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Re: New Type of CV Boot Available - 10 Minutes and boot replaced
Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
Thu, 8 Apr 1999 08:32:03 EDT
...If one has boots that DON'T use >clamps on >their CV Joints, can boots WITH clamps be substituted? > >Also: ARE there CV boot...
Re: Speaking of CV Joints ...
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Fri, 16 May 2003 12:25:07 -0700
...Can I use bearing grease to service the CV joints > or > > must I use CV joint blessed grease??? > > > > Danke. > > > > Jorge > > > > '85 Clunking Weekender (Betsy...
repack cv joints
Historical mailing list - Robert MacDowell
Tue, 17 Jun 2014 15:17:15 -0400
I'm looking for someone to repack my cv joints. I'm traveling, so I can't do it myself. The name of a...
Re: CV joints
Historical mailing list - freeholder bill
Sat, 6 Dec 1997 09:41:58 -0700
...18 Westie... >>I should have mentioned in my post concerning my cv joints that my van is >>an '18 Westie. Bill (SE Arizona) (Bill...
Re: Cleaning CVs
Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
Wed, 29 Dec 1999 12:22:22 -0400
Also there was a thread about using Grease Needles to fill the CV boots with 'new' grease. Malcolm Stuart wrote: > After attempting three times...
cv joint repack/cleanup
Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
Thu, 6 Sep 2001 20:50:13 -0700
question whats the best way to get the cv alen heads off near the wheel? socket 6mm long enuff to fit on a ratchet...
Re: Stripped CV Joint Bolt
Historical mailing list - George Goff
Thu, 26 May 2005 11:36:45 EDT
...Don't use a the small handheld Vice Grip for CV bolts. >> That's right; this job calls for at least a pair of...
Re: CV joint question and success!
Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
Tue, 18 Jul 2023 11:00:09 -0700
FYI - I have a CV joint from a 77 bus as a paper weight on my work desk - and there is no raised lip...
Re: Injected grease into CV boot and it works
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Thu, 22 Sep 2016 07:10:41 -0700
"They" say CV grease is not regular grease and has a base that handles the job it's meant for better than other lubes...
Re: Didn't know there was two different CV joints.
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Wed, 22 Dec 2004 18:55:26 -0600
Just be a nice guy and I'll ship you a set of either Automatic or Standard half shafts without the CV for $20...
Re: CV joints. Adding new grease.
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 27 Dec 2001 10:21:41 -0500
Why do you feel the need to hap-hazardly add grease to the CV joints? Are they making noise or causing other trouble? Many...
Re: Speaking of CV Joints ...
Historical mailing list - Jorge Osorio
Fri, 16 May 2003 11:38:18 -0400
...Can I use bearing grease to service the CV joints or > > must I use CV joint blessed grease??? > > > > Danke. > > > > Jorge > > > > '85 Clunking Weekender (Betsy...
Re: CV boot or axle?
Historical mailing list - neil N
Sun, 12 Apr 2009 11:20:44 -0700
...And for the newb who is taking the CV's apart: http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/page_16_9/cv_joint_maintenence...
Re: Replacing CV joints
Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
Thu, 15 Sep 2005 09:39:52 -0700
...Replacing CV joints I'm replacing my CV joints with LOBRO ones. Can anyone tell me please whether the one groove or the three...
Re: rotating cvs and axles from left to right
Historical mailing list - DaveC
Tue, 14 May 2002 20:47:57 -0700
>Ok, so the cv is still turning the same direction isn't it? Don't see >how this does anything because the angle is...
Replacing Rear Axels tips and tricks?
Historical mailing list - Bruce Ralphs
Mon, 2 Feb 2004 22:58:01 -0800
hey Gang, been awhile! Any words of wisdom to replace the rear axels and cvs? I have them coming as a unit tomorrow. I...
Re: Help removing stripped CV joint bolts
Historical mailing list - Mike
Sun, 10 Dec 2006 10:04:08 -0500
...Help removing stripped CV joint bolts > > Anyone out there know of a tool for stuck/stripped/rounded out CV Joint > bolt? I'm swapping...
Re: CV joints
Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
Wed, 20 Feb 2008 01:45:13 -0600
...CV joints > >Thanks John, >That's pretty clever. >And at least you don't have to lay awake at night worrying about your CV...
Re: CV Joint failure - New or Rebuilt?
Historical mailing list - David Menche
Tue, 20 Jul 2004 18:46:04 -0700
Just did my cv's not long ago. 172 k miles on the originals, found two with split boots, pulled them, and found three...
Re: I can name this sound in...
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 1 Aug 2012 13:28:58 -0700
...next, ..jerk them up-down ...feeling and listening for play and dryness in the CV's particularily the inners, as I believe they wear...
