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• Re: CV Joint Vibration
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 19 Mar 2007 18:42:40 -0400
  ...balls can easily fall out when installing.Sometimes they dont fall all the way out.The cage gets caught a bit. Lace the joints...
• Ball Joints
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 5 Dec 2001 10:12:54 -0600
  I finally broke down and put my 83 Westy in the shop for new ball joints, tie rod ends, control arm bushings and the...
• Re: Front tire wear
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Wed, 23 Sep 2009 10:38:55 -0700
  ...Unless something is really bent, only ball joints, control arm bushings, and camber adjustment affect camber (well, or wheel bearings just about to fail...
• Re: Removing the top ball joint
  Historical mailing list - Frank Miller
  Fri, 16 Jun 2000 08:46:29 -0400
  ...to make room for the tool and then remove the upper ball joint. >*Measure the width of the spindle arm at the top to...
• Re: upper ball joint replacement
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Thu, 3 Dec 2009 07:25:22 -0700
  I've used pullers, as suggested by Paul, on uppers and lowers and it worked great. I did soak with penetrant overnight. The entire...
• Re: CV joint raceway opinion
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 27 Feb 2015 10:01:59 -0800
  ...All the balls look fine. I have no idea how many > miles > are on the joint. It is an OEM Lobro joint (VW Audi...
• Re: Front End Suspension - 1985
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 9 Jan 2013 23:32:50 -0500
  ...The lower ball joints really support all the weight on the front. The uppers really just keep the tire upright. The lower joints are...
• Re: rear cv boots
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Thu, 27 Mar 2003 13:07:36 -0800
  ...The "rebuilders" actually take old CV joints and machine them to use larger diameter balls (no jokes please). Needless to say, this changes the...
• Re: Scary Front shaking '90 syncro westie
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Mon, 6 Nov 2006 08:37:47 -0800
  ...The good news is that the vibration stops when the joint fails and you spread a trail of ball bearings all over the road...
• Re: Tightening Door Mirrors?
  Historical mailing list - Ed Hinchey
  Tue, 30 Sep 2003 21:38:01 -0400
  Beware not to tighten too much!! I tightened too much and pulled the stud which is pressed into the ball joint at the base...
• Re: Trany Help
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 9 Aug 2019 12:59:49 +0000
  ...The only work they've done for me was replace the ball joints on steering knuckles I brought them (the way the ball joints...
• Re: Disappointed with Yokohama Y370 Tires
  Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
  Wed, 8 Sep 1999 13:32:02 EDT
  ...Time for new ball joints?
• Re: Tie Rod end removal/Control arm bushings
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 9 Jun 2009 15:35:29 -0700
  I have a giant pickle fork that fits Chevy Truck, Fiat and now Vanagon ball joints - its usually just 2 whacks with a 2...
• Re: Tie Rod Outer Ball Joint R&R Questions (searched)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 7 Mar 2009 19:29:25 -0800
  ...Tie Rod Outer Ball Joint R&R Questions (searched) > Hi all. > > This is for an '81 Westy. > > This ball joint nut is really stuck...
• Re: Front Brakes & Ball joint Q's [Syncro]
  Historical mailing list - Buettner, Peter
  Tue, 14 Mar 2000 07:20:05 -0800
  ...Front Brakes & Ball joint Q's [Syncro] I can't agree with you more, Ken. After just doing two of these buggers, I could...
• Re: CV Joint Advice
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 15 Apr 1995 23:08:47 +0600
  ...really out of my ballpark here, as the "newest" vehicle I've ever owned is a 1976. Happy CV-jointing. Chris Bridge ''71 Westy...
• Sheri not in California.
  Historical mailing list - Bill
  Sun, 26 Jul 2015 21:41:14 -0700
  ...Do not = > mix parts and ball between different joints. > > Choose the best joint(s) for your spare(s). Squirt in some WD-40 or...
• thread on CVs
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 10 Jul 1994 10:43:04 -0400
  ...Operationally, I dont take the joint of the shaft to clean, you can get all the balls out of the races then dunk the...
• Re: Tricks to ball joint removal without Pickel fork?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 3 Jul 2013 19:29:12 -0500
  ...Another strategy that I would try now in the same situation would be drill through the body of the joint and into the ball...
• Re: Ball joints, upper / lower
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Wed, 31 Jan 2007 16:53:40 -0500
  ...Ball joints, upper / lower > I am an """misunderstood""" person... Stop bashing my English! :-)))))) > > I don't know wht i said, trying to say or...
• Re: Posted
  Historical mailing list - Dick Wong
  Sun, 29 Aug 2021 19:07:24 -0700
  ...it in my junk folder either! Sorry I know nothing about ball joints. Jeff Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 29, 2021, at 9...
• ball joints
  Historical mailing list - John Lunetta
  Mon, 8 Apr 2002 19:00:08 -0400
  ...My van is a 1990 and still has the original ball joints. Every once and awile I check them by lifting one side of...
