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Hi!
Well, it's certainly not ideal. The oil thing was more for troubleshooting/testing in my case, and because I rarely drive the car and only use it locally.
If someone wants to drive their car on vacation, I definitely wouldn't do something like that. A new joint would be installed in that case.

Steffen G wrote:

Hi! Well, it's certainly not ideal. The oil thing was more for troubleshooting/testing in my case, and because I rarely use the car and only drive it locally. If someone wants to drive their car on vacation, I certainly wouldn't do something like that. A new joint would then be installed.

You are absolutely right. However, if there is a real defect, the joint is likely to become noticeable again relatively quickly. Based on experience, constant velocity joints are quite robust. I remember a 1978 Passat in the extended family that was driven around the city for almost 2 years and 15,000 km with torn boots on the transmission side and severely rattling joints due to lack of lubrication, until the first joint failed, and the car was then scrapped.

Best regards from Berlin.
olli

Hi!
Yes, that's right. I've also experienced and seen a lot in my 27 years. There are also people who drive with broken constant velocity joints without experiencing any pain, no matter how much it clunks or bangs.
I haven't seen anything that has completely fallen apart to the point where the car is no longer drivable.

Interestingly, starting in 1986, the Trabant also had similar constant velocity joints, as the front axle was redesigned. The wheel bearings were then identical to those of the Golf 1, and the constant velocity joints were similar, probably from the Polo.
The product was manufactured in East Germany, and was also partially exported to the West.
However, for the East German vehicles, the universal joints had very peculiar sleeves that were very tightly fitted and had large, round folds.
The cuffs and joints never broke, not even after 20 years, and the rubber on the cuffs hasn't become brittle. Similarly, the wheel bearings, without any accidents or shoddy workmanship, also lasted forever.

I've noticed this because I spent years repairing only those types of cars at the post office, and I still have Trabants at home that I've been working on for years.