CVs

[whiplash]

You can get them off of Amazon. They're made by EMPI and not a bad price. Part # are 80-1039 for the complete assembly or "long side" with the inner joint. 80-3619 for the 'short' assembly minus the inner joint which is what most people go with unless the existing green inner cup on the vehicle is too messed up to reuse. I just used two of the 80-3619s and they work great.

[givegodachance]

You can get them off of Amazon. They're made by EMPI and not a bad price. Part # are 80-1039 for the complete assembly or "long side" with the inner joint. 80-3619 for the 'short' assembly minus the inner joint which is what most people go with unless the existing green inner cup on the vehicle is too messed up to reuse. I just used two of the 80-3619s and they work great.

Are both part side the same? I will just get the complete shaft because i believe one side is completely shot and they are only 7 dollar difference

[MSHardeman]

I think that both sides are the same, but I'll let someone who has actually ordered them chime in.

I just wanted to caution you about the "green cup". Make sure that it is still intact and hasn't been scarred up due to lack of grease and road crud getting into the joint. The "green cup" is actually the outer race of the inner CV joint (confused yet?). It is the end of the axle that is in the front axle housing and it is painted green. If both of your inner CV boots are still intact then it is more than likely okay, but if the boots are split (and have been for a while) then the grease was probably flung out of the joint and road grime probably made it's way in there. If the green cup is all boogered up, then new half shafts won't do you any good. Sorry to be a Negative Nancy, because I do hope that everything is okay in there.

[givegodachance]

Thank you for the advice. One side the boot is pretty much gone. So I will be buying the long shaft.

[VXorado]

You can get them off of Amazon. They're made by EMPI and not a bad price. Part # are 80-1039 for the complete assembly or "long side" with the inner joint. 80-3619 for the 'short' assembly minus the inner joint which is what most people go with unless the existing green inner cup on the vehicle is too messed up to reuse. I just used two of the 80-3619s and they work great.

Thank you for the advice. One side the boot is pretty much gone. So I will be buying the long shaft.

You don't want 80-1039, it will fit the passenger side but the inner cup is changed to a tripod CV vs. the OEM rzeppa style.


I had the "clever" idea to change out both inner CVs with EMPI tripod CV, thinking it would be stronger and available aftermarket. I found that they bind whenever the front suspension drops, causing noise & clunking. I ended up finding replacement inner cvs at the junkyard and switching back to OEM.

If the inner CV cup is worn & ruined, the only options are using a new/used OEM inner shaft or getting one rebuilt.


If you need to source either inner CV from a junkyard, they're called a "jack shaft" and as Mark said, the drivers side is longer. Any later year Trooper without SOTF with work. SOTF is a 4x4 engage system and eliminates the long drivers side jack shaft. You can easily see the SOTF on the axle.

Good luck.

[pbkid]

If you need to source either inner CV from a junkyard, they're called a "jack shaft"

Good luck.

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