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• Re: CV joints/Axle options
  Historical mailing list - T3 Technique
  Tue, 12 Mar 2019 11:06:47 -0700
  ...CV joints/Axle options I have been selling GKN CV boots for many years. They are the best you can buy and will last...
• Re: Slider Extension-Really large tires and related expenses!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 7 Mar 2013 11:48:18 -0800
  ...increased a lot. >> ... >> not to mention CV joint angles ..and on and on. > > Increasing the tire diameter has zero effect on CV joint angles. >
• Re: CV joints how much
  Historical mailing list - Jared Roy
  Tue, 28 May 1996 13:38:57 -0600 (MDT)
  I have an 82 Vanagon and the rear driver side CV joints just started to click. I was told that I need to get...
• Is the standard CV grease lithium-based?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 8 May 2011 19:56:41 -0400
  Is the standard CV-joint grease lithium-based? Thanks, d -- David Beierl -- dbeierl@attglobal.net
• source of more cv grease?
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
  Sat, 11 Mar 2006 11:07:52 -0500
  ...Re: (rear) cv joint (again...) >> >> Hopefully this is my last question: >> The lobro cv joints have two sides: on one side, the inner race...
• Re: latest info needed on cv joints - cv boots
  Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
  Thu, 20 Oct 2011 09:33:34 -0700
  ...latest info needed on cv joints > I had a long talk with Peter (?) at Van Cafe about the CV joints for my > 84. He...
• Re: CV joint BARBARIC handling info
  Historical mailing list - Dana E Hager
  Sun, 21 Mar 1999 17:27:32 -0800
  ...CV joint BARBARIC handling info > > The link below proves why Internet is dangerous place to get and follow > the advice. I was horrified to...
• Re: CV Joints
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Mon, 20 Jan 2003 16:10:18 -0700
  ...CV Joints > > Ben McCafferty wrote: >> > In the meantime, I wanted to let >> you know that CVs aren't as bad as everyone makes them...
• Re: CV Joint failure - New or Rebuilt?
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Tue, 20 Jul 2004 22:28:56 -0600
  ...CV. OK but where? > I found the dingbat that put them together installed the concave washer upside > down on all four of the joints...
• Re: CV boot replacement
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Tue, 8 Feb 2000 21:06:13 -0500
  ...the whole > shaft, the manual shows the need to press the CV joint off the axle shaft. > But my axle shaft can easily be...
• Re: knocking sound???
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 29 Jan 2001 12:03:26 EST
  It is probably CV joints. You could just look under there at the boots to see if they look broken. Most of the time...
• Re: CV Joint Experts?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Harris
  Thu, 11 Nov 2004 01:01:57 -0500
  ...CV Joint Experts? >What fails in them? What makes the actual clunking? Does clunking mean it has >failed, or is it in need of...
• Re: CV joints
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Tue, 19 Feb 2008 23:35:42 -0800
  ...CV joints > > Many have commented about NOT putting the balls back into the original > grooves. That aspect of the maintenance of the CV's...
• Re: cv-joints: Constant Velocity Marihuana?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 8 Jul 94 11:00:12 EDT
  ...flipping/reversing should extend the life of the joint for a while longer. > 6. bolts can be a bitch to get out. best to...
• CV joint question and parts request.
  Historical mailing list - Frayed1003
  Sun, 1 Mar 1998 21:50:13 EST
  Well my right CV joint has just begun thumping only four months after I replaced the left one. I thought that I heard that...
• 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: CV joint repair american way.
  Historical mailing list - Pat Dooley
  Sun, 21 Mar 1999 23:28:13 -0500
  ...CV joint repair american way. > > > I think I remember over on the 'other list'(Type 1 or Type2) that the CV > joint > "allen" head...
• Re: Rounded CV joint bolts
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Sun, 22 Sep 2002 13:21:30 -0700
  ...the shaft of the bolt.) Once the heads are off the CV joint should slide off the bolt shafts. Once exposed use vice grips...
• Re: CV axle help for early m/t Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Alex MeVay
  Fri, 6 Dec 2019 10:08:05 -0500
  ...Thank you, good to know this is normal. > You may want to consider the 944 CV joints. > http://www.t3technique.com/suspension-and-drivetrain...
• Re: CV joint reversal?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 12 Jan 2009 14:03:06 -0800
  ...CV joint reversal? > Greetings Vanagonauts, > > Not long ago someone mentioned reversing the CV joints while they were > out for longer wear - - does this mean...
• Re: CV joint question and success!
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 17 Jul 2023 21:28:55 -0400
  ...CV joint question and success! > > OH boy, > > So, > > I just watched a video on CV boot rebuild and replacement and he says that groove...
