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• Manual Transmission Drive Flange Seal
  Historical mailing list - Michael Magnani
  Sat, 9 Aug 2014 21:34:44 -0700
  I'm lubricating and re-booting the CV Joints on my 1990, manual trans Westy. When I disconnected my right inboard CV joint, gear...
• Re: grooves in outer part of cv joint--replace?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 4 Aug 2011 21:55:11 -0700
  ...I only use Lobro and vw-audi cv joints . Do what I have sugested here.. and you will not have any cv joint problems...
• Re: cv joint tips
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Wed, 2 Jul 2008 23:10:23 -0700
  ...Eventually I walked into a FLAPS less than 2 miles from me and picked up 4 new GKN CV joints. I crawled under the...
• Re: knocking sound???
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Birk
  Mon, 29 Jan 2001 10:25:11 -0500
  ...Jeff Birk '89 Wolfsburg GL (Road Whale) '82 MB 240D (Slo Mo) >I have heard some talk of CV joint making noises in the...
• Re: CV Joint separation from axle shaft; Lessons Learned.
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Thu, 25 Nov 1999 17:12:10 EST
  ...Hanlon" <hanran@EARTHLINK.NET> writes: >Listees, > >In the process of replacing a torn CV joint boot, I have removed the >half shaft from the...
• 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...
• Done: Re: (rear) cv joint
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
  Tue, 14 Mar 2006 12:11:11 -0500
  CV joints are DONE (last night). Thanks to everybody who helped out. I'm glad to be back on the road again. -Wes Wesley...
• Re: CV Joint cleaning & lubrication
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 8 May 2017 01:44:24 +0000
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• Re: Brakes completely died.
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Tue, 15 Sep 2009 12:18:56 -0700
  > > I tend to inspect brake lines along with CV joint boots and fuel lines >> when I'm under the van changing the oil - just...
• 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: Dished Washer With New CV Joints?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 25 Feb 2012 12:56:25 -0600
  ...of the old bolts out and the axle is off, new CV joints ready to go on...kit has a dished washer, and I...
• Re: CV joint bolts
  Historical mailing list - Don Gibbons
  Mon, 29 Jun 1998 08:54:58 -0400
  CV joint bolts for vanagons/busses are the normal allen head type. Many other VW's have multi point (12?) bolts that are almost...
• Mike B's Method For Removing Outer CV Joints
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Sun, 19 Feb 2012 15:39:46 +0000
  ...I went to "Been There, Done That" and found the write up on CV joints with an addendum by Mike B. on removing the...
• If you've replaced your CV joints--please read
  Historical mailing list - Mark Howser
  Sat, 15 Feb 97 21:37:16 -0500
  ...Mark Howser * EMC.Ver #2.5.02 ] -- Listees and Listettes, Last November, I replaced my rear CV joint using list info and advice. I...
• Re: Noise from rear...
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 6 Feb 2004 15:43:53 -0600
  ...Is this a CV joint going bad? > > In anticipation and curiosity I priced a new CV joint at the dealer > ($237 + > $127 labor) and...
• Re: Service Interval, Real Wheel Bearings
  Historical mailing list - W Monk
  Sun, 15 Nov 2009 11:08:35 -0500
  ...I always thought the passenger CV joints went first. Anyway, > they called around for CV joints or axles.....no luck. Mechanic then > thought to...
• Re: If it's not broken don't fix it? Odometer & CV joints
  Historical mailing list - Data Services
  Fri, 28 Dec 2001 23:24:57 -0500
  ...If it's not broken don't fix it? Odometer & CV joints > If it's not broken, don't fix it? invite opinions from...
• Re: Mike B's Method For Removing Outer CV Joints
  Historical mailing list - Jason
  Sun, 19 Feb 2012 18:30:13 -0500
  ...Mike B's Method For Removing Outer CV Joints > > Well, I did it to myself (someone even cautioned me about this) , back > between Christmas...
• Re: Manual Transmission Leaking at CV Joint
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Wed, 22 Sep 2010 20:16:10 -0400
  ...too and the problem is more serious.� He will drop the CV Joint down with tranny in place, and see what's going on...
• Re: Syncro-Tech. front axle Question
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 15 Oct 1996 19:38:30
  ...front axle Question > > >> When installing the outer front CV joint into the wheel >> hub Bentley wants the splines to be lock compounded to the...
• 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...
• Re: Click, Click, Click
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Tue, 21 Mar 2000 08:09:04 -0500
  ...We had a CV joint physically break on our Saab 900. We had the click, click, click in turns and then after a while...
