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• CV Work in Corvallis?
  Historical mailing list - Kris Seago
  Sun, 22 Dec 2013 23:43:35 -0600
  Hi all, A friend need some CV work done on a vanagon in Corvallis. Can you recommend a shop? Thanks in advance, Kris S...
• snapped off cv/axle bolts in rear axle hub shaft
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 28 May 1999 02:24:58 EDT
  how do you get out bolts that have snapped off flush in the rear axle (outer CV bolts) ? any ideas? thanks chris
• Re: rotating cvs and axles from left to right
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Tue, 14 May 2002 21:57:47 -0700
  ...I can see that the bearings will rotate in the opposite direction but will they travel on a different "track" in the CV itself...
• Re: CV Maintenance - Re-use old or new Rockford USA boots?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 19 Apr 2017 11:42:13 +0000
  ...I'm going to re-use my existing CV > boots assuming they all pass inspection... and get a spare Rockford > boot to take on...
• Re: CV joint replacement questions
  Historical mailing list - Mike Ray
  Thu, 13 May 1999 16:07:25 -0400
  ...I thought I'd save some $$ and buy the CVs and drop them onto both ends of the axle. hahahahaha I couldn't get...
• do bad CV joints click in a turn??
  Historical mailing list - Robert Harris
  Thu, 19 May 2005 19:27:51 -0400
  ...can you really tell if CVs are going bad on a Vanagon/Bus by listening for clicking in a tight turn? Thought this only...
• Resending message about CV boots
  Historical mailing list - David Boan
  Thu, 18 Mar 2021 18:18:39 +0000
  Dear Van Types I recently found that the boots on my new CVs look "wet" (This is on an '85 with manual transaxle). I...
• CV Bolts
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Fri, 28 Apr 2006 08:03:59 -0700
  ...CV Bolts So, when I was removing my CV joints from my front diff and transmission, almost all of my bolts were of the...
• Re: CV joints
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 17 Feb 2008 13:48:07 -0800
  Years ago, I had a CV come apart on my 69 Beetle. Didn't torque the CV bolts right. ("knocks on wood") That ain...
• Re: CV Joints
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Sun, 24 Apr 2011 22:09:25 +0000
  Hi Scott, Yeah, forgot to mention, on the right outer CV 3 of the screws were backed out almost all the way, on the...
• Re: Same Syncro CV Boots F/R?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 4 Jan 1996 20:17:10 -0500
  ...the outside CV joints on my >Syncro the same part for front and rear? (I seem to >remember that the CV joints themselves are...
• Re: bad cv knocks going straight?
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Fri, 13 Aug 2004 09:20:31 -0400
  Spencer get under there with a wrench and make sure all the cv bolts are tight. they have a history of coming loose, generally...
• Re: (rear) cv joint
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
  Fri, 3 Mar 2006 23:02:22 -0500
  ...The second expands on the first. >> Pictures and explanation of how to know you reassembled them correctly. >> >> http://volksweb.relitech.com/cvjoints.htm Tom...
• another CV option
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 21 Sep 2011 07:59:46 -0700
  I thought some might be interested in this thread on the IG16 forum (translated link) discussing using an Audi 80 cv joint on a...
• Re: Click, Click, Click
  Historical mailing list - Mark & Kate Sheflo
  Mon, 20 Mar 2000 22:53:40 -0800
  Got to be the CV joints......ours makes the exact same sound! CV's ready to go in but haven't had the time...
• ??? G-6.3 CV Joint Grease ???
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Mon, 21 Oct 2002 17:35:40 EDT
  The Bentley says to use G-6.3 Grease in the CV joints. Does anyone know what this is equivalent to in real world...
• CV Installation
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 31 Dec 2003 09:18:19 -0600
  Thanks to all who sent me info about the CV installation. Tom Carringtons web site addressed my question and the work is now in...
• Re: CV Joint Wear
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Sun, 12 Oct 2008 13:55:56 -0400
  Can they be installed in reverse and get better extended wear? I mean put the left axel on the right side, or inboard CV...
• Re: replacement cv/axle assembly
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 11 Feb 2008 21:53:28 -0500
  ...The CV's get re-machined and fitted with oversized balls as needed. A properly packed CV will NOT have any grease in the...
• Re: CV GREASE?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Rountree
  Wed, 23 Jun 1999 08:39:43 -0400
  Just to let people know how my experience with having used that grease needle to grease all my CV's turned out.... after about...
• Re: CV Joint failure - New or Rebuilt?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Walker
  Tue, 20 Jul 2004 14:25:11 -0400
  ...CV Joint failure - New or Rebuilt? > I recently tried remanufactured CVs in my '87 and it was a nightmare. I'll > spare the details...
