lower brace painted & fitted
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now to replace the outer CV joints. looks almost identicle to the original
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only slight difference in the ABS ring and where the splines are machined, none of which matters
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right side replaced with a snug joint & installed
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the left side had a huge amount of play, opened up and oh gosh it's abit dry in there
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the poor CV was really battered by the first violent LSD chatter yrs ago and now ran out of grease, heated up and quickly worn out loose so no wonder it made a racket.
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new tight joint fitted and whole thing feels much tighter
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tday it's pishin down but she still needs running-in and testing.
went for a drive and yay the whirring/rattly sound has gone 
but afew more things I noticed from the tighter CV. the powertrain feels sharp, almost no more gear backlash, no longer "clunks" when on/off throttle.
the LSD no longer makes that audiable "chatter" noise when leaving T-junctions or U-turns. it just engages really! smoothly with the very slightest vibration at most.
I guess that worn out outer CV was causing most of the chatter at full lock.
it's soooo silky smooth & everything feels tight & quiet now
was gonna realign wheels but not in the heavy rain.
she's ready for the show & track tomorrow
