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• HELP! CV advice needed
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Fri, 31 Jan 97 17:13:57 EST
  Hey all, This isn't a VW problem but it is a CV joint problem so I'm sure you can help. Car is...
• Re: CV Joint separation from axle shaft; Lessons Learned.
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Fri, 26 Nov 1999 12:24:39 EST
  Larry; It will work IF the pulling force is applied to the inner race of the CV joint. I had to adapt my gear...
• Re: CV Joint packing
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Thu, 6 Jan 2005 16:59:53 -0500
  ...wrote: > This might be a silly question but I will be packing a CV joint for the first > time and there has to be...
• Re: Thumping from rear of van
  Historical mailing list - Fred Younger
  Wed, 4 Mar 1998 08:21:19 -0600
  ...Does this sound like a cv joint starting to > go bad? It does not do it while travelling straight or under a heavy > load...
• Re: help. noise from the rear/ CV Joint
  Historical mailing list - John Y. Hung
  Fri, 23 Jun 2000 23:57:16 -0500
  Dear Volks, In my experience, greasing a noisy CV joint is a temporary measure, gaining you some time to save money for new joints...
• Re: Vanagon CV Joint Fasteners
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 14 Dec 2008 19:36:31 -0600
  ...John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Dave Arthur wrote: > I�m in the process of refurbishing my drive shafts and CV joints on my �86...
• Re: New owner questions
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Fri, 23 Nov 2012 18:18:32 -0500
  ...Is this normal? > > Other than the obvious CV boot, should I be also picking up the outer CV > joint also? What about the other...
• Re: Help- stranded- cv joint problem
  Historical mailing list - PAT
  Fri, 3 Jul 1998 19:04:39 -0400
  Mark, from what I can gather, you have assembled the cv joint incorrectly. The joints can go together two ways, right and wrong. The...
• Re: Sliding Door Silencer?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 13 Apr 95 12:58:12 EDT
  > > I agree on the lithium, better but expensive is cv joint grease as it > does not harden and is impervious to water. I use...
• Re: If you've replaced your CV joints--please read
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 15 Feb 1997 21:37:52 -0800
  ...Transform when I bought the joints. > > Any comments on this? Who's right, the dealer or the CV joint company? I have heard this...
• Re: CV joint question and success!
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 18 Jul 2023 10:53:02 -0400
  ...Likely easy for you folks but I was feeling pretty uncertain taking it on alone. >> > >> > So, what direction for that CV joint groove? >> > >> > Eric...
• Re: CV joints
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 19 Feb 2008 04:40:03 -0600
  ...CV joints > > Many have commented about NOT putting the balls back into the original > grooves. That aspect of the maintenance of the CV's...
• CV Joint Bolt Score: Me-11 CV Bolts 1
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Sun, 19 Feb 2012 22:19:45 +0000
  ...As things turned out, I didn't have time to finish it today, so what I have right now are the old CV joints...
• Re: CV Joint Question
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Mon, 18 Apr 2011 21:06:52 -0500
  ...half > shaft by the CV joints. Which way are they stressed when driven? (both > hands try to turn the joints counterclockwise). Which way would...
• Re: Sounds Like a Bad CV joint? Keeping the old shaft.
  Historical mailing list - TonyCollin
  Mon, 17 Feb 2014 11:49:43 -0500
  ...Sounds Like a Bad CV joint? If the axles you have on there now are the original, you might want to do yourself a...
• Re: CV Joint Vibration
  Historical mailing list - Roger Van Till
  Mon, 19 Mar 2007 17:31:32 -0400
  ...CV Joint Vibration >> >> >> > Hi everyone, >> > >> > I installed a new half-shaft (2 CV joints, 2 boots, and shaft) on >> the >> driver >> > side of my...
• Re: cv-joints: Constant Velocity Marihuana?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 8 Jul 94 10:33:29 EDT
  ...to strongly recommends repacking all CV joints every 30,000 miles, especially for the Vanagon. He claims the joints will last almost indefinitely when...
• Re: Was cv joint question
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Thu, 17 Oct 2013 20:19:28 -0500
  ...com> wrote: > Hi gang! So I just finished changing all the cv joints. The drivers side > seemed fine nice and tight with decent grease...
• Re: CV joint bolts...clunk clunk
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Schuster
  Mon, 26 Jun 1995 10:05:41 +0200 (MET DST)
  ...The bolts on only one of the four CV joints loosen and if > given a chance will pop out and _hoo-boy_. The threads...