Re: (rear) cv joint
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 5 Mar 2006 08:34:29 -0500
Annual CV joint inspections! Please stop! The real trick to CV joint life is using the proper lubricant. Shortly after the Vanagon got the...
Re: clamps for cv boots, ridged washers for cv bolts
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Tue, 30 Aug 2011 19:27:33 -0500
...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: Bentley really sucks
Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
Mon, 3 May 1999 06:54:31 EDT
...My CV boots came with new bolts! (and snap rings & grease) Yeah! If you are pulling the CV's, I would put on new...
Re: Cleaning CV
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Mon, 22 Apr 2013 19:24:56 -0700
take your spare cv and axle unit and clean it up and store complete assembly in a long plastic bag. Really nice to swap...
Re: Slider Extension-Really large tires and related expenses!
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Thu, 7 Mar 2013 11:49:13 -0800
...increased a lot. >>> ... >>> not to mention CV joint angles ..and on and on. >> >> Increasing the tire diameter has zero effect on CV joint angles. >
Re: CV joint repair american way.
Historical mailing list - Pat Dooley
Sun, 21 Mar 1999 23:28:11 -0500
...CV joint repair american way. > > > In a message dated 3/21/99 6:58:45 AM Eastern Standard Time, > HEATERMAN@NAC.NET > writes: > > << I...
Vanagon CV Joint Fasteners
Historical mailing list - Dave Arthur
Sat, 13 Dec 2008 20:30:31 -0400
I�m in the process of refurbishing my drive shafts and CV joints on my �86 (2.1 standard) Westy. I have new boots...
Re: CV Joint advice
Historical mailing list - Ian Cameron
Sun, 4 Jul 1999 09:39:23 -0700
...Remember, a CV isn't designed to provide >"extension and contraction" as much as it is to transfer power at an angle. My thanks...
Re: CV tool name. Got it. Now, what size is it, really?
Historical mailing list - phil cain
Thu, 16 Dec 2004 14:51:15 -0800
...hex), and the 8mm is a 12 point(tri-square), some CV's has the 6mm allen. Phil __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam...
Re: 12 Point CV Tool Size?
Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
Thu, 29 Nov 2007 22:20:38 -0500
...a tool you buy by size normally, You buy it by > application, '12 point CV joint screw' tool, like from Bus Depot or > wherever.
Re: Best grease to use for CVs
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Thu, 27 Jun 2002 11:07:42 -0500
...Use CV-joint grease -- it's very special (nasty) stuff loaded with lead. LEAD = Graphite Its just plain old vanilla stuff. The only thing...
Re: CV joint BARBARIC handling info
Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
Sun, 21 Mar 1999 17:21:40 +0100
...I've done at least 30 cv joints this way, and no problems have occurred. Mostly, I have cleaned them out, and reinstalled them...
Re: help. noise from the rear/ CV Joint
Historical mailing list - (Donna Cassano)
Fri, 23 Jun 2000 22:33:27 -0400
...8mm. > Realizing that there are all kinds of possibilities, is the failure mode > for the CV joint catastrophic, or does it get increasingly noisy...
Re: CV greasing - not smooth when put back together :(
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Mon, 15 May 2017 14:23:18 -0700
When I had my '84 back in the '90's I asked the dealer about servicing the CV joints around 100k. Interestingly, they told...
Re: CV joint replacement questions
Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
Thu, 13 May 1999 17:41:59 -0500
...had come loose--lost some CV grease--I suppose that has added to >the CV failure.) Remind me to check mine this weekend. MOST...
Re: Cv boots cracking
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Fri, 22 Mar 2013 21:04:16 -0700
...Andreas (noted for his springs) has a pretty extensive test of cv boots here: >> >> >> http://ig-syncro16.de/forum/index.php?name=ForumsPro&file...
Re: CV reversibility?
Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
Thu, 11 May 2000 09:41:40 -0700
At 08:38 AM 05/11/2000 MST, you wrote: >My CV (80 Westy) fell apart in my hands (main metal round piece and...
Re: 45Nm a bit much for CV joints?
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Wed, 9 May 2007 23:10:21 -0500
I use new 12 point Porsche bolts when I change out a CV. Bentley specs apply. John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Matthias Kuster wrote...
Re: CV joint reversal?
Historical mailing list - Mike S
Mon, 12 Jan 2009 20:51:18 -0500
...what about the amount of axial "bend", in other words, does the >CV joint up at the transaxle actually run at a more acute...
Re: (rear) cv joint
Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
Tue, 7 Mar 2006 23:12:11 -0500
...Re: (rear) cv joint >>>>> >>>>> When I was at skip barber, we rebuilt the cv's in all the cars at >>>>> regular intervals as they...
