[tommyboy]

Hello Terry lee,
My car happens to be 1593. I was told this information from an inside source at one of the SPF dealers. I do not know the range of vehicles affected but I was told there were approximately 100 of these rebuilt pieces in circulation. I do not know if this means left and right side axles or both inner and outer joints. I would venture a guess that the axles would have been purchased as complete assemblies. What I do know is my right rear axle's inboard CV joint was identical to my left side that broke. The warrantied replacement part I received is physically different and has the Ford logo stamped on the exterior. The inboard CV joint is a Tripod style CV joint. Tripod style CV joints do not use balls but use needle bearing rollers mounted on a three legged spider. The rollers are mounted 120 degrees to one another and slide back and forth in tracks in the outer housing. Supposedly the outer housings, rollers and needle bearings are the items replaced and or reconditioned on these rebuilt axle assemblies. Unfortunately this is exactly whre my CV joint came apart. The rollers(3) all split in half and just ground up the needle bearings and the outer race of the housing. I just got all the new parts in on the left rear axle and took the car for a test drive but now I hear some noise coming from the right side ?????