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• Re: 87 Synchro CV Boots
  Historical mailing list - William A. McKinley
  27 Oct 96 01:08:52 EDT
  Capt Meschwitz spake thusly: >Was I surprised when I did a Net search for "Vanagon" and found this >mailing list. Now I have something...
• Re: If you've replaced your CV joints--please read
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 15 Feb 1997 21:37:52 -0800
  > Dealer said my main problem was that I used hose clamps to attach the boot > to the shaft. He seemed to think that the...
• 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...
• Re: Injected grease into CV boot and it works
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 22 Sep 2016 14:42:43 +0000
  ...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 Joint Vibration
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Mon, 19 Mar 2007 14:29:32 -0700
  ...On 3/19/07, Blake Heinlein <blakeheinlein@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi everyone, > > I installed a new half-shaft (2 CV joints, 2 boots, and...
• Re: New owner questions
  Historical mailing list - Pat
  Sat, 24 Nov 2012 08:59:54 -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...
• The Saga Continues...Serious problems with CV reinstall
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Sun, 2 May 1999 18:33:13 -0500
  ...Great (I thought)! Guess what they did? They removed the inner race from the OTHER CV, pulled out the old boot, and that pressed...
• Re: Blow cv joint on 97 heading for Bend
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 7 Aug 2015 20:29:19 -0500
  ...Inject lots of grease through the rubber boot. Massage it some. See if that doesn't buy you a lot of miles. When I...
• Re: greasing CV joints - Grease needle experience
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Mon, 26 Nov 2001 07:45:12 -0800
  ...ask Romel. > You could have had sand in the joints with perfect boots and no holes. > > Stan Wilder
• Re: Shift but no go - Update - CV bolts go wheeeeeeeeee!
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 28 Oct 2017 09:05:41 -0700
  ...http://www.t3technique.com/suspension-and-drivetrain/drivetrain-parts/cv-joints,-boots,-etc/cv-bolt-and-washer-kit-(rear).html. You need four sets...
• last call for axle cleaning suggestions
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
  Wed, 8 Mar 2006 20:11:09 -0500
  ...What do people think is the best way for me to clean them up (at the ends where the boots will go)? Thanks for...
• Re: CV Joint ?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 2 Jun 2011 23:01:28 -0700
  ...New german Lobro CV joints are not cheap either ..but worth it. the boots last so well.. I must have half a dozen good...
• CV - Will it fit?
  Historical mailing list - Barry Mercer
  Mon, 8 Oct 2001 10:40:50 -0400
  ...Just to let you know, the passenger outer boot was in terrible terrible shape. I'm embarrassed that I never caught it before this...
• Re: So some CV's require a "custom" tool?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 15 Dec 2004 10:24:19 -0800
  ...I like the Matco extra long one myself as the long skinny shaft clears the CV boots better in some bolt positions and is...
• <F> Found on Car Talk (bus content)
  Historical mailing list - Alan Bosch
  Fri, 9 Apr 1999 16:29:22 -0500
  ...1700 cc engine.) (7) CV joint ball bearing (About 1,000 miles after the CV boot was repaired, the CV joint came loose while...
• Re: CV problem?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 2 May 2009 10:06:34 -0700
  On Sat, May 2, 2009 at 8:05 AM, Edward Maikranz <maikranze@gmail.com> wrote: > Ok, I had a torn boot and heard some...
• Re: shift linkage boots
  Historical mailing list - Wolfgang Carolsfeld
  Tue, 20 Apr 1999 17:15:42 -0700
  ...seem like the boots were supposed to cover. >Questions: >Are these boots supposed to hold greese like a CV boot? >Are they supposed to...
• Re: CV JOINTS; IS THERE A INSIDE/OUTSIDE DIFFERENCE?
  Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
  Thu, 25 Jul 2002 14:19:47 EDT
  ...Those groove sides should be on the boot sides as I noticed on the old ones... Jim W88kender Los Angeles Thanks Jim, That's...
• Re: Gah. Inspections
  Historical mailing list - Dylan Spurgin
  Fri, 9 Aug 2002 00:57:40 -0500
  ...Sigh. > >CV boots torn on both front axles. Steering rack boots torn. The CV joints >had sprayed their grease all over the front brakes...
• Re: Noise from rear...
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Fri, 6 Feb 2004 13:21:44 -0800
  ...a new CV joint at the dealer ($237 + $127 labor) and at a local VW parts place ($57 including a new boot. No estimate...
