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• Re: CV Bolt Lock Plates
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 13 Aug 2008 07:47:12 -0500
  Last fall I went through a miserable time on the road trying to keep my CV joints on after using regular lock washers. I...
• Re: Vibration
  Historical mailing list - Scarlet Semko
  Sun, 9 Jan 2000 13:41:58 -0500
  ...What I'm experiencing > now is a vibration at highway speed.(55-70) Are the CV joints greasable? > Can the boots be slipped off...
• Re: Book time for CV Joint work?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 25 Apr 2006 23:30:31 -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: Bosch #72137 oil filter question (have searched archives....)
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Wed, 23 Aug 2006 21:19:20 -0400
  ...CVJ Boot Kit: 18.38 They gave me a better $ than list of $10.50 on filters as I was buying all they had...
• Re: rear cv boots
  Historical mailing list - Karl Bloss
  Thu, 27 Mar 2003 10:09:01 -0500
  ...Jason, Depending on your CV bolts, you'll need a 6mm hex or 12 point driver. You'll also need a socket set with...
• Re: CV Joint failure - New or Rebuilt?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 20 Jul 2004 22:39:52 -0500
  ...New bolts, new boots, new CV's freshly packed. Thats hard to beat. With routine maintenance they should last a very loooong time!! Regards...
• Re: CV joints / automatic
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Thu, 10 Nov 2005 20:01:41 -0600
  ...If you've got them off why don't you get the boot and a new cv kit too and just put new ones...
• Re: CV click??
  Historical mailing list - Matt Barclay
  Fri, 4 Aug 2006 10:57:40 -0700
  ...I > > will also have a look at front wheel. > > > > Can't see anything obviously wrong with CV's. Boots > > look ok. No bolts loose...
• Re: CV Joint position
  Historical mailing list - Michael Magnani
  Tue, 5 Aug 2014 16:19:21 -0700
  ...I'm getting ready to re-lubricate and re-boot my 105,000 mile CV Joints on > my 1990 WB Westy. I thought I...
• Re: rotating cvs and axles from left to right
  Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
  Tue, 14 May 2002 19:39:37 -0400
  ...the life of the cv's. i am sure this goes with out saying but, i would replace any boots that look worn as...
• Re: How Many Total Miles On Your Van?
  Historical mailing list - John F. Gladu
  Fri, 6 Jul 2001 11:49:42 -0500
  ...throwout bearing is going, tranny leaks oil at main seal, inboard CV boots are dead, middle seats are busted, driver window regulator held together...
• Re: The Thompson Coupling
  Historical mailing list - Justin Mayrand
  Wed, 5 Dec 2007 07:39:46 -0500
  Well, I can think of a few areas that this would improve on the CV joint - 4x4 trucks being one. Independent suspensions are nice...
• Unknown vibration at light throttle settings.
  Historical mailing list - Holly and Chris
  Fri, 27 Mar 1998 10:12:01 -0600
  ...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: Manual Trans complete axle?
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Mon, 20 Jun 2022 13:42:57 -0400
  ...has them in stock? > >> > >> This is the manual Axle with CV and Boots, greased and ready to install. > >> > >> Thanks, > >> > >> Eric Caron > -- Thanks, Ken Wilford...
• Re: CV lube helper
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Fri, 19 Feb 1999 09:33:16 -0600
  ...enough pumping of the lubricating gun, out through the cv joint into the boot where we can allow it to escape next to the...
• Front CV's on a syncro
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Fri, 18 May 2012 09:49:19 -0400
  ...The Lobro front outer CV boots are crazy thick, almost plasticy. They're a bit of a struggle to get on, but should last...
• Re: CV Joints
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 11 Feb 2003 00:26:57 -0600
  ...John Rodgers 88 GL driver Randy Huyck wrote: > Re-greased and put new boots on the CV's today - took me about 4 hours...
• Re: '87 Syncro needs lost spacer/shim for rear axle
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Fri, 3 Apr 1998 09:41:35 -0800
  At 10:42 AM 4/3/98 PST, deandrew wrote: >While performing a roadside cv boot repair I lost the spacer/shim thingy for...
• Re: cv joint question
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Wed, 16 Oct 2013 09:02:03 -0700
  When I did the CV's on my 69 Camper back in 1981, the Lobro Kits of the time did not come with the...
• Re: CV joints..What to look at, how to tell...
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Sat, 17 Apr 2010 10:35:26 -0600
  ...to inject grease into your CVs, go ahead and use same to inject a little grease into shifter boots, depending on year, of course...