• Re: Newest Video about removing and replacing upper ball joint
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Fri, 21 Jun 2013 00:21:54 -0400
  Thanks Ken! This job is in my near future. Would love to see as many early front end videos as you can make :) -- Thanks...
• Re: Control Arm Bushings (do I need to WELD?)
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Sat, 11 Aug 2007 08:30:31 -0400
  ...a_tool.htm ----- Original Message ----- snip> Anybody know if autozone lends out the tools you > need to remove and replace the lower ball joints?
• Re: Knocking noise
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 4 Dec 2004 01:17:39 -0500
  John, The transmission drives the outer part of the joint, which transmits torque to the balls, which then drives the inner part of the...
• Re: (rear) cv joint
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 5 Mar 2006 09:38:59 -0500
  ...does a nick in one of the balls mean that > > >>> JOINT needs to be replaced? > > >>> > > >>> -Wes > > >>> > > >>> Wesley Pegden wrote: > > >>> > > >>>> Does a nick in one...
• Re: Undoing the big nut on the upper ball joint - who knows how?
  Historical mailing list - raceingcajun
  Sat, 27 Apr 2013 18:08:00 -0500
  ...I'm sure you will agree, we don't want to see anyone smack a tree because the brakes failed, or a ball joint...
• Re: Rectangular Headlights
  Historical mailing list - Bill Fryer
  Wed, 10 Jun 1998 07:18:50 -0700
  ...Also, does anyone have a good idea for repairing or replacing ball joint boots. The boots on my upper joints have split around the...
• TiiCo Vibes, Flex joints, etc.
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Mon, 15 Oct 2001 09:25:06 -0400
  ...Though it had a flex joint, it was very stiff, couldn't possibly dampen vibrations. I had a race type ball & socket exhaust flex...
• Re: Cleaning up CV joint for spare
  Historical mailing list - Mark Hersh
  Mon, 27 Jul 2015 15:27:11 -0700
  ...Do not > >> mix > >> > parts and ball between different joints. > >> > > >> > Choose the best joint(s) for your spare(s). Squirt in some WD-40 or...
• Re: Undoing the big nut on the upper ball joint - who knows how?
  Historical mailing list - Mike B
  Sat, 27 Apr 2013 12:08:36 -0400
  ...Undoing the big nut on the upper ball joint - who knows how? > > There is absolutely no reason to disconnect the upper ball joint to...
• Re: G.W. 1.5" lift springs
  Historical mailing list - ToddB
  Wed, 12 Mar 2014 08:16:38 -0700
  ...Extending the > shocks will put the ball joints beyond the angles they can handle. > GoWesty sells a spacer for the upper ball joint.
• Re: Brake swap
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sat, 14 Jan 2006 14:31:19 -0800
  Yes, Joe, the job is fairly easy, if dirty! The upper and lower ball joints need to be unbolted, and the tie rod ends...
• Re: axle connected to hub bone?
  Historical mailing list - David Klein
  Sat, 8 Aug 2009 11:38:02 -0600
  ...I am just changing the strut/spring and to get better access I removed the two top bolts of the upper ball joint. Now...
• Re: syncro driveshaft 'clunk!'
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Thu, 14 Feb 2002 17:44:27 -0400
  ...Malcolm Loretta Abbott-Kennon wrote: >Hello Listees! After the successful replacement of 5 of my CV joints and >replacement of worn out ball joints...
• Re: Undoing the big nut on the upper ball joint - who knows how?
  Historical mailing list - raceingcajun
  Sat, 27 Apr 2013 13:37:38 -0500
  ...Undoing the big nut on the upper ball joint - who knows how? There is absolutely no reason to disconnect the upper ball joint to...
• Re: Front end bushings
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Tue, 10 Jul 2007 19:42:04 -0700
  ...I'm going to try the lower ball joint with a FLAP kit and I have a backup shop to do the press work...
• Re: Radius rod/arm sourced
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 25 May 2012 10:16:07 -0700
  ...That's what I meant, though with more words. ;^) Bentley refers to part between lower ball joint and lower control arm as "Ball joint...
• CV Joint Question
  Historical mailing list - van man
  Wed, 26 Sep 2001 18:26:56 -0700
  ...lose a ball bearing. Seeing that the casings had some scuffs and wear, I decided to buy another joint. The joint came in the...
• Re: CV Joint Vibration
  Historical mailing list - Blake Heinlein
  Mon, 19 Mar 2007 15:10:42 -0800
  ...balls can easily fall out > when installing.Sometimes they dont fall all the way out.The cage gets > caught a bit. Lace the joints...
• Accelerator Pedal Troubles
  Historical mailing list - Rico Dagastino
  Wed, 18 Aug 1999 20:31:51 EDT
  ...I found a ball joint used in accelerator linkages. I drove home, cut the broken rod at the proper length to screw into the...
