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• Re: Manual Transmission Leaking at CV Joint
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Wed, 22 Sep 2010 16:54:06 -0700
  ...I recently (about 6,000 miles ago) new Axles (Lobro CV Joints, rebuilt by GoWesty) on both sides.� I did add CV grease to...
• Re: CV joint repair?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 19 Mar 1999 17:56:42 -0700
  ...Just adds to the fun! Now I >replace all the cap screws when I do the first CV replacement. > >Kenneth D Lewis wrote: >> >> Wil...
• Re: rotating cvs and axles from left to right
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 14 May 2002 18:50:56 -0700
  Will'm, Never looked at a disassembled CV joint, have you? Karl ----- Original Message ----- From: "developtrust" <developtrust@COX.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM...
• Re: clamps for cv boots, ridged washers for cv bolts
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 30 Aug 2011 17:08:53 -0700
  ...clamps for cv boots, ridged washers for cv bolts >I am having my local shop save me some of the metal parts of discarded...
• Re: CV joint boot kit - what to do with the large washer?
  Historical mailing list - William
  Fri, 10 Sep 2004 09:49:19 -0400
  ...09:11:47 -0400 To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: CV joint boot kit - what to do with the large washer? > If you...
• Re: diagnosing CV Q's
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 29 Nov 2004 15:45:39 -0500
  ...Mike > Hi All, > > question regarding possibly failing Vanagon (et al) CV's: > > Would a CVjoint on it's way out vibrate at higher speeds...
• Re: CV Joint packing
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Thu, 6 Jan 2005 15:00:03 -0700
  ...My CV/axle units arrive today and I didn't think > about packing it till now. So, is there an easy way? Thanks as...
• Re: CV boot or axle?
  Historical mailing list - Brendan Slevin
  Wed, 15 Apr 2009 10:37:44 -0700
  Am I the only one that enjoys CV service? I love the way it feels when everything is apart and clean, big heavy metal...
• Re: Needed: Rear right CV axle '87 Vanagon 2.1
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Tue, 15 Oct 2013 20:34:31 -0700
  What I recommend is get new Lobro CV joints, a dozen 12 point CV joint screws .. and if the boots are good ...keep those...
• Re: More on CV joints.
  Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
  Sun, 3 Dec 2000 09:42:34 -0500
  ...you don't need to remove that big nut to take the rear axel out. > > The inner and outer CVs are the same thing...
• Re: CV boot problem repair problem continued
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Tue, 16 Aug 2016 04:43:09 -0700
  ...Be very >> careful not to let the CV fall of or the center of the CV slide out because >> the bearing will also fall...
• Re: SF CV Update/Question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 5 Oct 2009 14:22:01 -0700
  ...SF CV Update/Question >I drove one of my Vanagons with noisy CV joints for years until > I finally could not bear with it...
• Re: clamps for cv boots, ridged washers for cv bolts
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 31 Aug 2011 07:44:48 -0700
  ...clamps for cv boots, ridged washers for cv bolts | |My german ones are the worst. I can't imagine what those from |a big...
• 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...
• FW: CV Boots and crimp clamps
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Mon, 21 Aug 2000 09:32:32 -0400
  ...CV Boots and crimp clamps Hi- So I ordered and recieved a set of 4 CV Boot Kits to replace the boots on the...
• Re: CV joint packing grease?
  Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
  Fri, 7 Jan 2005 00:28:13 -0600
  Hi Bill, Find yourself some Lubro-Moly CV axle grease. I used it and have heard that it is the best stuff going. Only...
• Re: The Thompson Coupling
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Tue, 4 Dec 2007 09:25:20 -0700
  ...a stock lobro 930 cv joint, costing only about $60 and being readily available and easily able to support 400 BHP, can withstand an...
• Re: Sick sick sick of diesel Vanagon cooling problems
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 10 Dec 2015 13:21:27 -0600
  ...All was fine before. >> >> On Thursday, December 10, 2015, Ralph Meyermann <ralphmeyermann@gmail.com >> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','ralphmeyermann@gmail.com');>> >> wrote: >> >> > What...