• Re: New owner questions
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Wed, 28 Nov 2012 23:32:15 -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: CV Joint Experts?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 10 Nov 2004 20:17:39 -0600
  ...Pull the CV and replace it with a new one, including new boots, new grease and new bolts. Replacement is an easy, if time...
• Please Help! 4-Speed Transmission problem
  Historical mailing list - All of Us
  Sun, 18 Aug 2002 13:38:26 -0500
  ...I noticed that the inboard CV joint on the passenger side was beginning to weep oil out the end of the boot. I thought...
• Re: CV Joint Question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 19 Apr 2011 11:12:03 -0700
  ...My boots are in good shape, no cracks or > splits. I seem to recall being able to swap the CV joints around and > getting...
• CV joint or Axle Joint?
  Historical mailing list - Timothy Crooks, RN,CDE
  Thu, 21 Jan 1999 03:48:28 +1100
  ...Any way my question is, is the axle joint synomonous with the CV joint? My boot seems to be intact. Has anyone had this...
• Re: cv joint question
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Wed, 16 Oct 2013 08:10:37 -0500
  ...cv joint question > > Thanks, but what about the cone washer and the shoulder on the splined > inner? Should it be placed inside or outside...
• Re: cv-joints: Constant Velocity Marihuana?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 8 Jul 94 11:00:12 EDT
  ...joint boots dry out and crack and get cut. need replacing eventually. > 5. flipping/reversing should extend the life of the joint for a...
• CV joint question and parts request.
  Historical mailing list - Frayed1003
  Sun, 1 Mar 1998 21:50:13 EST
  Well my right CV joint has just begun thumping only four months after I replaced the left one. I thought that I heard that...
• Re: CV Joint ?
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Fri, 3 Jun 2011 14:25:41 +0000
  ...emergencies.  So, since the boots are ok and the screws were ok last time, I just got the CV joints only.   Did I do...
• Re: New owner questions
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sat, 24 Nov 2012 20:39:18 -0800
  ...CV boot, should I be also picking up the outer CV > joint also?� What about the other side that doesn't need any boots...
• Re: Needed: Rear right CV axle '87 Vanagon 2.1
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 16 Oct 2013 09:05:51 -0400
  ...The better boot kits will come with the hardware and grease and some extra parts like an inner clamp and the cone washer which...
• 89 westy trans maint
  Historical mailing list - Katz, Ron
  Thu, 23 Mar 2000 07:59:05 -0600
  ...I've replaced cv boots (sounds like them) recently. Does anyone have any suggestiions as what regular maintenance is required on the Auto tranny...
• Re: CV problem?
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Sat, 2 May 2009 15:59:49 -0400
  Does the parking lot test work on rear drive vehicles? The front wheels may be turned to the lock, but the CV orientation hasn...
• Re: Cleaning CVs
  Historical mailing list - Stuart
  Mon, 27 Dec 1999 18:57:05 -0800
  ...long as the boot is intact. Think about it before you respond! Stuart Tom Young wrote: > > Three of my four CV joints lasted well...
• Re: CV boot problem repair problem continued
  Historical mailing list - T3 Technique
  Tue, 23 Aug 2016 15:08:01 -0700
  ...CV boot problem repair problem continued Hi Folks, I tried to use the info provided to find this tool and replacement rings or a...
• Re: 88 CV joint noise
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 1 Sep 2003 21:29:03 -0500
  ...Recommend Lobro CV kits, which will include 1 CV, the proper CV grease, new bolts, and new rubber boot. Cost is between $50-60...
• Re: Swing Axle Boot Leak Question
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 28 Nov 2007 09:52:06 -0800
  ...It's might be leaking a little gear oil into the CV/boot. There should be info on this in archives. Or there is...
• Re: 86 Vanagon CV boots replacement
  Historical mailing list - Tobin T. Copley
  Fri, 22 Mar 1996 12:40:39 -0800 (PST)
  ...and 8mm allen wrench for the CV joint bolts, a > 32mm? socket for the axle nut, a breaker bar to help get that axle...
• Re: 86 Vanagon CV boots replacement
  Historical mailing list - Tobin T. Copley
  Sat, 23 Mar 1996 08:27:38 -0800 (PST)
  ...and 8mm allen wrench for the CV joint bolts, > > This is good to know but I don't think they are Allen bolts. You...
• Re: Book time for CV Joint work?
