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• Re: HF Specials
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Fri, 1 Jun 2012 08:30:53 -0400
  ...Item 47077. > >One thing that caught my attention is a ball joint/u-joint/C-frame press >service kit. I have an up-coming...
• Re: CV joint question and success!
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Mon, 17 Jul 2023 18:35:05 -0700
  ...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: Ball Joint removal.
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 17 Nov 2010 12:56:56 -0800
  ...http://shufti.wordpress.com/2009/12/02/ball-joint-shenanigans/ I ended up using heat. after the deed was done, mechanic friend told me...
• removing ball joint nut?
  Historical mailing list - Andy Morse
  Thu, 3 Sep 2009 11:49:37 -0400
  ...I need to remove the ball joint, problem is the nut is right under under the CV joint and I can only use an...
• Re: steering rack u-joint
  Historical mailing list - Don Spence
  Wed, 29 Jul 2009 12:47:43 -0600
  ...steering rack u-joint > > I've checked Van-Cafe, Gowesty, Bus Depot, and Vanagain and I could > not find the u-joint listed. Does...
• Re: CV advice needed
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Wed, 27 Nov 1996 01:16:30 -0400
  At 10:19 PM 11/26/96 -0600, you wrote: >That clacking noise comes from a worn bearing in the CV joint, repacking >will...
• Re: Can I still drive it?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Miller
  Sat, 13 Mar 1999 08:46:45 -0500
  Driving with a damaged front outer CV joint could leave you stranded on the roadside. BTDT, ain't gonna do that again! For tha...
• Re: tranny boots...
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Mon, 11 Feb 2002 06:11:31 -0800
  You'll need one 251 711 167E ball joint boot, two 251 711 157F shift rod boots, and one 251 723 580 aft accel...
• Re: Upper Ball Joint Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Wed, 21 May 2003 22:14:34 -0400
  ...Upper Ball Joint Replacement > > Hey Folks, > I need to replace the upper ball joints on my '84 Westy. Bentley > doesn't really say a...
• FW: CV joint binding
  Historical mailing list - Steve Sullivan
  Mon, 28 Feb 2000 12:04:03 -0800
  ...It concerns me enough I worry about putting the joint back in. I can't imagine it was binding when I took it out...
• Re: CV joints
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 18 Feb 2008 00:32:17 -0600
  ...I worried not, though, because I had foreseen this event and was prepared with four brand new "OEM" CV joints with hardware. Upon removal...
• Re: Half shaft removal
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Mon, 30 Aug 2010 17:56:57 -0400
  ...Got all the bolts out, and the cv joint separated >> from the wheel. Am stuck on getting the inner cv joint removed from the...
• Re: CV Joint advice
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Sat, 3 Jul 1999 21:38:40 -0400
  ...CV Joint advice The other day my van started making a noise that I figured was either CV joints or rear wheel bearings. As...
• Re: Manual Transmission Leaking at CV Joint
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Wed, 22 Sep 2010 16:54:06 -0700
  ...Manual Transmission Leaking at CV Joint To: "Richard Koerner" <rjkinpb@SBCGLOBAL.NET> Cc: "vanagon vanagon" <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Date: Wednesday, September 22, 2010...
• Re: Tricks to ball joint removal without Pickel fork?
  Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
  Wed, 3 Jul 2013 21:41:31 -0400
  ...The other one had the nut come off nicely once heated cherry red, without the joint spinning. Just my luck, as then the joint...
• Re: CV advice needed
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 26 Nov 1996 10:23:43 PDT
  > Tim Smith wrote: > > > > >into the CV joints. The grease comes in a tooth paste type plastic tube > > >to which a stiff 4 or 5...
• Re: CV joints
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Sun, 7 Dec 1997 02:48:23 -0600
  I've been told you can get the cv joint balls and cages TOO clean. I'd be more worried about making sure the...
• Syncro Front CVs
  Historical mailing list - Markus Benne
  Thu, 8 Jul 1999 14:18:00 -0400
  ...does the following sound right? Or is this brand not worth the metal its made out of? ------------------------------------------------ CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINTS For Water-cooled Volkswagen...
• Outer CV Joint
  Historical mailing list - David
  Thu, 11 May 2000 11:22:30 -0400
  I have removed MANY axles from jetta/sciroccos and replaced them as a unit and the individual CV joints. On my 82 Vanagon the...
• Re: U-joint for Syncro
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 9 Feb 2011 10:15:34 -0800
  ...Various people have changed the joints themselves to fix a Syncro driveshaft. Neapco 1-0321 NAPA part number is 813. Weasler 200-8370 Mark...