• Re: need input on confusing CV joints...
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Thu, 9 Mar 2006 00:31:39 -0500
  Sometimes CV joints get assembled improperly. Look at the right up on Tom Carrington's web page and the pictures. He explains in detail...
• Re: cv joints
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 9 Apr 2010 11:40:52 -0400
  At 10:09 AM 4/9/2010, Luke Bakken wrote: >I use swepco 101 grease for my CVs, comes in tubes: Yes, I see...
• 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: Chrome Muffler Bearing?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 19 Jan 2005 20:42:45 -0600
  > > Well, I found a CV joint bearing in the hose . > No wonder this would'nt idle. > > Any ideas on why it was there? > > It...
• CV joints
  Historical mailing list - Mark E Ingles
  Fri, 08 Jul 1994 17:37:50 CDT
  ...I'm positive that when the rear suspension is not level, that the CV joints are stressed beyond their normal range of motion. Hence...
• Re: Thumping Noise - Wheel CV Joint Bearing?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Davis
  Sun, 4 Jul 2010 02:01:09 -0400
  ...Darn good actually. > >I'm with CV joints, rear wheel bearings, or tire , or all of the above. ( >AOA ) . > >I have seen CV joints...
• What Type of Grease Lasts 20 Years?
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Tue, 10 Jan 2012 20:41:08 -0500
  ...I have found that CV joint grease destroys rubber like there is no tomorrow, so I am learning to keep it away from there...
• Re: Lobro CV joint boots review
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 28 Jan 2010 01:35:02 -0500
  ...Lobro CV joint boots review Howdy List, I installed new cv joints and boots on my 83 westy 2 years and 22000 miles ago...
• Re: cv-joints: Constant Velocity Marihuana?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 7 Jul 94 18:18:32 PDT
  I don't know what it is about cv joints, but when I hear them starting to knock, my stomach twists and I become...
• Re: click,click,click lite VW bashing
  Historical mailing list - Modl6971
  Sat, 25 Apr 1998 02:33:34 EDT
  ...I suspect it's the CV joint, but could it be something else since it's a Syncro? Also, driving uphill the RPMs shoot...
• Re: When was the last time you re-packed your CV joints?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Mon, 18 Oct 2021 16:41:27 +0000
  ...brand new ready-to-go half-axle inside; top quality, Lobro CV joints.  I do some long roadtrips.  Just for peace of mind.  Cross...
• Easy CV joint replacement
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 2 Aug 2009 08:24:09 -0400
  I just replaced one of my outer CV joints. It went so well I thought I would write about it. Seems like we always...
• Re: '72 bus CVs, rear bearings, and torsion bars?
  Historical mailing list - lumpy
  Fri, 20 Jan 1995 16:36:15 +0000
  ...You probably should take apart the CV joints and rear wheel bearings and grease them. I did mine several years ago. Just make sure...
• Re: CV Joint boots & Power Door locks
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Sun, 26 Sep 2004 03:04:41 -0500
  ...I've already replaced the left rear CV Joint. My mechanic advised that the left front boot was torn and that joint would go...
• Re: CV joints
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Tue, 19 Feb 2008 23:35:42 -0800
  ...And at least you don't have to lay awake at night worrying about your CV joint balls being in their not-original grooves...
• Fwd: CV joints
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Mon, 18 Feb 2008 20:03:13 -0600
  ...vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com All right, then you better get 250,000 miles out of your CV joints. How do you keep the balls...
• Re: [WetWesties] Speaking of CV joints, how do you get them back on??
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 17 Apr 2010 12:02:40 -0700
  ...that keeps the CV joint from turning or flopping too much, ( which makes balls fall out of course - hate it when that happens. ) ----- Original...
• Re: CV Joint Wear
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sun, 12 Oct 2008 09:09:34 -0400
  ...CV Joint Wear > OK, I finally got into my CV joints. Took them out and cleaned them up in > the parts washer. I had...
• Re: CV joint bolt lock washers
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 14 Jun 2017 08:56:01 -0700
  ...PM To: Stuart MacMillan Cc: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: CV joint bolt lock washers Maybe got the Bolts from the wrong supplier...
• Re: GEX rebuild/tappets
  Historical mailing list - Jared Roy
  Wed, 7 Aug 1996 08:09:52 -0600 (MDT)
  ...I was first told that it was the CV joints, but after close inspection the CV joints were found to be in good shape...
