Can inner CV be re-assembled without removing circlip?

mandrake slink · Nov 4, 2019

I bought brand new VW axle assemblies. When I went to install the driver's side, part number 1j0407271h, 4 of the ball bearings of the inner cv joint were out loose down in the boot grease. I looked at the info in the Bentley manual about reassembling the ball cage and inner cv, thinking this is normal like if it moves too much in shipping or something, but it seems I have to take the whole inner cv off the splined shaft to do so (remove the circlip). Am I missing something? Do cv assemblies fall apart once they're circliped onto the shaft if moved too much or too far?

eddieleephd · Nov 4, 2019

They have to be taken apart and cleaned to be assembled in my experience. And the inner and outer rings are reverse of each other.
If you remove the lower ball joint without pulling the axle nut it can pull it apart. After it's been run it'll be catastrophic eventually. Mine lasted another 20,000 out so last time.

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Mongler98 · Nov 4, 2019

Wait, so you got a NEW cv axle and it came to you in parts????
RETURN THAT POS
its clearly a reman and NOT a quality oem part that will last.
you can rebuild your own old ones as long as its not severely worn down.
as to answere your question, NO, you have to remove it to take to boot off. watch some videos on how to rebuild them, its all about the same process.

what i would do if i was you and i have many times. go to junk yard, pick and pull your own axles, buy new QUALITY hard rubber OEM boots and some silicone grease and get to work rebuilding a QUALITY part, not some aftermarket or VW ripoff reman that has obviously returned or the poorest quality control on the earth.

jokila · Nov 5, 2019

Mongler98 said:
Wait, so you got a NEW cv axle and it came to you in parts????
RETURN THAT POS
its clearly a reman and NOT a quality oem part that will last.
you can rebuild your own old ones as long as its not severely worn down.
as to answere your question, NO, you have to remove it to take to boot off. watch some videos on how to rebuild them, its all about the same process.

what i would do if i was you and i have many times. go to junk yard, pick and pull your own axles, buy new QUALITY hard rubber OEM boots and some silicone grease and get to work rebuilding a QUALITY part, not some aftermarket or VW ripoff reman that has obviously returned or the poorest quality control on the earth.

I didn't read he bought an axle. He bought some "assemblies" which would mean to me they are cv joint kits to refurb the axle.

Mongler98 · Nov 5, 2019

jokila said:
I didn't read he bought an axle. He bought some "assemblies" which would mean to me they are cv joint kits to refurb the axle.

but then he said
"4 of the ball bearings of the inner cv joint were out loose down in the boot grease"

leads me to assume it was a full assembly for each side (assemblies)

so whats going on OP?

mandrake slink · Nov 10, 2019

Yes, this was supposed to be an entire axle assembly from axle nut to inner cv joint 1j0407271h . The part sent was defective and I wasn't knowledgable enough to realize it immediately. It was supposed to be a bolt-up part just like the passenger side axle and instead I got pieces rattling around loose in the cv boot with the circlip still on. It is being returned. I got a different one from IDparts in the mean time. Its already up on the car. Thanks, all!

Can inner CV be re-assembled without removing circlip?

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