• Re: CV Joint Question
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Wed, 26 Sep 2001 21:28:41 -0700
  ...CV Joint Question Hi, Ok, I was servicing the CV's and managed to lose a ball bearing. Seeing that the casings had some...
• Re: CV Boot replacement...
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Mon, 19 Mar 2001 23:04:48 -0800
  Scott D Foss wrote: > Dan, > > of course by now you know you can undo the outer CV joint screws in place > with an extension...
• Re: cv joints
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Fri, 9 Apr 2010 13:51:04 -0600
  ...cv joints > > >> At 10:51 PM 4/8/2010, eric luebbers wrote: >>> >>> I am going to start repacking my cv's when the boots...
• Re: CV joint BARBARIC handling info
  Historical mailing list - Dana E Hager
  Mon, 22 Mar 1999 08:42:40 -0800
  ...CV joint BARBARIC handling info > > The link below proves why Internet is dangerous place to get and follow > the advice. I was horrified to...
• Re: CV Joint Packing Grease?
  Historical mailing list - Don in North Carolina
  Fri, 7 Jan 2005 11:37:51 -0500
  ...CV Joint Packing Grease? >I got some great suggestion on how to pack the joints but an additional > suggestion was to use Red Line...
• Re: Book time for CV Joint work?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 25 Apr 2006 21:06:25 -0500
  ...Book time for CV Joint work? > > > As long as we are on the subject of book time - how much time for --- > > Upper and lower...
• Re: need input on confusing CV joints...
  Historical mailing list - carboncow
  Thu, 9 Mar 2006 10:12:12 -0500
  ...need input on confusing CV joints... >Sometimes CV joints get assembled improperly. Look at the right up on >Tom Carrington's web page and...
• Re: Syncro CV Self Destruct
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 10 May 1998 22:44:08 -0400
  ...Syncro CV Self Destruct >Syncro suddenly self destructs a CV joint. > > >This morning I pulled into the parking lot at work a little bit...
• Re: CV joint question and parts request.
  Historical mailing list - BM2AM
  Mon, 2 Mar 1998 22:29:25 EST
  I imagine you could reverse the joint but that still does'nt fix that fact the bearing is worn. It's kinds like the...
• CV lube helper
  Historical mailing list - BILL
  Wed, 17 Feb 1999 17:24:21 -0700
  ...By making a "gaget" that attaches to the CV joint with a grease fitting on it. You just simply pump your grease through the...
• Re: CV joint question and parts request.
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Dooley
  Tue, 3 Mar 1998 15:30:03 -0500
  ...CV joint question and parts request. >Yes, you can reverse the joints/axels but it may be too late. This works only as >a...
• CV greasing - not smooth when put back together :(
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Mon, 15 May 2017 11:41:09 -0600
  Hi, I decided to check for wear and re-grease my CV joints. I did NOT remove the CV's from the axle, so...
• Re: Cleaning up CV joint for spare
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 27 Jul 2015 17:40:54 -0500
  ...Submerge the removed/not removed CV >> joint in >> >> a coffee can filled with lacquer thinner to cover the joint. If the >> joint >> >> is left...
• Re: Rear End Clunk
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 9 Jul 2013 06:41:45 -0700
  ...It is an 84 Westfalia w/ AT, not driven much for three years. > > Several years ago I replaced CV joints, purchasing 2 "new" half...
• cv joint murder witnessed!!
  Historical mailing list - Thoreau
  Tue, 18 Feb 1997 01:38:16 -0600 (CST)
  ...they had some poor saps wasserboxer westi sitting there with the tranny hanging off of the cv joints. No support whatsoever. i thought i...
• Re: [T2] HELP!! CV Joints!!
  Historical mailing list - George Lyle
  Wed, 31 Jan 2001 13:18:19 -0800
  On Wed, 31 Jan 2001, Tom Young wrote: > Hi all: > > I removed the CV joint that was full of transmission oil that I wrote...
• Re: Rear End Clunk
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Mon, 8 Jul 2013 23:08:55 -0400
  ...It is an 84 Westfalia w/ AT, not > driven much for three years. > > Several years ago I replaced CV joints, purchasing 2 "new" half...
• Re: clamps for cv boots, ridged washers for cv bolts
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 30 Aug 2011 16:33:12 -0500
  ...Never have I seen evidence of either water or dirt in an INTACT CV joint. The constant splitting of this new rubber product everyone...
• Re: CV Joints
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Thu, 24 Apr 2014 09:49:28 -0600
  A rule of thumb is that CV joints are not fast breaking parts. Even if they make noise you can usually drive quite a...