• New CV boots
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Thu, 3 Sep 1998 17:01:16 PDT
  Hey all, I have a dead CV boot on my '81 Vanagon. On Saturday I will be replacing it. I wanted to give you...
• Re: need input on confusing CV joints...
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 9 Mar 2006 00:00:30 -0600
  ...you can get a popping or clicking sound as the face of the race of the CV works against the face of the flange...
• Re: (rear) cv joint
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 5 Mar 2006 09:38:59 -0500
  ...On 3/5/06, Dennis Haynes <dhaynes@optonline.net> wrote: > Annual CV joint inspections! Please stop! The real trick to CV joint > life is...
• Re: CV joints/Axle options
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Tue, 12 Mar 2019 09:36:10 -0400
  I have been selling GKN CV boots for many years. They are the best you can buy and will last. That has been my...
• Re: Front Inner Syncro CV Joints Question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 7 Feb 2001 22:37:59 -0500
  ...Front Inner Syncro CV Joints Question Had a question about the inner front CV joints for a Syncro Vanagon. A customer of mine insists...
• Re: 45Nm a bit much for CV joints?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Olson
  Thu, 10 May 2007 11:28:31 -0600
  I just bought a cv boot and bolts from busdepot.com for the bolts. Are these high quality bolts? Jeff Olson Martin, SD Paul...
• Re: Snow white nightmare/iMac/CV jointitis
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Sat, 6 Jan 2001 12:13:40 -0700
  ...Stephen, Turning the axles end for end will not help the CV's. They must be traded side to side to change the wear...
• Re: CV Boot
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Fri, 11 May 2001 10:42:49 -0600
  Stan Wilder wrote: > > Anybody got a source for high quality CV boots? > In the past I've performed this service when the boots tore...
• Re: What size tool for CV joint removal?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Rule
  Tue, 14 Dec 2004 18:19:12 -0800
  ...having this makes removing the tri-square CV bolts (12pt star etc) and replacing to proper torque MUCH easier (torx not so effective- I...
• Syncro Front CV Torque question
  Historical mailing list - Tom Salicos
  Tue, 18 Oct 2005 16:06:57 -0600
  ...to torque the nut on the front outer CV joint. How do most people do this? Rent a humongous torque wrench or guestimate with...
• 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: (rear) cv joint
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Wed, 8 Mar 2006 05:23:12 -0800
  ...Re: (rear) cv joint > >The cv thread lives on! > >What I'm wondering now is: what methods are acceptable for cleaning up >my axles...
• 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: CV Maintenance - Re-use old or new Rockford USA boots?
  Historical mailing list - Roman Haag
  Tue, 18 Apr 2017 18:40:42 -0400
  ...CV Maintenance - Re-use old or new Rockford USA boots? >> >> Hi, >> >> I am going to clean and lube the CV joints on my 2wd...
• Re: CV removal tips?
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Mon, 15 May 2006 07:44:32 -0700
  Any number of good ways depending on how monstrous you want to be, indeed a bigger hammer, pull the circlip, sit the CV across...
• Re: vangon cv axel bolts
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Fri, 29 May 2009 11:37:00 -0700
  ...The CV bolts are tripple square bolts but one size larger than the ones for late model Vanagons. Of course the 98 Passat might...
• Re: CV joint grease on tapered roller bearings?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 15 May 2009 19:37:25 -0700
  ...molybdenum disulfide (CV joint) grease on tapered roller bearings such as > those found in the front end of 2wd vanagons? > > CV grease has superior...
• 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: Knocking noise
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Fri, 3 Dec 2004 13:34:56 -0600
  AND, if you've not done this before, and other cv's need service, do all four and put the right axle on the...
• 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: CV joints...condition?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 23 Nov 2008 10:02:08 -0800
  ...I unthinkingly assumed you were referring to the inboard CV having thinner CV grease. IF you were, here are a couple of archive emails...
• Silly CV abuse, part Deux /f (WAS: Re: Unknown vibration at light throttle settings.)