Re: CV Bolts
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 28 Apr 2006 19:33:56 -0400
...Here's how to > break > torque on a stubborn, rusted or rounded-out VW cv bolt regardless of the > fact that it's a...
Re: CV joints...condition?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 22 Nov 2008 11:38:45 -0800
...CV joints...condition? > Finally dove into the task of checking, servicing and possibly replacing > the > CV joints on my 84 manual 5-sp tranny...
Re: LA-area Porsche wreckers? Need to know badly!
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Wed, 4 Oct 2000 21:00:16 +1200
...trans DM2700 G50 axles with 2 CVs 700 915 axles with 4 CVs 900 all shifter parts 450 G50 starter 280 clutch w/ringgear...
Re: CV bolt rounded -- what to do?
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Sun, 31 Dec 2023 19:15:40 -0600
...Remove the CV joint. Then drill a hole in the remaining dimple to fit your favorite thread extractor and have at it. Jim On...
Re: CV bolt rounded -- what to do?
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Sun, 31 Dec 2023 18:14:38 -0800
...I have used this method lots of times, including CV bolts. Mark On 12/31/2023 5:08 PM, Rick Cooper wrote: > Hi all...
Re: cv 12 pt tool
Historical mailing list - Henning, Eric
Mon, 22 Mar 1999 09:49:59 -0500
If you have the 12 pt sockets screws on you cv joints instead of the hex head, I was able to get the 12...
Need source for '86 axles
Historical mailing list - Glommen, Jon
Mon, 19 Apr 1999 07:29:19 -0700
Hello, All four of my CV joints are badly galled and in need of replacement. My neighbor suggested buying complete axle assemblies rather than...
Re: CV joint
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Sat, 14 Aug 2004 19:04:03 -0400
...GKN is the parent company of Lobro and they have now taken to using that name on their CV's instead of the Lobro...
Re: Struck Oil, Rebuilt CV's and a Tense Trip Home
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Sun, 12 Dec 2004 06:11:41 EST
...There was or still is a company in Gatineau, CV Tech, selling rebuilt axles with CVs that had a horrible reputation for failure. So...
Re: CV joints...condition?
Historical mailing list - Mike
Sat, 22 Nov 2008 16:29:58 -0500
...CV joints...condition? > > >> Finally dove into the task of checking, servicing and possibly replacing >> the >> CV joints on my 84 manual 5-sp tranny...
Fwd: CV axle help for early m/t Vanagon?
Historical mailing list - Alex MeVay
Thu, 5 Dec 2019 00:38:47 -0500
Hi Team, Do any of you have any leads on quality replacement 548mm/21.56" CV shafts or axles, as used in early (1980...
Re: axle connected to hub bone?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 8 Aug 2009 13:22:06 -0700
That sounds like the outer CV joint came apart inside the boot. Especially if the large nut is still on the outer end of...
Re: needs help in Tok Alaska, SOLVED!
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Sat, 10 Aug 2013 12:18:31 -0700
...He thought he had a broken part but has learned that all 6 bolts of his right outer CV joint had come unscrewed near...
Re: Bum CV joint summary - another cheap fix
Historical mailing list
Fri, 21 Jun 1996 17:23:40
...Unless there is a torn boot and the CV is actually out of grease, you can simply remove the axle shaft and reverse it...
Audi 5000 CVs in a (Syncro) Vanagon?
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Tue, 11 Jan 2000 18:44:15 -0800
There was some talk about using Audi 5000 CVs in a Vanagon a few months (years) back - anyone ever actually do this? I think...
Re: CV boots does anyone make quality boots these days ?
Historical mailing list - neil
Sun, 11 Mar 2007 16:55:12 -0700
...Kit Axle Boot" (251 598 201 CVJ Boot Kit) on all 4 along w/new CV's last summer. Have put 1000 - 1500 Km...
Rear-wheel clunk (possibly) identified
Historical mailing list - Vincent Dow
Wed, 25 May 2016 14:01:27 -0400
...An absence of thrust washer between the hub and the CV might be the cause. Is anyone familiar with the thrust washer as spacer...
Re: CV replacement, all or just the clicking one?
Historical mailing list - s w
Mon, 29 Apr 2002 14:46:09 -0700
...CV replacement, all or just the clicking > one? > > > > just got back from a 3600 mile trip down south of > the > > border, other than blowing...
Fwd: CV axle help for early m/t Vanagon?
Historical mailing list - Alex MeVay
Tue, 3 Dec 2019 06:56:24 -0500
Hi Team, Do any of you have any leads on quality replacement 548mm/21.56" CV shafts or axles, as used in early (1980...
Re: Manual Transmission Leaking at CV Joint
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Wed, 22 Sep 2010 16:30:19 -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...