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• Re: cv joints
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Fri, 9 Apr 2010 13:51:04 -0600
  ...cv joints > > >> At 10:51 PM 4/8/2010, eric luebbers wrote: >>> >>> I am going to start repacking my cv's when the boots...
• Re: greenhorn questions: Answered
  Historical mailing list - Joshua Van Tol
  Sat, 20 Feb 1999 09:32:50 -0600
  ...What's a CV? > > Curriculum Vitae. It is kind of like a resume for academics and > consultants. It includes research you have worked on...
• Re: was Knocking noise, now rotating CV axles & joints
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Sat, 4 Dec 2004 03:51:38 -0500
  There is an article on the Volkscafe website about CV joint maintenance and diagnosis that should answer the questions about which noises mean failed...
• Re: Didn't know there was two different CV joints.
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 22 Dec 2004 17:59:23 -0600
  ...can't tell. > >All I know is that busdepot shows one CV for 68-91. >And that it's for manual and automatic. >But...
• Re: When was the last time you re-packed your CV joints?
  Historical mailing list - Mbob1950
  Mon, 18 Oct 2021 20:43:57 -0500
  I carry a axel with greased CVs along with a bunch of other spares in two mortar cases mounted under the floor at the...
• Re: Sound conundrum - input requested
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 19 Oct 2021 17:29:22 -0400
  A timely response and question considering our current CV conversation. Sounds like a likely answer. I wonder if Jim’s trick to add grease...
• SF CV Update Thank Yous
  Historical mailing list - Cunegonde
  Mon, 5 Oct 2009 23:12:30 -0700
  ...Cunegonde will head north, to have the CVs rebuilt in due time, in a warm workshop, this winter. Fuel lines, too; I know I...
• Re: CV joint question and parts request.
  Historical mailing list - BM2AM
  Mon, 2 Mar 1998 22:29:25 EST
  ...Bus Depot has good prices on CV's right now. They also sell the Utility Outlets for way below dealer cost. Good Luck, Bill...
• 2nd CORRECTION size of CV bolt socket tool...12 pt 6mm???
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Fri, 19 Jan 2001 21:00:50 EST
  ...Apparently the 16" Syncros not only have the bigger CV's, they also have bigger bolts. I tired it on both vehicles this time...
• Re: hex bolts
  Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
  Mon, 8 Sep 2003 08:52:33 -0400
  ...They used them where there wasn't room for a normal bolt, but a 12 point (like the newer CV bolts) would have been...
• Re: Damn! Rounded over CV Joint Bolt!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Don Deitke
  Wed, 21 Jul 2004 08:07:24 EDT
  ...applications // and all other same type applications Be CAREFUL of gas, cv boots etc. KEEP the torch away frommm all burnable items Good luck...
• rebuilt auto transmission
  Historical mailing list - Alan Sinclair
  Wed, 5 Oct 2005 17:44:15 -0700
  ...do-it-myself? One of the CVs needs replacing too -- is it easier to do the CV and the tranny at the same time?
• Re: CV Grease Kits
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 24 Oct 2005 09:17:36 -0500
  ...CV Grease Kits > John, you can also just use a length of plastic pipe/hose and insert a > regular grease nipple at one end...
• Re: Noisy CV's below Zero degrees F?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Campbell
  Mon, 12 Jan 2004 17:02:51 -0800
  ...Noisy CV's below Zero degrees F? Max, I just changed my CV's this past weekend (BTDT now). There was no rot or...
• Re: 12 Point CV Tool Size?
  Historical mailing list - VW Doka
  Thu, 29 Nov 2007 14:24:12 -0800
  ...12 Point CV Tool Size? That's not a tool you buy by size normally, You buy it by application, '12 point CV joint...
• Best grease to use for CVs
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Thu, 27 Jun 2002 08:42:18 -0700
  ...david David, I do not think they add lead to the cv grease. The most important role of the grease is to lubricate. CV...
• Re: New Noise coming from under the body
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Mon, 21 Apr 2008 15:55:10 -0700
  ...The Empi axles come with grease and this should be worked into both sides of each cv with the extra put into the cavity...
• Re: Transmission oil leaking from left CV axle / tranny junction
  Historical mailing list - joe trussell
  Wed, 19 Jul 2006 12:44:50 +0000
  ...If that cap leaks, then transmission fluid flows out into the CV boot and eventually liquifies your CV grease. The other way is from...
• CV joints/Axle options
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sun, 10 Mar 2019 21:53:24 -0400
  ...It’s gotten louder over time and It sounds like a bad CV joint, so I presume that’s it.. What are our CV...
• Re: Rear End Clunk
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 9 Jul 2013 06:41:45 -0700
  ...It is an 84 Westfalia w/ AT, not driven much for three years. > > Several years ago I replaced CV joints, purchasing 2 "new" half...
