The main problem with the later axles is you are limited to the small diameter 32 spline where the shaft enters the CV joint, a very common failure point. Up until now if you have a later 300Tdi or Td5 front axle you were able to change to the earlier 2522 type (and thus the larger 23 spline shaft) by one of 2 ways, either fit the early stubs and hubs or by using thin phosphor bronze bushes and offset drive flanges, neither option is ideal. This design of CV means you no longer have to do this, they have been made geometrically identical to the 32 spline CV currently fitted but made to accept the larger 23 spline front shafts. This means you can remove the existing CV and half-shaft assembly and fit a heavy-duty CV joint and half-shaft as a direct replacement.
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