• Re: Rear spring question
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Fri, 17 May 2013 12:31:36 -0700
  ...It will only move so far before the CV joints bind. Loosening the CV bolts at the tranny end lets the axle get more...
• Re: what to do about transmission fluid leak out of freeze plug in the left side cv flange
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 19 Dec 2006 00:10:19 -0500
  What freeze plug? Are you talking the rubber plug inside the CV joint flange? This is an oil seal. It stops the gear oil...
• Re: CV joints...condition?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 22 Nov 2008 16:34:36 -0800
  I bet that's what the 'runny' grease is from...The P.O. "injecting" some oil to quiet down the CV at the wheel...
• Re: CV joint preference?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Fri, 6 Sep 2013 15:13:35 -0700
  ...Getting decent CV joint boots seems to be an issue these days. Recent big thread on that. Good used original ones work fine for...
• bad cv knocks going straight?
  Historical mailing list - Spencer Allen
  Thu, 12 Aug 2004 22:08:59 EDT
  ...I suspect a bad CV. The knock slows and speeds according to the bus speed. It knocks when going straight I thought CVs knock...
• Re: Serious problems with CV reinstall -HELP!
  Historical mailing list - Tom Carrington
  Sat, 1 May 1999 22:09:48 -0400
  ...Serious problems with CV reinstall -HELP! Volks: I'm having real trouble reinstalling my cv's - I think I may have done it wrong...
• Re: rear cv boots
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Thu, 27 Mar 2003 13:07:36 -0800
  ...I couldn't even buy a CV joint locally. Bill -------------------------- After having done a few CV repacks and boot replacements, I've found that...
• Re: CV joint raceway opinion
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sat, 28 Feb 2015 21:19:56 +0000
  Is there any knowledge concerning this looseness increasing the risk of CV joint failure? I serviced a CV axle on my 92 Golf last...
• Re: Rear End Vibrations
  Historical mailing list - orin
  Thu, 12 Jul 2012 18:49:55 -0600
  ...Sounds like I shouldn't be worrying as much about the CV joints. Larry, I believe the wheels are balanced. When I had the...
• Re: CV Maintenance - Re-use old or new Rockford USA boots?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 18 Apr 2017 12:14:02 -0700
  ...CV Maintenance - Re-use old or new Rockford USA boots? > > Hi, > > I am going to clean and lube the CV joints on my 2wd...
• Re: CV Joints 80 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 1 Feb 1996 16:28:13 -0600 (CST)
  ...I >checked the outside CV boot on the right rear of my van. It was torn. I >jacked up the rear end and there...
• Re: CV Joint Experts?
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Thu, 11 Nov 2004 13:14:16 -0500
  ...In most cases, a normal CV joint failure is accompanied by a boot failure also (open). So in your case, yon don't seem...
• Re: Stripped CV Joint Bolt
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 26 May 2005 12:23:07 -0400
  ...Stripped CV Joint Bolt > One of the 12-point CV joint bolts on the transmission is > stripped. Can't > get a good hold on...
• clamps for cv boots, ridged washers for cv bolts
  Historical mailing list - Mike Riley
  Wed, 31 Aug 2011 08:54:31 -0400
  ...I am still running all 4 originals I never have had a original split without gross failure of the cv joint. I wonder if...
• Front outer cv joint protectors
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 16 Feb 2013 18:36:45 -0800
  ...http://shufti.wordpress.com/2013/02/16/vanagon-syncro-front-outer-cv-joint-protection-plate/ alistair
• Re: CV Joint Vibration
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Tue, 20 Mar 2007 09:47:25 -0400
  ...Also, if they > are clean, > moving smooth (CV movement), swap them: > http://www.benplace.com/cv_joint_swap.htm > > Something is wrong, good CV...
• Re: CV joint grease on tapered roller bearings?
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Sun, 17 May 2009 20:23:23 -0700
  ...You're better off using a product that is designed for wheel bearings, not CV joints. I have only used StaLube Brand Hi Temp...
• Re: CV Joint separation from axle shaft-REPORT
  Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
  Mon, 29 Nov 1999 07:14:57 -0800
  Listees, Using the suggested Haynes method, as "tuned" by Listee suggestions, I removed the CV joint with about five "moderate" taps of a rounded...
• gear oil cv lube
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Thu, 18 Nov 2004 22:04:42 -0500
  ...a little gl4 gear oil leaking into inner cv joint from transmission would have the benefit of keeping the lubrication from drying out - although...
• Re: CV joint bolts
  Historical mailing list - Don Gibbons
  Mon, 29 Jun 1998 08:54:58 -0400
  ...The single best thing that can be done for CV's is just to take them out and clean/lube them. Be sure to...