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Tue, 25 Apr 2006 19:58:05 -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: Knocking sound
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 25 Jun 2018 13:34:07 -0400
  ...you can inject some CV joint grease in there and work it into the joint > by pressing on the boot you may get some...
• Re: CV Joint ?
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Thu, 2 Jun 2011 16:51:48 -0700
  ...So, since the boots are ok and the screws were ok last time, I just got the CV joints only. Did I do right...
• Re: CV 12 pt tool
  Historical mailing list - Pat Dooley
  Mon, 22 Mar 1999 20:25:29 -0500
  ...CV 12 pt tool > > > Eric.Henning@BAILEY.COM writes: > > << If you have the 12 pt sockets screws on you cv joints > instead of the...
• Re: Bleeder Valve, CV's, After-Market Filter
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 8 Oct 1996 06:37:56 PST
  ...Is this right? *That is correct >is no big thing, taking the CV off of the axle to change the boot seems >a little...
• Small successes first Axle in
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Wed, 29 Jun 2022 20:13:50 -0400
  ...And I help a friend do the same on my bus to fix the ever failing cv boots. Today I solo removed and replaced...
• Re: It is a good day when...
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Sat, 6 Aug 2022 20:08:29 -0700
  ...Bruce On Saturday, August 6, 2022, Eric Caron <ericcaron96@comcast.net> wrote: > I check under both vans and find all for CV boots are...
• Re: 9-month life on new CV boots
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Tue, 23 Apr 2013 08:53:00 -0400
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• Wheel bearings
  Historical mailing list - Steve Sullivan
  Tue, 22 Feb 2000 09:45:12 -0800
  ...complex a job is this? Right now I'm replacing my CV boots and while I'm in there . . . Many thanks! Steve 84 Westy...
• Re: Axlel's
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Sun, 23 Aug 2015 20:02:01 -1000
  I like to get 4 new German-made Lobro brand CV joints... really good grease.. and good boots. Generally original or old boots in...
• Re: CV joint failure while on a trip, what next?
  Historical mailing list - James Walldow
  Mon, 5 May 2003 00:04:47 -0800
  ...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: 12 Point CV Tool Size?
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Mon, 3 Dec 2007 08:38:26 -0800
  ...I was able to had both outer CV boots replaced from my 2001 Passat. The one for Vanagon should be either 9 or 8...
• Re: What size tool for CV joint removal?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 14 Dec 2004 22:13:52 -0600
  The Lobro CV kit contains everything you need to change out a CV. CV itself, new CV boot, a new set of Tri-square...
• Re: Swing Axle Boot Leak Question
  Historical mailing list - Ben Cichowski
  Wed, 28 Nov 2007 11:10:10 -0700
  ...It's > might be leaking a little gear oil into the CV/boot. There should be info on > this in archives. > > Or there is...
• Re: CV joint boots
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 17 Aug 2021 17:03:19 -0400
  ...I’m tempted now to keep my ears open for quality CV join, maybe even original used and a boot kit just to keep...
• Re: Subject: Re: Cv boots cracking
  Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
  Fri, 22 Mar 2013 16:10:17 -0400
  No clamps on the small ends. -craig On Mar 22, 2013, at 3:54 PM, Mike Riley <mkriley@FUSE.NET> wrote: > i think some...
• Re: bus boys catalog??
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 8 Aug 1996 23:47:21 -0500
  >GET THE DAMN CATALOG OUT TO EVERYONE ALREADY!!! >Oh and PS guys I can now get genuine rubber OEM VW CV boots >for $8...
• Re: NVC Re: Stevens Creek Volkswagen in Santa Clara
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Wed, 30 Jan 2008 22:59:24 -0500
  ...had replaced the boots. You don't seem to understand > that they simply said VW's powertrain warranty never covers > CV joints. I pointed...
• Re: last call for axle cleaning suggestions
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
  Wed, 8 Mar 2006 23:57:19 -0500
  ...What >> do people think is the best way for me to clean them up (at the ends >> where the boots will go)? >> >> Thanks for...
• Re: CV joints...condition?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 22 Nov 2008 16:34:36 -0800
  ...the CV. And..... I have read that in a > pinch, one can "slip in" some lube under the small end of the boot > (possibly...
• CV Joint repacking- axle removal.
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 22 May 1996 13:23:16 -0700
  Bus/Bug/Ghia/etc Rear CV joints and front inners for syncros are cylinders with flat ends- no splines to worry about- the six...