• Re: Easy CV joint replacement
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 2 Aug 2009 11:11:40 -0500
  ...Got a nice new CV joint > and boot kit from Bus Depot which installed perfectly. Used the > cheap blue nitrile gloves from harbor Freight...
• Re: CV Joint bolts, washers, gasket
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sat, 31 May 2025 15:44:38 -0400
  Hi Rick, I’ve had to do this job way too many times, usually due to failing CV boots. But I would recommend you...
• Re: shift linkage boots
  Historical mailing list - Mark Mages
  Wed, 21 Apr 1999 05:31:40 -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 joint questions
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 11 Dec 2002 05:05:01 -0600
  ...I made up a simple tool to address getting the grease into the CVs without removing the CV or the boot. It works fairly...
• Re: cv joint question
  Historical mailing list - Michael
  Tue, 15 Oct 2013 18:34:52 -0400
  ...I finally removed one side to replace the cv joints and noticed a > difference between the old and the new lobro ones. The new...
• Re: It's hard to make your Vanagon better when they're making the parts crappier
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Mon, 1 Jul 2013 13:34:30 -0700
  ...I paid $35 a shot on CV Boot Kits from from the VW dealer several years ago (just like Scott checked on) and they...
• Re: last call for axle cleaning suggestions
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 8 Mar 2006 22:19:07 -0600
  ...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: 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...
• What are you folks working on these days?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 24 Jul 2023 16:04:27 -0400
  ...I do hope the new CV boots turn out to be good ones so I can do this a bit less often. The support...
• Re: CV removal tips?
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Sun, 14 May 2006 15:44:25 -0400
  ...I suppose I could pull > > the *other* CV and install the boot from the other > > end, but I'd rather figure > > out how to...
• Re: 1991 Westy: torn CV boots on AT - best course of action?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 14 Jan 2016 18:49:16 -0500
  ...torn CV boots on AT - best course of action? no one has mentioned swapping the axles ( have to keep them on the same side...
• Re: CV left front outer :( for'90 syncro westy
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 7 Nov 1996 22:45:57 -0500
  ...boot's slightly torn) & considering labor cost, what options would you consider if you were me? Preliminary cost queries revealed: $77.42 just boot...
• Re: Was cv joint question
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Fri, 18 Oct 2013 07:13:40 -0500
  Nope, greased and replaced all 4 cv joints with about a tube and a half. Velma 82 1.9L AAZ td westy On Oct...
• Re: CV Boots, accel & clutch cables
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Mon, 9 Jan 1995 13:02:25 -0800 (PST)
  >> Eastwood company has a Speedometer cable lubricator ... a little gizmo that >> fits on the end of a cable and allows a grease gun to...
• RE: Cv bolts replace or not?
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Dove - VAX Master
  Thu, 11 May 1995 13:04:40 -0400 (EDT)
  ...anon869@vt.edu (Christopher Bridge) > I ordered boot kits today, but they didn't come with bolts. Do I absolutely > have to replace them...
• Re: CV bolts and DPO mechanics
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 20 Jan 2011 16:31:12 -0600
  ...if the CV boots look too new to be > original, CV bolts could be loose! > > -- > John Bange >
• Re: FAG or SKF wheel bearings?
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Tue, 5 Aug 2008 22:31:09 -0700
  ...Hey, that's their gig :-) When Scott at VWG/Airhead investigated about putting CV Joints and Boots in the product line over 4 years...
• Re: Wheel Knocking?
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Sun, 10 Dec 2000 21:53:52 -0500
  ...Was the > outter CV Joint. Replaced it and repacked the inner with a new boot and > bolts.. No more sound. I would look into...
• Re: CV joints...condition?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 22 Nov 2008 13:54:41 -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...
• Re: CV advice needed
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Mon, 25 Nov 1996 22:19:15 -0800
  ...You can slip this stiff tube under the rubber boot and into the center of the CV joint. By squeezing the grease tube you...
• Rear Wheel Bearings - Preempt?
  Historical mailing list - Gene P
  Fri, 27 Apr 2012 14:54:12 -0700
  Getting ready to do CV joint maintenance - no boot or noise problems, just routine. Thinking I would replace rear wheel bearings while I was...
• Re: Cv bolts replace or not?
  Historical mailing list - Chris Venema
  Thu, 11 May 1995 12:03:26 -0500 (CDT)
  On Thu, 11 May 1995, Christopher Bridge wrote: > I ordered boot kits today, but they didn't come with bolts. Do I absolutely > have...