• [f] Re: Help! '80 Vanagon info!
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 02 Feb 1996 14:40:06 -0800
  80's got recalled to have their front ball joint bolts tightened (the ball joint fell down), their auxillary heater exhaust pipes turned (fields...
• CV joints - anyone tried these?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Riley
  Fri, 8 Jun 2007 22:20:38 -0400
  ...and you believe that they did a better job on the joint itself which would take a laboratory to test if it was done...
• Re: CV joints/Axle options
  Historical mailing list - T3 Technique
  Wed, 13 Mar 2019 07:30:42 -0700
  ...CV joints/Axle options Chris, I apologize to you. Sometimes I am over sensitive. Ken On Tue, Mar 12, 2019 at 2:08 PM...
• Re: Replacing steering rubber link with universal joint
  Historical mailing list - Chris Mills
  Tue, 8 Oct 2002 13:19:55 -0500
  >The Super Beetles used U-joints in the steering column and they were >failure-prone, too. The Supers had no bushings or bearings between...
• Re: Top Ball Joint replacement
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Tue, 28 Jun 2011 10:18:24 -0400
  ...On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 6:27 PM, John Goubeaux <john@ucsb.edu> wrote: > Is the replacement of the top ball joints as...
• Re: removing ball joint nut?
  Historical mailing list - VW Doka
  Thu, 3 Sep 2009 13:10:05 -0400
  Unless some MIDAS shop was there first, I sincerely doubt that there is an SAE nut on that ball joint. Jeff On Thu, Sep...
• Re: Upper ball joint - WTF? GOT IT!
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
  Fri, 16 Feb 2007 16:25:02 -0800
  ...Upper ball joint - WTF? > > >> I thought these were the easy ones? >> >> Can't get the old ball joints out of the control arm. I...
• CV bolt rounded -- what to do?
  Historical mailing list - Rick Cooper
  Sun, 31 Dec 2023 17:08:40 -0800
  Hi all, I've got a noisy CV joint and thought I would remove and repair it today. But I managed to round off...
• Re: PS Rack, Ball Joints, Tie Rod Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 25 Sep 2011 10:37:04 -0400
  ...The lower bushings and ball joints will require a press. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf...
• Re: Ball joints
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Sun, 21 Sep 2008 15:25:45 -0700
  Is it ball joint when there is a kind of klunk when turning the steering wheel....mostly in reverse? Anthony '89 Syncro GL (Hidalgo...
• Let's try that again...
  Historical mailing list - andrewbell
  Wed, 19 Dec 2001 22:39:51 -0600
  ...The shafts are fitted with American made Spicer U-Joints (larger journals than the OEM VW U-Joints - used in 5.0L Mustangs) and...
• JP Group Power Steering U Joint Fitment Issues?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 21 Jul 2019 09:03:53 -0700
  ...This is regarding the power steering universal joint that joins the rack shaft to steering shaft. Looking on the internet, it seems that various...
• Re: Power Steering Universal Joints in limited stock
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 28 Aug 2012 06:04:15 -0700
  ...http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=957480 rebuilt U joint, $108.55 alistair On 2012-08-28, at 2:42 AM...
• Re: CV Joint Question
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Mon, 18 Apr 2011 21:06:52 -0500
  ...You're trying to reverse the direction of force on the joint, so > it's the other side of the groove which takes the...
• Re: syncro drive shaft
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Sat, 11 Dec 1999 02:53:17 -0600
  Proven Force Clutch and U-Joint of Minneapolis has been very helpful and successful at replacing Syncro driveshaft u-joints. For around $100 plus...
• Re: Brake spindle upgrade, what to expect
  Historical mailing list - Timothy Risk
  Thu, 5 Dec 2019 22:55:37 -0500
  ...Have a VW shop with the correct press tools replace your ball joints. I used Lemforder joints from T3 technique. Replace bearings when you...
• Re: Ball Joint Replacement Time
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 21 Nov 2005 19:00:54 -0500
  > I have found that the vendor formerly known > as vanagon cafe has the best price by far If you're talking ball joints, FYI...
• Re: WTB CV joint "backing plate"
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Mon, 18 Feb 2008 14:48:26 -0500
  ...need the reinforcing or backing plate that goes under the bolts of a > vanagon CV joint. > Does anyone have one to sell? > > Thanks, > > Jim > >
• Re: CV joints/Axle options
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Tue, 12 Mar 2019 14:27:00 -0400
  ...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: 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 joints
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Mon, 18 Feb 2008 17:25:59 -0800
  All right, then you better get 250,000 miles out of your CV joints. How do you keep the balls straight ? like know which...
