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CV Joints
Historical mailing list - John Schaper
Mon, 16 Aug 2004 16:05:52 -0700
When crawling under the 84 Westfalia over the weekend, I noticed the passenger inboard CV boot gone and grease splattered everywhere. I'm going...
Re: CV axle help for early m/t Vanagon?
Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
Fri, 6 Dec 2019 20:02:42 -0800
...Fri, 6 Dec 2019 07:37:24 -0800 > > > Just so you are aware the CV joints that come on the complete axles are > completely...
Re: CVJ gaskets;
Historical mailing list - John C...
Tue, 29 Sep 2009 20:05:16 -0600
>I've noticed fresh grease on area around each outboard CV's at inside >of my trailing arm. These are "new" 30K+ KM's...
Re: If you've replaced your CV joints--please read
Historical mailing list - James Digennaro
Mon, 17 Feb 1997 19:33:51 +0000
Hi Volks, I've read a post about CV joints and had to add my 2 cents. When I first bought my current vanagon...
Re: CV joint gasket question
Historical mailing list - Rick Sherrod (hopeless VW nut)
Thu, 23 Oct 1997 20:06:25 -0500
...CV joint gasket question Greetings all, I am in the process of cleaning and relubing the CV joints in the 84 Westy that my...
Re: CV lube helper
Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
Fri, 19 Feb 1999 17:55:05 -0600
-------------------- Hi Robert and Volks, It is possible to drill and tap the cv joints as I described this morning. I had a lobro spare...
Re: cv joint question
Historical mailing list
Wed, 5 Jul 1995 00:05:29 -0400
...I am replacing a cv >boot. I noticed that the cv joint that connects to the wheel has the >black grease in it but...
Re: CV advice needed
Historical mailing list - will wood
Tue, 26 Nov 1996 21:07:08 -0700
That clacking noise comes from a worn bearing in the CV joint, repacking will help but won't fix it. Eventually you'll have...
Re: cv axles
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 24 Jul 2010 22:04:04 -0700
...cv axles > Are the cv axles on an automatic interchangeable with cv axles from a > manual? This is an 84 watercooled. I guess I...
Re: clamps for cv boots, ridged washers for cv bolts
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 30 Aug 2011 22:19:50 -0700
I confess that I have had a split inner CV joint boot on my Mercedes car for the last 24 years.. and I just...
CV joints
Historical mailing list - Marcus Doherr
Mon, 1 May 1995 14:17:36 -0700 (PDT)
Since at least one of the CV joint boots on my 80' vanagon is more than cracked, I am planning on replacing all four...
CV joint installation question.
Historical mailing list - All of Us
Wed, 21 Aug 2002 23:05:29 -0500
...The CV's themselves have a groove machined in the outter egde of the joint, and IIRC when I took the old CV's...
Re: CV installation
Historical mailing list - Tom Young
Fri, 28 Feb 2003 13:27:11 -0800
When I did all my CV joints a couple of years ago I assembled the CV joints without grease and put them in a...
cv joints ... another possible source
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Wed, 06 Apr 94 12:33:56 CDT
...EST Monday-Friday, and CV Express will ship it the same day. New full assemblies or joint and boot service kits are available. For...
Re: CV Joints (as long as we are discussing it)
Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
Tue, 19 Apr 2011 14:26:57 -0700
Be careful about overfilling the CV boots. The grease expands and contracts due to temperature and will prematurely wear out you boots (or pop...
Re: CV Joint Question
Historical mailing list - Mike
Mon, 18 Apr 2011 21:28:37 -0400
If you've reversed the normal rotation of the CV, then you're there. That is exactly what you're trying to accomplish; reversal...
cv joint question
Historical mailing list - morrison
Tue, 4 Jul 1995 15:37:49 -0700 (PDT)
...I am replacing a cv boot. I noticed that the cv joint that connects to the wheel has the black grease in it but...
Re: CV Grease replacements
Historical mailing list - John Anderson
Tue, 2 May 95 11:03:20 EDT
> > I was windering what people use instead of CV grease. CV grease > is gurrently going to $3.49 for a two ounce tube! I...
CV Joint Grease
Historical mailing list
Mon, 11 Sep 1995 23:21:12 -0500
I just replaced all four CV joints on my '79 bus. Possibly the nastiest job on the whole vehicle. Got four new German "racing...