• Re: Removing rear axel and CV on Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Dr. Rainer Woitok
  Mon, 26 Apr 1999 12:47:16 +0200
  ...YOU MUST NOT TURN A VANAGON'S WHEEL UNDER LOAD WITH THE OUTER CV JOINT REMOVED! Seems the CV joints and the wheel bearings...
• Re: New CJVs: How stiff is TOO stiff?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 28 Oct 1994 18:34:31 -0700
  Tobin, Sounds like that CV is WAY TOO stiff. Clean it up, take it back, explain and ask them to show you one that...
• Re: CV joint bolt lock washers
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Tue, 13 Jun 2017 23:40:15 -0600
  Maybe got the Bolts from the wrong supplier ~ http://www.t3technique.com/suspension-and-drivetrain/drivetrain-parts/cv-joints,-boots,-etc/cv-bolt-and...
• CV joints
  Historical mailing list - Blake Thornton
  Mon, 20 Dec 2004 17:20:51 -0600
  Well, I think my CV joints have had it. I got some clunking, that sounded like it was from the rear of the vanagon...
• CV Joint packing
  Historical mailing list - Bill H.
  Thu, 6 Jan 2005 13:14:27 -0800
  This might be a silly question but I will be packing a CV joint for the first time and there has to be a...
• what to do about transmission fluid leak out of freezeplug in the left side cv flange
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Mon, 18 Dec 2006 00:46:03 -0500
  ...the freezeplug had fallen out of the cv flange, and when i removed the drivers-side cv-joint the freezeplug fell to the (not...
• Re: When was the last time you re-packed your CV joints?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 18 Oct 2021 15:28:38 -0400
  ...But, I’m still hoping for a better CV boot than the Rockford. The site worked pretty well. His shipping cost was very reasonable...
• Re: If you've replaced your CV joints--please read
  Historical mailing list - Shawn & Janis Wright
  Mon, 17 Feb 1997 20:07:22 -0800
  > This is true at least of all OEM Bus/Vanagon IRS CV's and all FWD VW > CV's I have seen. Showed this...
• Re: CV 12 pt tool
  Historical mailing list - Todd Hill
  Mon, 22 Mar 1999 14:09:32 EST
  Eric.Henning@BAILEY.COM writes: << If you have the 12 pt sockets screws on you cv joints instead of the hex >> Something minor to...
• Re: CV joint failure while on a trip, what next?
  Historical mailing list - phil cain
  Fri, 2 May 2003 16:05:47 -0700
  > > Dear All, > While parking a heared a snapping sound and I > believe my outer front CV joint is gone. > The drive shaft is movable...
• Re: Raising '83.5 for CV work
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 25 Sep 1997 02:47:11 UT
  Changing CV joints is an awful lot easier if you can move the wheels. Invest in some good ramps and chocks. You'll be...
• CV joints - anyone tried these?
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Fri, 8 Jun 2007 18:21:14 -0400
  ...vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com consider that you can get a NEW, not rebuilt, empi axle with the two cv joints on it for $90...
• another cv question
  Historical mailing list - Matt Greenwell
  Tue, 9 Mar 1999 20:10:03 -0500
  a dumb sounding question...does anyone know if the cv joint for the watercooled vanagon is the same part as in the air cooled...
• Re: Searched archives. Missing CV bolt question
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Mon, 28 Aug 2006 00:02:17 -0700
  Neil, The CV bolts have an occasional habit of falling out. Probably not foul play. Tighten them periodically and add Locktite or other similar...
• Serious problems with CV reinstall -HELP!
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Sat, 1 May 1999 18:28:13 -0500
  ...I'm having real trouble reinstalling my cv's - I think I may have done it wrong, here's the problem: I have my...
• Re: CV replacement questions
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 18 Jun 2011 21:59:05 -0500
  ...Much better to use the stock axles, and install good German CV's. Lobros used to be my first choice. It is my understanding...
• cv replacement
  Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
  Wed, 17 Sep 2003 14:19:35 -0400
  ...87 syncro, rear cv's are shot.</DIV> <DIV>i pulled the rear cv's from an 87 wolfsburg, cleaned them up are they...
• Re: CV Joint Vibration
  Historical mailing list - Blake Heinlein
  Mon, 19 Mar 2007 15:10:42 -0800
  ...Definately not sloppy like the old CVs. I thought that they would loosen up. I have replaced my CV joints before and didn't...
• Re: axle connected to hub bone?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 8 Aug 2009 17:21:02 -0700
  ...probably, if it was me, I'd install a new german outer CV joint with clip, as long as the inner CV joint is...