• Re: Flipping Axles to Maximize CV Joint Wear
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sun, 17 Mar 2013 12:52:43 -0500
  ...I've > tried every combination of CV, joint, axle A, B, C & D to find it and > I'm drawing a blank. > > Did anyone...
• cv joint murder witnessed!!
  Historical mailing list - Thoreau
  Tue, 18 Feb 1997 01:38:16 -0600 (CST)
  ...they had some poor saps wasserboxer westi sitting there with the tranny hanging off of the cv joints. No support whatsoever. i thought i...
• Re: perfect clamps for CV lube helper
  Historical mailing list - BILL
  Sat, 20 Feb 1999 18:11:36 -0700
  >At 10:21 AM 2/20/99 -0500, you wrote: >>Replacement split-style CV boots come with the perfect clamps. They are a >>simple...
• Re: [T2] HELP!! CV Joints!!
  Historical mailing list - George Lyle
  Wed, 31 Jan 2001 13:18:19 -0800
  On Wed, 31 Jan 2001, Tom Young wrote: > Hi all: > > I removed the CV joint that was full of transmission oil that I wrote...
• Re: cv joint question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Tue, 15 Oct 2013 22:10:36 -0700
  ...it also shows the groove on the outside of the CV being mounted away from the axle. On 10/15/2013 2:54 PM...
• Re: Rear End Clunk
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Mon, 8 Jul 2013 23:08:55 -0400
  ...It is an 84 Westfalia w/ AT, not > driven much for three years. > > Several years ago I replaced CV joints, purchasing 2 "new" half...
• Ebay CV "kit"....is it any good?
  Historical mailing list - AAG - Larry Word
  Sun, 2 Apr 2006 00:05:30 -0500
  ...What would you spend your $ on for new CV or would you rebuild your present ones (I've heard "rebuild" doesn't really apply...
• Re: CV joints...condition?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sat, 22 Nov 2008 20:27:45 -0500
  The liquid inner cv grease is or at least was normal on mid-80's fwd VWs. The type of grease used does become...
• CV Joints
  Historical mailing list - bernie
  Thu, 24 Apr 2014 07:28:44 -0700
  ...On a recent trip my CV joints on the left side started to make a very loud noise. I found a small shop and...
• Re: CV-Joints (was: Web Page Update / Crew Cab update)
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Tue, 8 Dec 1998 12:26:01 -0800
  At 09:55 AM 12/8/98 +0100, you wrote: > >I know that the "CV" in "CV-Joints" refers to "constant velocity". But >what...
• Re: I can name this sound in...
  Historical mailing list - George Gaudette
  Wed, 1 Aug 2012 16:50:45 -0400
  ...You can do this > with van on the ground. > > next, ..jerk them up-down ...feeling and listening for play and dryness in > the CV...
• Re: Knocking sound in curve at rear inside wheel?
  Historical mailing list - madsen
  Fri, 5 Nov 1999 12:10:37 -0500
  Sometimes, if the CV's arent too bad you can swap them around so they turn the other way. This will wear the races...
• Re: When was the last time you re-packed your CV joints?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 18 Oct 2021 12:55:29 -0700
  ...When was the last time you re-packed your CV joints? Thanks Stuart, Bolts and grease ordered and I have the tool but got...
• Re: CV joints. Adding new grease.
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Wed, 26 Dec 2001 12:16:24 -0800
  ...Do the front's need to be packed with CV grease also? Unless you have a syncro, there are no CV joints up front...
• Re: 9-month life on new CV boots
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 22 Apr 2013 19:56:48 -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: Pre-loading Rear Springs re Syncro Suspension (even long-er)
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Thu, 18 Jun 1998 18:49:18 -0700
  If the cv's are designed to function at any angle within the range of the travel of the suspension, how would the 1...
• Re: snapped off cv/axle bolts in rear axle hub shaft
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Fri, 28 May 1999 02:30:16 -0400
  ...snapped off cv/axle bolts in rear axle hub shaft > how do you get out bolts that have snapped off flush in the rear...
• Re: request CV joint knock diagnosis confirmation
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 19 Dec 2005 18:28:15 -0500
  Dear Lurker,Cv axel noises do come and go for awhile.In cold weather, the grease gets stiff,and the click,louder.Comes a...
• Re: Sounds Like a Bad CV joint?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 14 Feb 2014 23:25:57 -0800
  ...3 months you will not be able to put the good lobro cv joints on the Chinese axle, the splines don't match up.
• cv joints, sounds and other symptoms
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT A COPICH
  Mon, 29 Mar 1999 06:44:32 -0500
  I am familiar with the click sound that can come from cv joints going bad (mine have been clicking for years) Has anyone out...