• Re: Question on CV joints
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 1 Aug 1996 23:57:01 -0400
  ...Peter >> make sure the plug seal in the base of the cv joint flange is intact. It is real easy to repalce if needed...
• Anyone with new CV Joints for sale?
  Historical mailing list - David Wilhite
  Tue, 10 Jun 2003 21:42:40 -0400
  Hello All, I'm in need of two CV joints. Before I buy some from one of our part suppliers, I wanted to check...
• Re: CV joints
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 18 Feb 2008 19:01:32 -0600
  ...Rob wrote: > I'm doing CV joints, buying a tube of grease rather than the 4 > initial bags of it was my first (and...
• Re: Stripped CV Joint Bolt
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 26 May 2005 09:38:53 -0500
  ...John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Matt Barclay wrote: > One of the 12-point CV joint bolts on the transmission is stripped. > Can't > get...
• Re: CV Joint Swapping
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 19 Apr 2000 20:09:18 -0400
  ...Paterson wrote: >Hey V-List, >I recall a thread a while ago about swapping CV Joints to get more life out >of them. I...
• CV Joint failure
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Tue, 20 Jul 2004 12:56:50 -0700
  ...CV Joint failure - New or Rebuilt? As long as your CVs don't have broken bearing cages and both the inner and outer drives...
• Re: CV joint Angle?
  Historical mailing list - The Skylight Guy
  Fri, 5 Jan 2001 20:25:20 -0800
  ...I did replace one CV joint about three years ago and I truly believe the replacement of this CV joint was not caused by...
• cv joint tips
  Historical mailing list - Brendan Slevin
  Wed, 2 Jul 2008 15:26:28 -0700
  Well, whilst doing the clutch on Totoro, I am also repacking all 4 cv's and treating them to new boots. Dose anyone have...
• request CV joint knock diagnosis confirmation
  Historical mailing list - millo fenzi
  Mon, 19 Dec 2005 10:54:53 -0800
  ...CV joints I said to myself. The knock went away for about 200 miles and then came back. Only louder. Now knocks pretty much...
• CV joints/axles- new vs. rebuilt?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 17 Oct 1996 12:29:38 PDT
  ...I can get new Lobro CVs for about $90 ea, or I can get a rebuilt axle with 2 new joints and boots for...
• Re: CV joint repair american way.
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sun, 21 Mar 1999 17:23:36 +0100
  Eckie Prater wrote: > I think I remember over on the 'other list'(Type 1 or Type2) that the CV > joint > "allen" head bolts on...
• Wheel bearing vs. CV joints
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Fri, 3 May 2002 17:28:47 -0400
  ...you can't really hear it with the radio on.) I'm thinking either wheelbearing or CV joint. Is there an easy way to...
• Re: I can name this sound in...
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 1 Aug 2012 13:28:58 -0700
  ...Original very high quality vanagon cv joint boots last nearly indefentely in my experience.. so going by that the boot is still intact means...
• Syncro CV joint prices, unexpected surprise
  Historical mailing list - Martin Peitz
  Tue, 12 May 1998 22:08:30 -0500
  ...My researching the best price for a front outer CV joint for a Syncro. After phoning around some I got varying prices for the...
• Re: CV Joint bolts, washers, gasket
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sat, 31 May 2025 15:44:38 -0400
  ...I’ve never heard anything about a gasket on the CV joint. Also, never would consider putting lock tight. I highly recommend getting good...
• Re: CV Joints
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Sat, 12 Apr 2008 23:48:41 -0400
  ...CV Joints Try tapping them hard on the end to smack them loose..Then clean out the insides where the tool goes...Grab a...
• Re: Genuine Lobros pre-made CV Joints?
  Historical mailing list - leif
  Mon, 11 Sep 2000 13:51:42 -0600
  ...Genuine Lobros pre-made CV Joints? I remember seeing a chat on CV half's from Loboros Not rebuilt but new Anyone know of...
• 87 Syncro Blown CV Joint
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 11 Mar 1997 19:08:46 -0500 (EST)
  ...The cage for the outer driver side CV joint is cracked. I called at least 30 parts places this morning and found only 2...
• Re: CV joint questions
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 22 Oct 2002 11:45:45 -0500
  ...I am curious what indication would I be getting if the > CV joints weren't happy? I have an 85' Westy and > things didn...
• Re: CV axel repair
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 13 Apr 2006 17:52:46 -0400
  ...http://volksweb.relitech.com/cvjoints.htm Mike roger sisler wrote: > I cannot get the archives to work. I type in CV or CV joint...