• Re: Steering Question
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 5 Jan 2011 09:55:01 -0800
  ...A few weeks ago I replaced worn upper ball > joints > and put on new shocks all around. The lower ball joints looked ok, > the...
• Re: Front Inner Syncro CV Joints Question
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Wed, 7 Feb 2001 11:43:07 -0500
  ...411's and 412's the bus joints fit them but the bus had >bigger balls in the races. The bug/rabbit is the...
• Re: Mushy steering, wallowing ride
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Fri, 9 Nov 2012 22:18:46 -0600
  ...The upper ball joints have both been replaced this > year and seem not to affect this mushy feeling and I switched tires from one...
• Re: Ball joints, upper / lower photo procedure
  Historical mailing list - Airic
  Sat, 27 Jan 2007 00:20:11 -0600
  ...but heating up the spindle a little, and hitting the lower joint out while the spindle is clamped in a vise works rather well...
• cv ball bearing Greg Schmidt writes: Hello All, I have lost one of the shiny metal ball bearings from my CV joint!! Somewhere between the driveway and my shop (back porch), it must have fallen out. The CVs are in fine shape. Can I just put another ball in there, or am I SOL? Anybody have a spare CV ball bearing?
  Historical mailing list - Rick Koller
  Wed, 15 May 1996 08:15:36 -0400
  ...Having little experience with this filthy project, I became extremely frustrated when I was unable to put the last ball-bearing back in the...
• reverse (manual) shifting
  Historical mailing list - Matthias Kuster
  Wed, 6 Jun 2007 22:53:28 -0700
  ...The plastic ball joint was all but shattered. Now I fit another used lever and ball joint assembly, removed rear linkage and put new...
• Re: Muffler Bearings, was RE: Friday: Best Stupid Automotive Product
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sat, 24 Nov 2007 08:39:39 -0800
  ...Sorry, I know it's Saturday >but regarding muffler bearings- > >Many car exhaust systems use a "ball joint" type connection to allow the >exhaust...
• Re: How hard is it to change the front upper ball joints?
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Sun, 5 May 2002 22:28:55 -0400
  I found it quite easy. You really should have a pickle fork to do the job. I found it impossible otherwise. Brad Joe Tu...
• Re: CV article now available - I'm confused (long)
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Mon, 27 Jan 2003 10:35:36 -0800
  ...Pretend your left hand is an outer ball hub, and your right hand is an inner ball hub. Assume we're talking about the...
• Re: Save your ball joints!
  Historical mailing list - David Raistrick
  Tue, 26 Nov 1996 12:45:52 -0500 (EST)
  ...replace ball joint! > > I noticed this summer that the rubber boots on my ball joints were > getting brittle and one of them had cracked...
• Re: Errors in CV Rotation Article at Volkscafe website
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 4 Dec 2004 09:00:41 -0800
  ...big balls that ride in the grooves The balls DO NOT ROTATE in a single direction. They DO roll back and forth in their...
• Re: Front end overhaul
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 10 Jan 2016 21:31:52 -0500
  ...Upper ball joint R&R is easy to do. > Would suggest using a shop that will press the new lower ball joints > in. The...
• Re: [WetWesties] Report on New Springs
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sun, 13 Jul 2008 19:42:18 -0700
  ...But the boots were long gone on the upper ball joints and one was very rusty. I assume that is where the squeak was...
• californiavan.com Web site
  Historical mailing list - John Goubeaux
  Sun, 6 Jan 2013 15:08:43 -0800
  Does anyone know where this page ended up ? It's referenced all over the place as a good primer for lower ball joint work...
• Re: sway bar kit on a breadloaf
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 4 Jun 1996 17:25:06 -0400
  My 70 westy handled like an uncontrollable wobbler until I replaced the ball joints & shocks. Maybe the newer sway bars also make a difference...
• Re: Ball joints, upper / lower photo procedure
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Sat, 27 Jan 2007 15:37:57 -0500
  Paul, nice write up and explanation! sadly, you main page as no index to find that stuff: http://californiavan.com/ ???? I'll put a...
• Re: Front Ball Joints
  Historical mailing list - Phil Marston
  Fri, 10 Dec 1999 13:10:38 -0000
  > Hi Phil, > The lower joints are difficult to replace without a shop press. > Sometimes with a press they still need to be heated a...
• Re: front suspension problem
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Sun, 20 Apr 2008 11:40:33 +0000
  Hi Mike, I just replaced all of the ball joints, tie rods, bushings & bearings etc. And, Wow are my tires pointed in funny directions...
• Re: G.W. 1.5" lift springs
  Historical mailing list - Ralph Meyermann
  Tue, 11 Mar 2014 19:55:36 -0500
  ...Extending the > > > shocks will put the ball joints beyond the angles they can handle. > > > GoWesty sells a spacer for the upper ball joint. >