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Re: I Need CV boot grease needle
Historical mailing list - Fitz-Randolph, Douglas
Fri, 10 Sep 1999 23:14:10 -0400
Grease needles at NAPA, 2 for $5.95 or something. Regular stock item, but they're behind the parts counter so you must ask...
CV bolts and DPO mechanics
Historical mailing list - John Bange
Thu, 20 Jan 2011 14:05:29 -0800
...if the CV boots look too new to be original, CV bolts could be loose! -- John Bange
Re: CV joints
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 18 Feb 2008 21:05:31 -0500
FUN BUS has over 254 k on it and the CV's are all original. Boot kits done as needed. I do not use...
Re: Knocking noise
Historical mailing list - Benny boy
Sun, 5 Dec 2004 10:56:43 -0500
...Here is my 2 complete section on CV's http://www.benplace.com/cv_boot_anatomy.htm http://www.benplace.com/cv_joint_maintenance...
Re: CV joint boots
Historical mailing list - Neil
Tue, 17 Aug 2021 11:25:01 -0700
...https://www.gowesty.com/product/axle-cv-driveshaft/3737/drive-axle-rear-m-t- This type of axle ships dry? i.e. can grease...
Syncro CV's/ Complete axles....
Historical mailing list
Fri, 11 Sep 1998 06:45:19 -0700
...Inner & Outer Joint on a New shaft! A great deal if you look at Just the price of an outer Joint and Boot kit...
CV lube helper
Historical mailing list - BILL
Wed, 17 Feb 1999 17:24:21 -0700
...I have 4 CV joints to clean and repack with new boots to install and this would be nice to use. Anyone got one...
CV Joint Wear
Historical mailing list - Walter Houle
Sat, 11 Oct 2008 23:54:00 -0400
OK, I finally got into my CV joints. Took them out and cleaned them up in the parts washer. I had no problems with...
Re: CV joint maintenance/replacement question.
Historical mailing list - Roman Haag
Sat, 22 Apr 2017 22:14:07 -0400
...right rear CV axle is binding and making noise. > Left rear axle is starting to make noise also. Rec replacing both rear CV axles...
Re: CV Joints
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Mon, 5 May 2014 09:34:45 -0700
...What you call cv, constant velocity joints, are properly called rzeppa joints. They are better than u joints but I believe they are not...
Re: Cleaning CV joints
Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
Sun, 24 Sep 2000 17:10:46 -0500
...to the boots? Marshall Ruskin >One of the disadvantages of the DIY thing is dealing conscientiously with >the waste. Cleaning CV joints is one...
Re: CV joint replacement questions
Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
Thu, 13 May 1999 17:41:59 -0500
...Well, there are lockwashers, and the bolts go right through the Boot's flange, and through holes in the CV's outer race and...
Re: transmission toasted?
Historical mailing list - Richards, Andrew
Tue, 23 Oct 2007 11:28:36 -0700
...redid boot on driver side rear outer cv about 1200 miles ago...noise started about 50 miles ago and seems to be more from...
Re: Used CV Axles Needed
Historical mailing list - EMZ
Thu, 13 Jan 2000 12:13:55 -0500
...I really just need the axle shafts so > condition of the boots and joints is not important. > > Thanks, > Ken Wilford > http://www.vanagain.com...
Re: CV joint boots
Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
Mon, 16 Aug 2021 17:03:57 +0000
"For all the single points of failure that leave you on the roadside the CV joints are amongst the last part I would carry...
Re: CV advice needed
Historical mailing list
Mon, 25 Nov 1996 16:37:57
...the boot is torn or their is indication that grease has been leaking out or contaminants getting in. You can get CV joint grease...
Re: CV Experts, please help...
Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
Mon, 20 Aug 2001 09:12:18 -0400
...of the stuck CV -clean any dirt from the shaft spines exposed at the end of the shaft -slide the boot back out of...
V Boot Replacement Tips and Caveats request
Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
Thu, 18 Nov 1999 07:09:21 -0800
Listees, I'm about to replace the torn CV boot on my 83.5 Westy. It along, with the clutch master cylinder failed, coincidentally...
Vendors Come Through
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Fri, 12 Mar 2004 10:10:19 -0700
...Ken at Vanagain got my call yesterday (thurs) about 2 or 3 pm for cv boots and they arrived at my door today (fri...
'87 Syncro needs lost spacer/shim for rear axle
Historical mailing list - deandrew
Fri, 3 Apr 1998 10:42:46 PST
While performing a roadside cv boot repair I lost the spacer/shim thingy for the inner side of RR axle shaft of my 1987...
