Broke my CV Joint
06-17-2014, 07:58 PM
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Broke my CV Joint I have an 05 CTS-V and I scattered my drivers side inside CV joint yesterday. Luckily it wasn't my differential. Anyways, I am going to upgrade to the GForce Anti-Wheel hop axles but I am now short an inside drivers side CV joint. Does anybody have an OEM axle laying around that they would be willing to sell? Thanks!
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i am hoping to get to the point of an 8.8 before this happens. 
06-18-2014, 02:16 PM
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I dumped the clutch at like 3500rpm and it wheel hopped about 3 times then I heard a bang. I have the passenger Gforce axle but I still get a lot of wheel hop. I'm going to get the drivers side one as well when I find a CV joint. I could get a complete axle with the CV joints from GM for about $460 or I could get a Duralast Reman one from Autozone for like $200. I'm not sure I trust the Duralast one though. I'd rather have OEM.
06-18-2014, 07:58 PM
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People are all skittish about the differential in these cars...
I've been reading in here for over 4 years and I've seen about 4x as many people snap axle stubs or shatter cv's as I have people actually break differentials.
Don't get me wrong, my car had the diff replaced at about 1,500 miles the first time according to service records. By the time I got the car, it was on its third diff (3rd gen). I got them to replace that one under warranty with a 4th gen, just because it was noisy.
I think the later diffs are pretty stout though. The real problem is cradle deflection. That cradle rocks back under power and puts a tremendous amount of stress on the top of the pinion area, that's where they almost always break.
With the later diffs, and especially with cradle bushings, axles are the weak link. Sure an 8.8 or a 9" would be nice, but I've got SW cradle bushings and race axles with upgraded cv's, and I've got a lot of faith in it.
I've been reading in here for over 4 years and I've seen about 4x as many people snap axle stubs or shatter cv's as I have people actually break differentials.
Don't get me wrong, my car had the diff replaced at about 1,500 miles the first time according to service records. By the time I got the car, it was on its third diff (3rd gen). I got them to replace that one under warranty with a 4th gen, just because it was noisy.
I think the later diffs are pretty stout though. The real problem is cradle deflection. That cradle rocks back under power and puts a tremendous amount of stress on the top of the pinion area, that's where they almost always break.
With the later diffs, and especially with cradle bushings, axles are the weak link. Sure an 8.8 or a 9" would be nice, but I've got SW cradle bushings and race axles with upgraded cv's, and I've got a lot of faith in it.