• Re: Suspension thumping
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Sun, 4 Jul 1999 19:23:18 -0700
  ...by expansion joints. > I have been over this bridge many many times in my Toyota car and never > noticed the expansion joints until now...
• Re: Funny clunking noise
  Historical mailing list - andrewbell
  Mon, 6 Aug 2001 09:39:04 -0500
  Clicking or clunking? It sounds like a CV joint from what you're describing, but CV joints on Vanagons the noise is more of...
• Re: Stripped CV Joint Bolt
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Thu, 26 May 2005 11:52:20 -0400
  ...Stripped CV Joint Bolt > One of the 12-point CV joint bolts on the transmission is stripped. Can't > get a good hold on...
• Re: help. noise from the rear/ CV Joint
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 25 Jun 2000 20:39:17 +1300
  ...If you hear clicking >it's best to go ahead and replace the CV joint. There's no guarantee the >clicking will increase before...
• Re: Balance Syncro DriveShaft (Wisconsin or Minnesota ??) Help
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Wed, 9 Apr 2003 17:23:55 EDT
  ...center driveshaft u-joints, I asked the owner of the of the drivetrain shop where I bought the u-joints if he could balance...
• 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: CV Joints knocking?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 30 Dec 2000 00:00:45 -0500
  If it's a CV joint (likely, I think) making noise internally, it can go for a lo-o-ong time before catastrophic failure...
• syncro-front axle inner cv joint boot replacement
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 17 Apr 2010 22:57:59 -0700
  ...Wonder what that means. -cv joint was in good shape, light wear, no pitting, balls ok -cv joint marked with vw/audi logos and...
• Re: rotating cvs and axles from left to right
  Historical mailing list - Edward Nutter
  Thu, 16 May 2002 09:22:19 -0700
  Just a comment on the second site (cv_joint_maintenance). At the top Ben suggests using a shaved down 7mm Allen head for jamming...
• Re: Ball joints
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Wed, 4 Jun 2003 13:18:24 -0400
  ...Ball joints OK, I need to put in a new upper ball joint onthe right side. I suppose I'll do the lower too...
• Re: CV Joint packing
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Thu, 6 Jan 2005 16:37:56 -0500
  ...This will allow you to work the grease into the joint without getting it all over you and your surroundings. When it's time...
• Re: Newest Video about removing and replacing upper ball joint
  Historical mailing list - Liberte, Joel
  Thu, 20 Jun 2013 22:11:19 +0000
  ...Newest Video about removing and replacing upper ball joint Just made another video today about removing and replacing the upper ball joint on a...
• Re: Squeaking Bushings - (another long thesis!)
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Fri, 25 Sep 1998 10:05:11 -0600
  ...It even had all-rubber U-joints Are we talking model cars here? Rubber band springs? All-rubber U-joints? None of the five...
• CV grease
  Historical mailing list - Anonymous Digest
  Wed, 16 Mar 2005 14:10:59 -0700
  CV joints come in a kit with a tube of grease for each one, which is all I have ever used. At the FLAPS...
• Re: CV joints - anyone tried these?
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Fri, 8 Jun 2007 20:10:46 -0700
  If you search the archive you will easily find lots of reports from people who had stripped CV joint bolts. There were so many...
• CV Joint position
  Historical mailing list - Michael Magnani
  Tue, 5 Aug 2014 14:29:31 -0700
  Hi all, I'm getting ready to re-lubricate and re-boot my 105,000 mile CV Joints on my 1990 WB Westy. I...
• Re: CV Joints (as long as we are discussing it)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 19 Apr 2011 11:56:14 -0400
  At 11:27 AM 4/19/2011, Steven Johnson wrote: >like to know what is the best grease to use for CVs? CV joint...
• WTB: 71 bus used/good CV joints
  Historical mailing list - Mitch Covington
  Thu, 13 Jul 1995 15:07:44 -0400 (EDT)
  Anybody have good used CV joints that would fit my '71 bus (man. Aug. '70)? My best offer so far is $25 each. I...
• Noisy rear wheel bearing or CV joint
  Historical mailing list - michael johnson
  Mon, 2 Sep 2002 22:14:28 -0700
  ...Any ideas on how to isolate the noise short of tearing it apart again?? I suspect the CV joint but you never know. gatorxray...