  Historical mailing list - Fred Porter
  Sat, 21 Mar 1998 11:44:13 -0700
  ...Now I drive a '78 Westy that out of 4 CV joints has 1/2 > of a boot. None of the others are covered...
• Re: Vanagon CV Joint Fasteners
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 14 Dec 2008 19:36:31 -0600
  When I installed new CV's I upgraded to the Porsche 12 point socket head screws. I think I got them from Ken at...
• Re: (rear) cv joint
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Sun, 5 Mar 2006 09:32:19 -0500
  ...On 3/5/06, Dennis Haynes <dhaynes@optonline.net> wrote: > Annual CV joint inspections! Please stop! The real trick to CV joint > life is...
• 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
  ...It's > called CV-2, a stinky muddy-looking heavy grease. It got me wondering when > was the last time I packed my axle...
• Re: '72 bus CVs, rear bearings, and torsion bars?
  Historical mailing list - lumpy
  Fri, 20 Jan 1995 16:36:15 +0000
  ...Also the CV boots > are tearing a little where they are clamped to the axles so I want > to replace all the boots. > >... How...
• Re: CV joints
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 27 Sep 1999 17:54:49 -0600
  Test the CV by driving in a very slow, very tight, turn. With the steering wheel to the tops. If the CV has a...
• 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: The Saga Continues...Serious problems with CV reinstall
  Historical mailing list - Robert Rountree
  Tue, 4 May 1999 08:47:34 -0400
  ...The Saga Continues...Serious problems with CV reinstall > Careful on those exchange shafts, my FLAPS says that they use > remanufactured CV's and get...
• Re: Assessing CV joints?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 8 Nov 2014 07:50:19 -0800
  ...Assessing CV joints? > > Is there an easier way to get an idea of the CV joint's condition without > taking it off the tranny...
• Fwd: CV joints
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Mon, 18 Feb 2008 20:03:13 -0600
  ...The CV will prol'ly run many thousands of miles with no obvious problems, but over time, the life of the CV will be...
• Re: CV joint question and success!
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 18 Jul 2023 10:53:02 -0400
  ...By the time the boots arrive, I’ll be well practiced in the art of boot and CV exchanges. Eric Caron > On Jul 17...
• Re: Transmission (transaxle) Drive Flange Seals
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 26 Mar 2016 13:16:58 -0700
  ...Each inboard CV had nothing but gear oil inside. Ironically, the inboard CV at side with intact flange plug appears to be discoloured, mainly...
• Re: Inner CV boot replacement on an '81
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 23 Jan 2002 09:14:29 -0600
  ...Unless the bearing cages are bad, most CVs cam be run even with a lot of wear in them. I've heard of CVs...
• Re: CV Shafts - 86 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sun, 17 Jan 1999 16:47:36 -0500
  ...Reversing them may increase the lifespan of the CV's by distributing the wear evenly. I'm not sure why your local store listed...
• Re: CV Joint packing
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Thu, 6 Jan 2005 16:37:56 -0500
  Hi Bill, Put the CV and the grease into a ziplock sandwich or freezer bag. Then put that bag inside another for good measure...
• CV Shafts - 86 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Maurizio Penna
  Sun, 17 Jan 1999 15:39:23 -0800
  Hello everyone, Today I took advantage of the very warm weather (+1C, +32F) here in Ottawa, Canada, to remove the two CV shafts from...
• Re: CV Joint Cleaning
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Fri, 21 Apr 2000 19:04:23 -0400
  Dave, I have some cleaning recommendations at http://volksweb.relitech.com/cvjoints.htm TomC tcarrington@relitech.com http://www.relitech.com/tomc http://volksweb...
• 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...
• 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...
• CV's
  Historical mailing list - Tromper
  Sun, 10 Mar 2002 00:30:58 -0800
  Hi folks, Have a CV making funny knocka knocka noise, figger it's about shot. Have heard that the rebuilt halfshaft route ain't...
• CV boots
  Historical mailing list - Harmon Seaver
  Thu, 15 Aug 2002 10:33:06 -0500
  I know there is a major difference in CV boots, but, not having done it for a few years, can't remember the brand...