Anyone have a pair of Automatic Axles?
Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
Thu, 15 Nov 2018 13:03:26 -0500
...If anyone has a pair of left and right automatic CV axles for the Vanagon, please let me know. The CV joints and boots...
Re: What is the best grease for CV joints?
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Mon, 24 Nov 2008 06:23:56 -0500
...urethane adhesive/sealer for use sealing the pinhole left in neoprine cv > boots after using a needle to inject grease? I haven't done...
Re: [Syncro] CV bolts, tools needed
Historical mailing list - Samuel L. Walters
Fri, 25 May 2001 16:17:14 -0400
...end of the bolt that is often used to hold the CV boots and joints in place. The 12 point "star" wrench used for...
Searched archives. Missing CV bolt question
Historical mailing list - neil
Sun, 27 Aug 2006 21:55:41 -0400
...Bentley shows Synchro as having bolts/washers/metal pieces on front CV. Rear CV shows only bolts. I have 4 new boot kits ready...
Re: CV joint raceway opinion
Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
Fri, 27 Feb 2015 11:56:45 -0500
...This is wear but not unusual wear for CV joints. I've described my experience over the past 42 years with CV joints in...
Re: CV problem?
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sat, 2 May 2009 13:55:56 -0500
Ed, Depending on your source, you may very well have bad CV's, or it could be a number of other things. Get in...
(no subject)
Historical mailing list - Dave Kjeldgaard
Sun, 4 Mar 2001 16:38:26 EST
...1982 Westfalia - w/diesel engine, 57,000 actual miles, new tires, battery, Clutch, CD changer Awning, ��CV's lubed and new boots, have all...
Re: CV joint raceway opinion
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Sat, 28 Feb 2015 21:19:56 +0000
...CV joint failure? I serviced a CV axle on my 92 Golf last summer by replacing the boots and regreasing , and the inner CV...
Re: Vendors Come Through
Historical mailing list - Doug
Fri, 12 Mar 2004 13:34:42 -0500
...got my call yesterday (thurs) about 2 or 3 pm for cv boots >and they arrived at my door today (fri) at 8:45...
Re: need input on confusing CV joints...
Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
Thu, 9 Mar 2006 10:00:56 -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...
CV Joint Vibration
Historical mailing list - Blake Heinlein
Mon, 19 Mar 2007 11:52:55 -0800
Hi everyone, I installed a new half-shaft (2 CV joints, 2 boots, and shaft) on the driver side of my differential on my...
Re: Planning Trip--Tips?
Historical mailing list - J. Walker
Sat, 01 Oct 94 13:01:15 CDT
...I have 1 split CV >joint boot (right inner), and 1 upper _ball joint_ boot. I will >definitely replace both of them, and the...
Different Facts: Axels/CVs, Helmut and Andrew:
Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
Fri, 5 Jan 2001 20:31:52 +0100
...As I heard, the Audi CV joint will >fit the Vanagon axle. These only are the rubber boots, not the CVs. They are 431...
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: Injected grease into CV boot and it works
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Thu, 22 Sep 2016 07:10:41 -0700
...Inserted that line through the boot with the help of a >> screwdriver. I filled the syringe twice (one whole tube of CV grease) >> and...
Re: CV axle help for early m/t Vanagon?
Historical mailing list - Alex MeVay
Fri, 6 Dec 2019 10:08:05 -0500
...the 944 CV joints. > http://www.t3technique.com/suspension-and-drivetrain/drivetrain-parts/cv-joints,-boots,-etc/944-gkn/lobro-cv-joint-kit.html...
Re: parts
Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
Fri, 19 Sep 2003 01:44:04 -0400
...also swap manual trans CV axles(complete rebuilt with almost <DIV></DIV>>new CV <DIV></DIV>>boots)for AT axles. <DIV></DIV...
Re: separating CV from shaft
Historical mailing list - H R
Fri, 29 Nov 2002 11:22:11 -0800
...Put it on a small flame, then heat up the old cv joint, the part that's around the axle. But don't put...
Re: Reman. Half Shaft---an Oxymoron???
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 14 Apr 2002 15:32:12 -0400
...take a pair of worn out cv joints, take them and clean them. Add new grease, $10.00 worth of new boots and bolts...