• Re: CV Joint Dog Bone Question Years
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 9 Mar 2005 18:15:38 -0500
  ...This is why the axle shaft is different even though the CV joint is the same. Also the shaft differs for an auto trans...
• GoWesty Vehicle Speed Sensor Kit
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 9 Dec 2022 15:45:33 +0000
  ...Vehicle Speed Sensor Kit (CV Joint) - GoWesty<https://gowesty.com/products/cv-vehicle-speed-sensor-kit> Dennis
• Re: Google syntax to search the Archives?
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Mon, 20 Aug 2012 10:19:47 -0400
  ...http://gerry.vanagon.com/files/technical/how-to/cv-joint-repair.txt In the first how-to, Unca Joel gets down and dirty! Geo...
• 1982 Diesel--Outer CV Joint, Right Side
  Historical mailing list - I. Stewart
  Mon, 8 Nov 1999 20:22:36 -0800
  -- Has anyone had this experience? Four studs came loose, the other two broke (while driving!!). Any idea what would cause this? Donna @donnavw@pacebell...
• Re: A/C resuscitation - where to start?
  Historical mailing list - mad madeline
  Wed, 27 Jun 2007 17:54:20 -0700
  Tinting is on my list after I have the CV joints "checked"!! Madeline --------------------------------- Choose the right car based on your needs. Check out Yahoo...
• Re: Vanagon CV Joint Fasteners
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Mon, 15 Dec 2008 19:14:08 -0700
  So is 'intersting,' an interesting word...... Miguel ------------------------------------------------------------ + To unsubscribe from the Vanagon List send an e-mail to + listserv@gerry.vanagon.com with SIGNOFF...
• Re: CV joint question and success!
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 18 Jul 2023 16:04:56 -0400
  ...CV joint question and success! > > OK, how compulsive am I > > Lucky for me Jim Felder sold me some CV joints some time ago. I...
• Re: Still Confused about Syncro CV Boots
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Mon, 12 Feb 2001 14:06:39 -0800
  ...However I am actually more confused now. > I have > found that the front inner CV joint is the same as the rear CV joint...
• Re: Re- rt rr wheel noise
  Historical mailing list - David Gunning
  Fri, 26 May 2006 11:48:23 -0400
  ...deep vibatory rumbling) but rather a "pop-pop-pop" sound, it may well be the cv joint. Reminds me of coming cross country, a...
• Cleaning up CV joint for spare
  Historical mailing list - Mark Hersh
  Sun, 26 Jul 2015 09:38:08 -0700
  ...I'm planning a road trip and thought I'd clean up the CV joints and take one along as a spare, along with...
• Re: I can name this sound in...
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 31 Jul 2012 13:25:45 -0700
  Have you worked on the CV joints lately? Could be loosening bolts. If the CV joints themselves, they usually get noisier when they gete...
• Can CV Joint Grease be Removed from Upholstery?
  Historical mailing list - Cary Chiang
  Tue, 19 Sep 2006 12:10:34 +0200
  ...I recall reading in a previous post that CV joint grease is hard to remove from clothing. Is this true, and does anyone have...
• Re: Front wheel bearings (rabbits)
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Dove
  Fri, 21 Jul 1995 16:12:47 -0400 (EDT)
  ...You can get your original assemblies pressed later and swap them. > I had already assumed that the wheel and the CV joint would need...
• CV Joint ?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 2 Jun 2011 16:31:46 -0700
  ...I had the cv joints apart about a year ago for re-greasing and the balls were blue and pitted (no comments here) So...
• Re: (rear) cv joint
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Fri, 3 Mar 2006 23:06:34 -0500
  ...Ben Huot's additions to this at > > http://www.benplace.com/cv_joint_maintenance.htm > > > > -- > > Sam Walters > > Baltimore, MD > > > > 89 Syncro GL, Zetec Inside...
• Re: Help! Drive shaft broke off at CV joint
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Fri, 10 Jun 2005 00:23:08 EDT
  In a message dated 6/9/05 10:47:36 PM, napszeerf@YAHOO.COM writes: << anyone know where to start? >> First make sure the...
• Re: Sounds Like a Bad CV joint? Keeping the old shaft.
  Historical mailing list - Ralph Meyermann
  Mon, 17 Feb 2014 15:54:44 -0600
  ...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 question and success!
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 18 Jul 2023 14:37:57 -0400
  OK, how compulsive am I Lucky for me Jim Felder sold me some CV joints some time ago. I wanted some good spares. One...