tarquin1867
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This has just made me feel a lot better as if there is any "boring out" on refurb it will have a lot less hardness as I can see on the new one there is a flame hardened surface on the CV joint inner surface . This means that the any removal of metal will reduce the eventual hardness of this area.They bore out original and shrink fit a new insert that will increase lifespan over original material...Thinkl that what happend to ours.
Another "funny" thing is that the new drive shaft came in a Fiat box but on closer inspection there is an ID which is GKN!!! and a load of numbers. Now call me jaundiced if you like but surely the increased cost of the Fiat V Vauxhall wouldnt have anything to do with it being made in Birmingham and shipped to Turin and back would it? I rang the dealer and got a bit of the deaf ear treatment, which leads me to believe i may be correct in my suspitions. :bang: