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Re: CV Joint Dog Bone Question Years
Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
Wed, 9 Mar 2005 15:54:32 -0500
...thanks Jonce >Are you asking about CV joints, or CV axles, or the combined "dog >bone"? I don't know about the earlier cars...
Re: CV Joints
Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
Sun, 4 May 2014 21:04:48 -0600
Anyone who is aware of the principle of the CV joint knows they must move in and out freely to the extent of their...
Re: CV bolts and DPO mechanics
Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
Sat, 22 Jan 2011 16:24:46 -0500
...if the CV boots look too new to be > original, CV bolts could be loose! > > -- > John Bange > >
Re: CV greasing - not smooth when put back together :(
Historical mailing list - Roman Haag
Mon, 15 May 2017 15:12:03 -0400
...I don't know what the issue is with yours, but I can say with some experience, do not replace the axle and cv...
Re: Cv axles
Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
Tue, 5 May 2015 15:51:27 -0400
Can cv axles for a automatic tranny be installed on a manual transmission by mistake. I had them replaced in the fall by a...
ERROR Re: [Syncro] Heavy Duty Rear Axels/CVs (108mm), Factory
Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
Sat, 6 Jan 2001 09:22:52 -0500
...251 501 201 G is the 16" rear axle with 108mm CVs 251 501 203 G is the 14" rear axle with 100mm CVs...
Re: cv joint
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Sat, 2 Dec 2000 13:58:32 -0800
...cv joint Rear cv is needing replaced was thinking of also repacking other 3 cv's. How difficult is this? What tools would be...
Re: AMC Cylinder Head Question
Historical mailing list - David Kao
Thu, 13 Dec 2007 22:47:37 -0800
Before AAA tow truck arrived I did try to yank the drive shafts to see if any of the CV joints had disconnected or...
Re: Redline CV-2. User Input?
Historical mailing list - John Wessels
Tue, 10 May 2011 16:19:33 -0400
...I have used the red CV grease and it was alightly better than the moly grease. I have not heard of anyone having a...
Re: CV Joints
Historical mailing list - pdooley
Sat, 12 Apr 2008 23:48:41 -0400
...Then the CV just slides right over the headless bolt. -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of...
Re: 87 Syncro CV Joint/ Spares List
Historical mailing list
Tue, 11 Mar 1997 22:01:22 -0400 (AST)
...The cage for the outer driver side CV joint is cracked. I called at >least 30 parts places this morning and found only 2...
Trip Update - Matthew
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Thu, 8 Apr 2004 23:06:09 -0600
...He busted an outside right front CV last night and pulled the axle in the motel parking lot in Boise. He called around 11...
Re: CV boot problem repair problem continued
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Tue, 16 Aug 2016 20:33:26 -0700
What I found in all of the cv joints I've done are clips with angled ends and no holes. It's actually surprising...
Re: CVJ gaskets;
Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:15:24 -0700
VW never used a gasket on Type 1 or Type 2/Vanagon CV Joints that I'm aware of, in the past 33 years...
Re: pitted cv problem decided
Historical mailing list
Mon, 28 Oct 1996 09:13:01 +0000
...But I am prepared to deal with one if it goes at > nearly any time. > Ok, a someone dumb question here, since my CV...
Re: CV joints
Historical mailing list - deandrew
Sat, 6 Dec 1997 19:31:25 PST
...Once I have them off, it looks like a circlip holds each cv joint onto the axel. Once it is apart, do I just...
New VW CV joints cheap
Historical mailing list - Jim DiGennaro
Tue, 8 Jun 1999 22:48:59 -0400
Hi Volks, I came across a deal on new VW CV joints that fit, bus and Vanagon and some watercooled inner CV applications. They...
From CV joints to wheel bearings
Historical mailing list - Ian Cameron
Wed, 7 Jul 1999 16:53:51 -0700
Well - my CV joint problem is solved - it was a front wheel bearing. When the noise first manifested itself I jacked up the front...
Re: 1982 Diesel--Outer CV Joint, Right Side
Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
Tue, 9 Nov 1999 10:38:22 -0500
Insufficient torque on the bolts that retain the CV's to the drive flanges. The bolts and threaded holes in the drive flanges need...
Re: What to keep on hand to not be stranded
Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
Mon, 22 Oct 2012 17:46:02 -0600
All of the parts mentioned....also an axle, front outer CV, CV boots, hose clamps of all sizes....minus a blown engine, I've...
worn cv joint symptom?
Historical mailing list - James Shinosky
Fri, 28 Jun 2002 00:59:33 EDT
...Is that a symptom of worn-out cv joint? Jim W88kender Los Angeles
Re: RoadHaus - Premature wheel bearing failure
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Mon, 28 Apr 2003 18:04:18 -0500
...3 Oz per CV joint. Stan Wilder
Me too. Busted CV boot.
Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
Tue, 9 Dec 2003 19:53:49 -0600
I have a busted CV boot too. In my case it has a factory wire clamp on the end and I couldn't have...
Re: Help removing stripped CV joint bolts
Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
Fri, 8 Dec 2006 18:13:12 -0500
The easiest method I have found to deal with stripped CV bolts is to drill them out. Use a bit that is about the...
Re: I'm Back!....and.....
Historical mailing list
Sat, 8 Jul 1995 19:06:28 -0400
...There is not one CV joint nor two but four CV joints under the rear of all type IIs, except swing axles that have...
Re: CV boot guards and Stone Deflectors?
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Tue, 3 Oct 2000 18:12:04 -0700
...251 407 406 DM 140.25 (currently $63.75) >Left CV Boot Guard: 251 407 405 DM 140.25 >Water Pump Belt Stone Deflector...
Re: CV Maintenance - Re-use old or new Rockford USA boots?
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Tue, 18 Apr 2017 16:43:50 -0700
...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: 1991 westy: torn CV boots on AT - best course of action?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 13 Jan 2016 20:08:38 -0500
...A properly packed CV does not have grease in the boots, just the joint parts and the cup areas in the mounting flanges. Yes...
Re: Replacing CV joints
Historical mailing list - Tom Salicos
Thu, 15 Sep 2005 05:20:03 -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: G.W. 1.5" lift springs
Historical mailing list - TonyCollin
Thu, 13 Mar 2014 23:29:39 -0400
...The winner was a shot CV joint and axle (247K miles will do that.) I guess the new height really brought out the fault...
Re: Slider Extension-Really large tires and related expenses!
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Thu, 7 Mar 2013 11:48:18 -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 joints how much
Historical mailing list - Jared Roy
Tue, 28 May 1996 13:38:57 -0600 (MDT)
I have an 82 Vanagon and the rear driver side CV joints just started to click. I was told that I need to get...
Re: CV Joints
Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
Sun, 27 Apr 2014 17:43:50 -0400
...All have had Lobro CV joints. My experience is that synthetic or semi-synthetic moly-enhanced CV joint grease is by far superior to...
Re: CV replacement questions
Historical mailing list - Jason
Sun, 19 Jun 2011 09:54:29 -0400
...Much better to use the stock axles, and > install good German CV's. Lobros used to be my first choice. It is my > understanding...
source of more cv grease?
Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
Sat, 11 Mar 2006 11:07:52 -0500
...If you look at Tom's > website about the cv joints: http://volksweb.relitech.com/cvjoints.htm > he has pictures in Step 4 of...
Inject grease into rear wheel bearings w/o disassembly?
Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
Mon, 20 Jul 2009 17:04:34 -0700
While under the Vanagon to pull the starter I noticed the rubber boot on the passenger side CV joint is torn. No clunks from...
Re: Clunk, Clunk Clunk in left rear
Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
Sun, 24 Aug 2003 09:33:05 -0700
...But the noise you're describing is doubtless a CV joint. Brake work could cause the noise to subside by putting a bit of...
Re: CV joint boot kit - what to do with the large washer?
Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
Fri, 10 Sep 2004 09:11:46 -0400
...2004, Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN) wrote: > I just received two new CV joint boot kits for my '84 Westy from the Bus > Depot. They...
Re: CV joint question and success!
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Tue, 18 Jul 2023 13:34:18 -0400
Hi folks, Chris described the CV joint as follows… Don't worry about that groove. I haven't found anything about the outer CV...
Re: Cv axles
Historical mailing list - Richard Smith
Tue, 5 May 2015 12:58:44 -0700
...On my 1988 I just was under there to check the cv's >>>out >>> and found that the passenger side cv when I push...
Re: brake & CV q's
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 30 Jun 2013 23:19:37 -0400
...brake & CV q's Three possibly dumb questions as I proceed along this summer's maintenance journey of self-discovery: (1) Can I remove...
Re: 9-month life on new CV boots
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Mon, 22 Apr 2013 19:42:39 -0700
...9-month life on new CV boots > > All this talk about CV joint cleaning and booting made me take a look at my > boots...
Re: Whatz a Good price to service CVs?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Thu, 17 Jun 2010 20:25:42 -0700
...quite generously, in the flanage areas, in the balls, and some in the bootls ( I find lots of CV's without much grease in...
Re: Cv boot passenger side
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 21 Apr 2012 18:44:10 -0700
...if you push sideways on the axle end ...you shouldn't hear any cv joint looseness , noise, or rattle . They start out very smooth...
Re: CV Joint Vibration
Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
Mon, 19 Mar 2007 18:42:40 -0400
I have replaced both my cv axels with flaps rebuilt units.Pepboys and Advance auto ,to be exact. I have heard here on the...
Re: Cv axles
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Tue, 5 May 2015 12:29:05 -0700
...On my 1988 I just was under there to check the cv's out > and found that the passenger side cv when I push...
Re: CV Joint Vibration
Historical mailing list - Roger Van Till
Mon, 19 Mar 2007 17:31:32 -0400
...CV Joint Vibration >> >> >> > Hi everyone, >> > >> > I installed a new half-shaft (2 CV joints, 2 boots, and shaft) on >> the >> driver >> > side of my...
Re: CV joints
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Tue, 19 Feb 2008 23:35:42 -0800
...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 Bolts
Historical mailing list - Mike Bucchino
Fri, 28 Apr 2006 19:18:59 -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...
Clunky CV on 87 Syncro?
Historical mailing list
Fri, 15 Nov 1996 15:23:15 -0800
...From where I heard the noise, I think it is the outer CV joint, but I have no experience with CVs and do not...
Re: CV Grease Kits
Historical mailing list - Claudio Cella
Sun, 23 Oct 2005 20:40:29 -0700
...You grease gun filled with CV joint grease goes on the grease nipple end of the pipe while the open end of the pipe...
Re: Sounds Like a Bad CV joint?
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Fri, 14 Feb 2014 18:13:38 -0700
Sounds like a in need of grease CV, or a loose CV, or a failing CV. I've had all 3 and they have...
Re: Upper Rear CVs
Historical mailing list
Thu, 7 Jul 1994 10:43:48 -0400
beating joel to the punch on CVs ..... when i did my 83 vanagon CV a couple years ago they were knocking like crazy and...
Re: SNAP! Zrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! (sheared CV axle shaft)
Historical mailing list - Tim King
Mon, 30 Aug 2004 14:39:45 -0700
...SNAP! Zrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! (sheared CV axle shaft) > It is possible to assemble the CV joint improperly. This can cause excessive > binding and might have been...
I Need CV boot grease needle
Historical mailing list - Leif
Fri, 10 Sep 1999 13:08:41 -1000
A while back some one talked about this needle to inject grease into the CV boot. I believe it was up in Canada at...
Re: Using wire ties on CV joint boots?
Historical mailing list - Bill Nolan
Mon, 31 Jan 2000 16:47:58 -0700
...Where would they go? Where the CV boot wraps around the axle? Thanks, Bill (SE Arizona) (Bill@freeholder.com) HTTP://www.freeholder.com ---------------------------------------------------------- Censorship...
Re: Rounded CV joint bolts
Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
Sun, 22 Sep 2002 13:21:30 -0700
...the shaft of the bolt.) Once the heads are off the CV joint should slide off the bolt shafts. Once exposed use vice grips...
Re: CV star bolt tool
Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
Wed, 11 Jul 2007 18:22:42 -0400
...Wednesday, July 11, 2007 4:12 PM Subject: [VANAGON] CV star bolt tool > FLAPS have no idea of the tri square head....not in...
Re: CV joint question and success!
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Mon, 17 Jul 2023 21:28:55 -0400
...CV joint question and success! > > OH boy, > > So, > > I just watched a video on CV boot rebuild and replacement and he says that groove...
Re: CV joint Angle?
Historical mailing list - The Skylight Guy
Fri, 5 Jan 2001 20:25:20 -0800
...I did replace one CV joint about three years ago and I truly believe the replacement of this CV joint was not caused by...