What brand of CV joint to go for?

[bozonoz]

Hi all,

Keep going through driveshafts due to snapped CV so gonna have a go at rebuilding the broken ones to keep as spares... question is what make to go for out of the below:

SKF
Metelli
LPR
Febest
Kamoka
Blueprint
Meyle

I've only heard of Blueprint and SKF... but wondering if anyone has first hand experience/ what is popular in the trade?
Thanks!

[Krikkit]

I'd go SKF from that list, is it a modified car? Might be worth buying uprated CVs.

[stevemcs]

SKF, Bluepint or Meyler from that list and in that order.

[rxe]

How are you snapping them?

My experience of fitting these is that the difference between the cheapest and most expensive brands is their resistance to wear and making funny noises - not snapping them.

It maybe that you are doing something crazy with them, and it will make no difference whether they are expensive or cheap.

[GreenV8S]

Are you breaking the CV or the shaft? If it's the shaft, exactly where is it failing? I had problems with fatigue failures at a circlip retaining groove which was more or less fixed by going to a design with a forged ridge instead.

[Novexx]

What car, what conditions are they failing under & where are the failing?

Had a tweaked FWD car many moons ago that had a ridiculous appetite for CV joints, went through about a dozen, OEM & aftermarket & all failed in pretty short order. Eventually bit the bullet & bought a set full set of OE shafts & joints - problem solved & never returned.

Outwardly it suggested a problem with the original shafts or one of the joints that hadn't been replaced, but all appeared to be in order & within spec....