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    Fitting driveshafts - couple of questions

    My car failed the inspection, driveshaft boots pretty much destroyed drivers side.
    I got new ones today. Pulled the shaft, ready to fix.
    I remember reading somewhere that the shaft can lock if you don’t reinstall it correctly.
    I did marks to orientate it but they have rubbed off.
    If the shims/ double washers were originally between bolts 1-2,3-4,5-6, would it matter if I now have them between 2-3, 4-5,6-1 ?
    Hope that makes sense

    Thanks
    Andy
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    These are CV joints that should rotate freely at an angle, I've not heard of the axles "locking" nor have I ever marked mine to reinstall as they came off. As long as they're bolted down tight, it shouldn't matter what sequence the holes have or had the washer.
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    The only "locking" concern would be if you strip the joint down to clean and regrease the bearings, races, etc.

    There are two ways that a disassembled CV joint will go back together
    -The super easy way
    -The "this feels like a Cracker Barrel gift shop logic puzzle" way

    If you reassembled the parts the easy way, the joint will not operate correctly
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    Cool

    Thanks guys for the fast response.
    I'm happy now!
    I really didn't want to refit it, only to find I need to do it all again.

    Happy days

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    If you end up rebuilding the axles in addition to replacing the boots, there is a step by step in this thread, beginning with post 23 and 27.

    http://dmctalk.org/showthread.php?14...w-repair/page3

    As mentioned, the locking up problem is when you don't get the inner and outer races of the joint oriented properly.

    Good luck!
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