CV switching
Historical mailing list - Joseph Seitz
Thu, 18 Feb 1999 10:14:40 -0600
...My mechanic says that he can swap the CVs across from each other and they then wear for another 100,000. Does this sound...
Re: CV Joint Question
Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
Mon, 18 Apr 2011 18:29:22 -0700
Read this article http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/page_16_9/cv_joint_maintenence.html gives a good picture about what's...
Re: CV Joints (as long as we are discussing it)
Historical mailing list - Mike
Tue, 19 Apr 2011 21:05:00 -0400
...really good CV joint boots ! I don't even consider them a 'regular failure item' . I have vanagons with CV joint boots on them...
CV joint replacement questions
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
Thu, 13 May 1999 14:00:27 EDT
...had come loose--lost some CV grease--I suppose that has added to the CV failure.) Any other advice will be appreciated. TIA Jeff...
Re: Upper Rear CVs
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Thu, 07 Jul 94 09:14:23 CDT
On Thu, 7 Jul 94 09:08:37 CDT Chris Chubb said: >I am going to be repacking the CVs sometime soon, so I...
Re: [T2] Rebuilt Half Axles/ Autozone $99
Historical mailing list - Steve Blackham
Sat, 10 Feb 2001 11:34:21 -0700
...Basically new CV's. I can't tell the difference between new and rebuilt. The boots usually go before the CV's anyway and...
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...
Re: CV clean & repack questions
Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
Tue, 17 Apr 2001 09:06:30 -0600
...just pack the cv joints very well, filling the boot will do no good 2. you have to put the circlip on or the...
Best cv joints
Historical mailing list
Wed, 30 Jul 2014 17:25:11 -0700
What's the word on quality between cv joint brands. I've seemed go through more cv s than is appropriate. I'm replacing...
Re: CV Joints (as long as we are discussing it)
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 19 Apr 2011 17:33:53 -0700
...really good CV joint boots ! I don't even consider them a 'regular failure item' . I have vanagons with CV joint boots on them...
Re: CV Grease
Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
Mon, 28 Sep 2009 07:06:32 -0400
...http://www.benplace.com/cv_boot_anatomy.htm or here http://www.benplace.com/cv_joint_maintenance.htm Good luck. -- Thanks, Jeff '90 Carat...
CV Installation
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Tue, 30 Dec 2003 18:44:25 -0600
I just got some new Lobro CV's for my van. I changed the ones on the right side last spring, but I have...
Re: CV Relubrication 85-1.9L?
Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
Mon, 29 May 2006 17:37:19 -0700
...Also known as EP extreme pressure grease, but be sure it is spec'd for CV use. The axle and CVs are reversible - all...
Re: diagnosing CV Q's
Historical mailing list - developtrust
Mon, 29 Nov 2004 14:42:43 -0800
Try squirting some CV grease in there using Stan Wilder's modified grease gun method. See link below for a photo of tools needed...
Re: CV noise
Historical mailing list - Gregor Brandt
Sat, 7 Apr 2007 11:14:04 -0500
I don't know how many original miles were on the CV's, the van has 238,000 km on it. I did drive...
Re: CV greaser. Was: squeaking wheel.
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Fri, 26 Aug 2016 14:49:56 -0700
...With CV's mounted on the Vanagon, a partially collapsed > brake line brazed to a grease gun pipe fit fairly easily under the CV...
CV axel repair
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Earl
Fri, 14 Apr 2006 09:04:19 -0700
...I type in CV or CV joint or CV axel and I get nothing.Can someone please tell me of a couple of sites...
Re: sound of CV's?
Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
Fri, 13 Apr 2001 16:06:04 -0400
Bradley, my '84 clunked when it needed CV's. It was obvious. Easiest way to deal with problem is get rebuilt axles. I got...
Syncro Front CVs
Historical mailing list - Markus Benne
Thu, 8 Jul 1999 14:18:00 -0400
I'd like to replace all the front CVs on my Syncro. Big Money. But I noticed that JCW sells inner CVs for the...
Outer CV Joint
Historical mailing list - David
Thu, 11 May 2000 11:22:30 -0400
I have removed MANY axles from jetta/sciroccos and replaced them as a unit and the individual CV joints. On my 82 Vanagon the...
Re: CV article now available - I'm confused (long)
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Mon, 27 Jan 2003 09:58:07 -0800
Time for our annual (or is it semiannual?) rehash of CV joint axle swapping. You must swap the axle from one side of the...