• Bolts for CV bearing assembly
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 3 May 1999 07:42:01 -0500
  ...John Rodgers * EMC.Ver #2.5.02 ] -- Seems to me in a conversation with Unca Joel when I was having my CV's services...
• Re: Stripped CV Bolt HELP!
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Mon, 8 Oct 2001 09:46:26 EDT
  ...this.** >> Rich, Are you awake yet? Or is this a special CV bolt socket for handicapped truck painters from Mt. Prospect, IL? My bolts...
• rotating cvs and axles from left to right
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Tue, 14 May 2002 14:58:14 -0700
  ...can i rotate the cv's from side to side of the car? or what about just from inner to outer? thanks matthew 86...
• How important are those two-hole washers?
  Historical mailing list - Raymond Paquette
  Thu, 1 Jun 2006 12:04:25 -0700
  Hey Just regreased and rebooted all 4 of my rear CV joints. Empited out my solvent tank and found the little two hole washer...
• Re: CV joints
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sun, 17 Feb 2008 13:35:52 -0800
  ...Using a Pittman puller to pull >off CV. Glad to know the (right sized) Pittman puller works. > >Did you use the 1- 5/16...
• CV Joint Boots To Clamp or Not To Clamp
  Historical mailing list - Paul
  Fri, 4 Jul 2008 10:33:04 -0700
  Having just repacked and rebooted my CV's following the article from Van-Cafe I see one point of discrepancy. To clamp/zip tie...
• Re: CV joint reversal?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 13 Jan 2009 10:05:57 -0500
  ...here: >http://speedwagen.blogspot.com/2008/07/how-to-clock-vw-cv-joint.html >and also section 5.2 here: http://www.ratwell.com...
• Re: Mike B's Method For Removing Outer CV Joints
  Historical mailing list - Mike B.
  Sun, 19 Feb 2012 11:47:42 -0500
  ...They key here is to get those things out in the daylight where you can clamp vice-grips on the cv bolt heads, if...
• Re: Easy CV joint replacement
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 3 Aug 2009 14:30:49 -0700
  I sure hope you got those cv joint screws back in tight enough. It's not pretty when they loosen up until finally one...
• Re: CV joint reversal?
  Historical mailing list - Gary Bawden
  Tue, 13 Jan 2009 16:49:33 -0800
  ...CV joint reversal? > > Yes, you can flip the CVJ's over, even though they have an axle side = > and a hub side. There's...
• Re: More: Re: Rear CV joints
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Fri, 21 Dec 2001 10:39:35 -0500
  ...For about 20% cheaper, ($104 with listmember discount), I have brand NEW German Lobro CV's complete with German boot kits, grease, and hardware...
• Re: CV boot problem repair problem continued
  Historical mailing list - BenT
  Tue, 16 Aug 2016 16:48:01 -0700
  ...Swing axle used such things, but (like I said) I’ve never seen such a critter for CV joint axles. > > For the tool, IIRC...
• Follow-up, VW CV Joints Cheap.
  Historical mailing list - Jim DiGennaro
  Wed, 9 Jun 1999 20:44:00 -0400
  Hi Volks, The response to my post about the CV joints has been good. So far I've got orders for about 20. With...
• FW: [Syncro] CV Boots and crimp clamps
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Tue, 22 Aug 2000 10:12:14 -0400
  ...Re: [Syncro] CV Boots and crimp clamps I have never used the clamps on the rear CV joint boots. Once when a friend did...
• FW: [Syncro] CV Boots and crimp clamps
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Tue, 22 Aug 2000 10:50:35 -0400
  ...Re: [Syncro] CV Boots and crimp clamps I have never used the clamps on the rear CV joint boots. Once when a friend did...
• CV boot replacement
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 18 Oct 2023 22:05:46 +0000
  Hi all.I believe I have to replace the inner cv boot on my driver's side axel.  87 Westy.  I thought it would...
• needs help in Tok Alaska
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 10 Aug 2013 09:20:23 -0700
  ...Anyone near there able to lend a hand if needed? He appears to have a rear CV axle issue. He may have the wrong...
• CV flange installation tips ?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Thu, 17 Jul 2008 08:06:16 -0700
  I have my Porsche 930 CV kit in front of me (thanks John Wessels @ European Motorsport) and will be installing it this weekend.� Is...
• Re: CV joint question and success!
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 18 Jul 2023 14:37:57 -0400
  OK, how compulsive am I Lucky for me Jim Felder sold me some CV joints some time ago. I wanted some good spares. One...
• Re: CV Joints[via LSMTP - see www.lsoft.com]
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 19 Nov 1997 15:17:16 -0500
  Replacing a CV joint is pretty simple. It requires a vice to put the axle in and something pop the clip off with (special...