• Service Life of FWB's?
  Historical mailing list - Wes V
  Fri, 28 Dec 2001 09:21:19 -0500
  ...for a Wasserboxer and CV joints are good for 80-100,000 unless contaminated with dirt or salt (torn boot or lost clamps). With...
• Re: CV Joints 80 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jack Reed
  Fri, 9 Feb 1996 14:53:47 -0600 (MDT)
  ...EST, cheeses@arn.net (Cheese) writes: > > When I was shopping for CV boots, I asked for German - this FLforeignAPS guy > said "these are Brazilian...
• Re: Rebuilt cv drive shaft
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Fri, 11 Apr 2003 08:50:16 -0400
  ...Shaft - watercooled Vanagon (except Auto) 211 501 203G $113.95 CV Joint and Boot (one of each) - all 68-91 Bus & Vanagon 211 598...
• My Vanagon's Inspection Report
  Historical mailing list - PSavage
  Tue, 15 Aug 2000 08:18:30 -0700
  ...Right inner & outer CV boot torn; Recommend disassemble, clean, & inspect all CV joints & replace all 4 CV boots. 11. Auxiliary air valve (I don...
• Re: CV joint raceway opinion
  Historical mailing list - Jon VO
  Fri, 27 Feb 2015 08:45:05 -0700
  ...axles on my '87 Syncro to replace the inner CV > boot. Inspected the outer CV joint and found that it has one pit mark...
• Re: Inner CV Boot Replacement: Okie Redneck Style...
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 26 Jan 2002 09:51:00 -0600
  ...I'll get ahold of one and > double-check the CVs. I don't want to be counting on the loc-tite > that I...
• Re: CV Joint failure - New or Rebuilt?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 20 Jul 2004 14:08:53 -0500
  As long as your CVs don't have broken bearing cages and both the inner and outer drives are unbroken you can easily get...
• Re: CV boots again.
  Historical mailing list - David Boan
  Sun, 16 Jul 2023 02:31:04 +0000
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• Re: Inner CV Boot Replacement: Okie Redneck Style...
  Historical mailing list - il cikaspers
  Sat, 26 Jan 2002 09:45:37 -0800
  >Hey Jon, >I have heard horror stories of just a few backing out, shearing off the >ones that were left. Buy a torque wrench...
• Re: Book time for CV Joint work?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 25 Apr 2006 19:15:26 -0500
  ...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: Film of oil all over back hatch
  Historical mailing list - Wil Haslup
  Mon, 7 Nov 2005 19:50:03 -0500
  ...on mine i suddenly realized i was looking at > moly grease and i had blown the boot right off of the right outer cv...
• Re: Planning Trip--Tips?
  Historical mailing list - J. Walker
  Sat, 01 Oct 94 09:44:39 CDT
  ...split >boots (cross yer fingers for the CVs!), and a sink pump that doesn't NONONONONONONONONONO!!!! DO NOT let those cv joint boots stay...
• Re: CV joint boots
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Tue, 17 Aug 2021 19:06:21 +0000
  ...https://www.gowesty.com/product/axle-cv-driveshaft/3737/drive-axle-rear-m-t- This type of axle ships dry? i.e. can grease...
• Re: CV Joint advice
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Sun, 4 Jul 1999 07:05:35 -0400
  ...Clean them, repack them, replace all 4 boots (whether they are broken or not), and put them back together as they were. Then install...
• Re: Ebay CV "kit"....is it any good?
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Sat, 1 Apr 2006 22:04:48 -0800
  ...I have gone the Schucks and purchased their $80 lifetime warrenty unit with both ends and boots and 2 3 oz. packets of grease...
• Re: CV bolts and DPO mechanics
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Fri, 21 Jan 2011 20:03:03 -0500
  ...if the CV boots look too new to be original, CV bolts could be loose! -- John Bange
• Re: WTB: 86-91 Vanagon -non camper - 4spd
  Historical mailing list - No Name Available
  Sun, 15 Jun 2003 22:42:52 EDT
  I have a 87 syncro with brand new rebuilt motor WBX and tons of new work done, brakes, cv boots, power steering pump, idle...
• Re: CV boot or axle?
  Historical mailing list - Brendan Slevin
  Wed, 15 Apr 2009 11:22:37 -0700
  ...pm, Brendan Slevin wrote: > > Am I the only one that enjoys CV service? I love the way it feels when > > everything is apart and...