CV Joint Replacement Quotes
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Thu, 7 Feb 2002 23:35:36 -0600
Thanks to all who pointed me to the Relitech site for instruction on replacing the CV joints. Next question. Has anyone had any recent...
Re: Ripped CV Boots
Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
Thu, 4 Dec 1997 02:00:46 -0600
It's been my expeerience that the aftermarket CV boots don't last nearly as lonhg as the original equipment from VW. Surely some...
Re: sound of CV's?
Historical mailing list - Donald Baxter
Fri, 13 Apr 2001 16:34:19 -0500
That was the sound that one of the new half shafts (two CVs plus the axle replaced as a unity) that I had previously...
Re: CV Joints
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Mon, 16 Aug 2004 18:26:46 -0500
If there's nothing wrong with the CV joint, don't replace it just because the boot is bad. Just get the boot. And...
Re: CV Joint Question
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 18 Apr 2011 19:10:01 -0700
...CV Joint Question Read this article http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/page_16_9/cv_joint_maintenence.html gives a good picture...
Re: CV Maintenance - Re-use old or new Rockford USA boots?
Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
Tue, 18 Apr 2017 19:49:18 -0600
...I'm going to re-use my existing CV boots assuming they all pass inspection... and get a spare Rockford boot to take on...
Re: Shaft off to replace 1 cv?
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sat, 18 Sep 2004 20:02:07 -0500
I have replaced all four CV's on my van with new ones but it has been a while. As I recall, you can...
Searched archives. Missing CV bolt question
Historical mailing list - neil
Sun, 27 Aug 2006 21:55:41 -0400
Hi all. *sigh* Am repacking CV's. After cleaning/inspecting CV parts I found that I have only 10 metal bits (plates with 2...
Re: CV Grease [f]
Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
Tue, 2 May 1995 15:26:46 -0700 (PDT)
So William Abbott says: > > What makes CV grease special is that, like tranny oil, it gets between > two metal surfaces as power is being...
Re: bad cv knocks going straight?
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Thu, 12 Aug 2004 21:30:42 -0500
Best procedure is to remove the CV. Check the bearing cage inside the CV assembly. Check the races and drive balls for damage. Clean...
Re: CV Joints (as long as we are discussing it)
Historical mailing list - James Felder
Tue, 19 Apr 2011 12:03:19 -0500
...Jim On Apr 19, 2011, at 10:27 AM, Steven Johnson <sjohnso2000@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > Hi all, > > I need to replace my CV's...
Re: CV Joint Replacement
Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
Thu, 7 Feb 2002 21:32:43 -0700
http://volksweb.relitech.com/cvjoints.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Rodgers" <jhrodgers@MINDSPRING.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2002...
do bad CV joints click in a turn??
Historical mailing list - Shawn Luft
Fri, 20 May 2005 02:58:26 -0400
Yes, CV joints generally will click while turning. You can often fix it by re-acking the boots, which can be time consuming. You...
Re: CV boot problem repair problem continued
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Sun, 14 Aug 2016 21:39:32 -0400
...Be very careful not to let the CV fall of or the center of the CV slide out because the bearing will also fall...
Re: CV R&R questions
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sun, 13 Aug 2006 18:45:28 -0500
Aaron, From your description, it sounds like all your CV's are questionable at best. The descriptions of dried grease, boots disintegrating, etc, says...
Re: CV Joint installation on half shaft
Historical mailing list
Tue, 7 Dec 1999 10:10:12 EST
All of the Lobro- OE (German) CV joint with boot kits I sell for $55 each come with a color, step-by-step How...
Re: Flipping Axles to Maximize CV Joint Wear
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sun, 17 Mar 2013 16:23:16 -0700
...I always put the healthier CV's inboard as those seem to wear more to me , generally. scott turbovans On 3/16/2013 9...
Re: CV lube helper
Historical mailing list - Robert Rountree
Fri, 19 Feb 1999 16:41:24 -0500
...we'll call it ..... "Darrell's CV Nipple" ... I just want $.01 for every one designed into New CV's..... Now there's the...
Re: CV Joint Advice
Historical mailing list
Sat, 15 Apr 1995 22:18:47 -0400
Not sure about wear indications - but I've been told it's a good idea to turn your cv joint axle around, so the...
Re: Vibration
Historical mailing list - Richard Koller
Wed, 22 Jul 2020 11:15:22 -0400
I will echo the possibility of CV's being a suspect. I have a syncro and when the front outer cv's went bad...