Re: how much did you pay for your vanagon
Historical mailing list - Dave Rodriguez
Sat, 7 Jul 2001 14:07:31 EDT
...Replaced the two front-to-rear water pipes myself, front suspension bushings are next, then trans gaskets and CV boots. All said and done...
Re: CV joint boot kit - what to do with the large washer?
Historical mailing list - John C.
Sat, 11 Sep 2004 20:18:46 EDT
In a message dated 9/10/2004 6:52:10 AM Pacific Daylight Time, william@IDZYN.COM writes: Now I've heard it all...
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
...believe my outer front CV joint is gone. > The drive shaft is movable quite a bit inside the cv > boot. > I have a decoupler...
Re: When was the last time you re-packed your CV joints?
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Mon, 18 Oct 2021 09:18:15 -0700
I had my mechanic replace the boots and repack the grease last month at 222K miles. Before that it was in 2015 at 199K...
Clarification Re: Syncro front axle
Historical mailing list - Martin Peitz
Wed, 25 Nov 1998 16:58:34 -0600
...These are NEW VW/Lobro parts and are complete with CVs, boots and hardware. Already greased. No mess, just install. Martin Peitz
Cleaning CV joints
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Tue, 27 Oct 2015 15:30:32 +0000
...One, I posted a while back on a technique for cleaning CV joints without disassembling them. I wrote that i fill a three pound...
Re: Redline:CV-2 High temp. CV grease
Historical mailing list
Mon, 13 Jan 1997 19:45:51 +0000
...have had NO maintenance since. Boots (Lobro also) were still fine - slight cracks in the outer one. Outer CV had minor pits on 2...
Re: CV joints - PS
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Mon, 18 Feb 2008 20:02:55 -0800
...CV joints FUN BUS has over 254 k on it and the CV's are all original. Boot kits done as needed. I do...
Serious problems with CV reinstall -HELP!
Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
Sat, 1 May 1999 18:28:13 -0500
...slide the replacement boot on. So, should I buy a gear puller, to remove said inner race, and then assemble cv and pound back...
CV joint maintenance/replacement question.
Historical mailing list - Mark Hersh
Sat, 22 Apr 2017 09:42:55 -0700
...right rear CV axle is binding and making noise. Left rear axle is starting to make noise also. Rec replacing both rear CV axles...
Re: (rear) cv joint
Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
Fri, 10 Mar 2006 18:24:20 -0500
...How do people get the new boots on the axle shafts? It's harder than I thought. I'm sure I can get them...
Re: CV joints
Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
Sat, 6 Dec 1997 12:06:08 -0600
...cv joints and see > if I can fix them up. They aren't making noise or anything, but a couple > of the boots are...
Re: Best grease to use for CVs
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Thu, 27 Jun 2002 11:07:42 -0500
...The only thing you got to worry about is putting in so much that it winds up tearing your CV boots from centrifugal forces...
Re: CV joint maintenance/replacement question.
Historical mailing list - Mark Hersh
Wed, 26 Apr 2017 22:02:43 -0700
...right rear CV axle is binding and making noise. > Left rear axle is starting to make noise also. Rec replacing both rear CV > axles...
82' diesel transmission swap advice
Historical mailing list - Chris Mugge
Sun, 29 Jun 2003 07:34:25 -0500
...Should I get the cv boot kit? The clutch has about 500 miles on it (before the transmission failed). The gearshift is vague. "Ollie...
Re: CV Boots, accel & clutch cables
Historical mailing list - john keith hopp
Thu, 5 Jan 1995 09:55:22 -0700 (MST)
...I'm planning > to pull the axle with visibly torn boots and have boots and/or CVs replaced. > I'm also going to bleed...
Re: CV Joints
Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
Sun, 28 Nov 1999 08:20:59 -0600
When I worked my outer cv to replace a torn boot last year, I did buy new bolts and lockwashers - didn't use locktite...
Re: Book time for CV Joint work?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 25 Apr 2006 19:38:39 -0400
...CV Joint work? You like paying more? The 1.1 hour per side I quoted was for "inspect, clean, repack, and replace the boots...
Re: vanagon Digest - 25 Mar 2011 - Special issue (#2011-245)
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
Fri, 25 Mar 2011 18:53:37 -0700
...Once, I repaired a CV this way on > bus when > the boot went bad. I had a new boot in a box, but didn...
Re: CV Joint Question
Historical mailing list - Mike
Mon, 18 Apr 2011 20:55:19 -0400
...My boots are in good shape, no cracks or splits. I seem to recall being able to swap the CV joints around and getting...