut down to 1 1/4" instead of the 1 1/2". I ran one of these for 2 years with no problem except the boot wadding up and cracking in the folds.

Good Luck
http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/showphoto.php?photo=35381&title=2-year-old-boot26amp-3b-cv&cat=5571


oooops forgot the link to the joints I just put on from Advance..
http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/showphoto.php?photo=35443&title=rebuilt-inner-and-outer&cat=5571

C. Boyd
76 Crestmont
East Tennessee

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