• Re: No Go on CV Boot R&R
  Historical mailing list - Thomas
  Thu, 4 Nov 2010 10:32:13 -0700
  ...Volkswagen has moved its CV joint manufacturing to China. So if you went to the dealer to buy an OE CV Joint you are...
• Re: CV bolt rounded -- what to do?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 31 Dec 2023 18:07:48 -0800
  ...Alistair > On Dec 31, 2023, at 5:12 PM, Rick Cooper <rick@webleaf.ca> wrote: > > Hi all, > > I've got a noisy CV joint...
• Tie Rod Boot replacement
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Wed, 17 Sep 2003 13:50:58 EDT
  ...ago seeing a CV joint rubber boot for a beetle that was split length-wise and clipped over the CV joint to allow replacement...
• Re: Stripped CV Joint Bolt
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Thu, 26 May 2005 09:51:25 -0700
  ...Stripped CV Joint Bolt > > > One of the 12-point CV joint bolts on the > transmission is > > stripped. Can't > > get a good hold on...
• 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...
• Re: 87 Syncro Blown CV Joint
  Historical mailing list - David Ruppe
  Wed, 12 Mar 1997 08:29:53 -0800
  hi- do a search on the web for CV joints and/or drive shafts. there was a place I stunmbled accross awhile ago that...
• Re: Vanagon CV Joint Fasteners
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 15 Dec 2008 15:42:54 -0800
  ...Vanagon CV Joint Fasteners > About 2 years ago I replaced my hex-head bolts with these from > Autohaus Az. I recently had to remove...
• Re: CV joint boots
  Historical mailing list - Gene P
  Sun, 15 Aug 2021 19:58:10 -0700
  ...CV joint boots >>> For the Rockford boots many of us recently started using it think the main problem is that they are too stiff...
• Re: V Boot Replacement Tips and Caveats request
  Historical mailing list - Alan J. Flint
  Thu, 18 Nov 1999 07:40:21 -0800
  ...Alan. '81 Pickup 4 CV joints '87 Syncro Westfalia 8 CV joints (ouch) On Thu, 18 Nov 1999, Jeff Stewart wrote: > I have a...
• CV joint Angle?
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Fri, 5 Jan 2001 12:10:08 -0800
  Hi Volks, If the 108mm CV joints will operate at a "higher angle" does this imply that in order to take full advantage one...
• CV Joints
  Historical mailing list - joe Hunt
  Sun, 28 Nov 1999 07:42:11 EST
  Gang, I have been reading with interest the threads on the DIY press and one use the writers have mentioned was CV Joints? This...
• Re: When was the last time you re-packed your CV joints?
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Mon, 18 Oct 2021 11:57:14 -0500
  ...Hence the needle, which penetrates the boot and lubes the joint. I have replaced CV hardware on the road and got lucky the time...
• Re: CV Joints
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 27 Apr 2014 09:58:05 -0400
  ...CV Joints May I have some input please. On a recent trip my CV joints on the left side started to make a very...
• Re: CV joint question
  Historical mailing list - Will Morris
  Fri, 16 Aug 2002 09:53:23 -0400
  ...CV joint question > >I am about to install a new inboard CV joint. The new joint I got >from VW is incredibly tight/stiff...
• CV Joints (as long as we are discussing it)
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Tue, 19 Apr 2011 08:27:20 -0700
  Hi all, I need to replace my CV's as well and I have some CV's I bought quite a while ago from...
• Re: Vanagon 89 - Clutch Slave Cyl &....
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 10 Oct 1998 22:22:08 EDT
  ...I would not put off replacing the boots as the grease actually absorbs moisture and soon leads to a CV joint crunching (which means...
• Re: Bad CV Joint Turns Vanagon back home
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 13 Aug 2006 14:37:02 -0700
  ...Bad CV Joint Turns Vanagon back home > > A bad CV turned me and a friend back home last > night on our way to kayak...
• Syncro CV Self Destruct
  Historical mailing list - Martin Peitz
  Fri, 8 May 1998 21:33:10 -0500
  Syncro suddenly self destructs a CV joint. This morning I pulled into the parking lot at work a little bit swifter than usual and...
• Re: CV Joints
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 19 Jun 2012 08:23:25 -0500
  ...of my eye, does anyone know if there is an inside > or outside to a cv joint. > > > > Bob > > > > 91 2.1 auto > > > > Perkasie, PA
• CV joint bolts...clunk clunk
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 24 Jun 1995 21:29:40 -0700
  ...The bolts on only one of the four CV joints loosen and if given a chance will pop out and _hoo-boy_. The threads...