• Re: Stripped CV Joint Bolt
  Historical mailing list - Matt Barclay
  Thu, 26 May 2005 11:43:42 -0700
  ...Stripped CV Joint Bolt > Date: Thu, 26 May 2005 06:57:31 -0700 > > One of the 12-point CV joint bolts on the transmission...
• Re: CV joints
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Wed, 20 Feb 2008 22:42:08 -0500
  All this talk of balls and joints has this thread getting tagged as potential spam.... Allan -- 1991 Vanagon GL
• Re: gasket between cv joint and stub axle
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 18 Aug 2021 18:08:40 -0400
  ...I went out to the garage just now and said a few bad words when I found that the CV joint has a rim...
• Re: Sounds Like a Bad CV joint?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 14 Feb 2014 23:25:57 -0800
  ...3 months you will not be able to put the good lobro cv joints on the Chinese axle, the splines don't match up.
• cv joints, sounds and other symptoms
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT A COPICH
  Mon, 29 Mar 1999 06:44:32 -0500
  I am familiar with the click sound that can come from cv joints going bad (mine have been clicking for years) Has anyone out...
• Re: CV joint reversal?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 13 Jan 2009 10:05:57 -0500
  ...here: >http://speedwagen.blogspot.com/2008/07/how-to-clock-vw-cv-joint.html >and also section 5.2 here: http://www.ratwell.com...
• Re: G.W. 1.5" lift springs
  Historical mailing list - Ralph Meyermann
  Fri, 14 Mar 2014 08:06:30 -0500
  Lost one of my cv joints after my engine swap dropping engine and transaxle 1" Velma 82 1.9L AAZ TD Westy On Mar...
• Re: Slider Extension-Really large tires and related expenses!
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Thu, 7 Mar 2013 04:33:05 -0700
  ...increased a lot. >> ... >> not to mention CV joint angles ..and on and on. > > Increasing the tire diameter has zero effect on CV joint angles.
• Re: Knockin sound / CV joint maintenance
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Mon, 25 Oct 2004 16:29:28 -0400
  ...And as for resources for CV joint R&R and/or servicing, try http://volksweb.relitech.com/cvjoints.htm I used these instructions once...
• Re: Help removing stripped CV joint bolts
  Historical mailing list - Bostig Eng
  Sun, 10 Dec 2006 09:33:35 -0500
  ...Help removing stripped CV joint bolts Anyone out there know of a tool for stuck/stripped/rounded out CV Joint bolt? I'm swapping...
• Re: Easy CV joint replacement
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 3 Aug 2009 14:30:49 -0700
  I sure hope you got those cv joint screws back in tight enough. It's not pretty when they loosen up until finally one...
• Re: CV joint repair?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 19 Mar 1999 17:56:42 -0700
  ...CV joint repair? >Kenneth, > >Next time remove the transmission side cap screws, then remove the brake >drum and flange (not always easy either) and...
• Re: CV joint BARBARIC handling info
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sun, 21 Mar 1999 10:35:48 -0800
  ...The sixteenth pic shows the outer cage as the 'proper' location to whallop the CV to remove. Two problems here, 1.) IF you're...
• Re: More on CV joints.
  Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
  Sun, 3 Dec 2000 09:42:34 -0500
  ...cv joint > David Marshall wrote: > > > Stephen, > > First off.. you don't need to remove that big nut to take the rear axel out. > > The...
• Vanagon CV joints
  Historical mailing list - Carl Turner
  Fri, 12 Sep 1997 12:50:01 -0400
  ...Is this to be expected in a newly machined CV joint and could I probably expect them to "wear in" ok thru these tight...
• Re: CV bolt rounded -- what to do?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Mon, 1 Jan 2024 01:41:02 +0000
  ...Remove the CV joint. Then drill a hole in the remaining dimple to fit your favorite thread extractor and have at it. Jim On...
• Re: Synchro to 2wd
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 6 Jun 2005 06:43:57 -0700
  The axle stub is of one piece with the outer section of the CV joint. The axle stub is splined and locks into the...
• CV Joints - Syncro Front
  Historical mailing list - Kerry G. Stanley, SWPRD
  Tue, 12 Jul 1994 11:08:02 EST
  The front outer CV joints on the Syncros are completely different (and presumably more expensive). How easy are these to remove? The Bentley manual...
• Re: Q.about Front Syncro Axle Removal (longish
  Historical mailing list - John-Reed Maffeo
  Tue, 15 Feb 2000 17:05:40 -0700
  ...I replaced one joint and cleaned an repacked the other. It was quite a messy job. The CV joint grease is really greasy. I...
• Re: CV joints/Axle options
  Historical mailing list - T3 Technique
  Wed, 13 Mar 2019 07:30:42 -0700
  ...CV joints/Axle options > > I have been selling GKN CV boots for many years. They are the best you can > buy and will last...