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• Re: Syncro Universal Joints
  Historical mailing list - John
  Tue, 15 Jun 1999 13:37:09 -0400
  ...I have access to a machine shop that is willing to > install the new joints and balance the shaft, I just need the joints...
• Re: cv joint lubing
  Historical mailing list - GMBulley
  Fri, 20 Mar 1998 20:05:11 EST
  ...Take the joints apart. Keep the balls, and outer/inner races in ziplock bags so the same joint parts go back together. Take all...
• Re: vanagon emissions
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 5 Mar 1996 14:32:28 -0500
  ...I recently replaced the grease in two joints on one axle beacuse the outer joint was clicking. Removing, regreasing, and installing the axle took...
• replacing ball joints/front shocks
  Historical mailing list - Jim Maginel
  Thu, 14 Aug 1997 12:54:44 -0500
  A Midas Muffler tech pointed out the symptoms of worn ball joints when our 85 camper was on their rack, so I ordered uppers...
• Re: front ball joints
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Mon, 23 Sep 2002 05:49:35 -0400
  Upand down is the big test for ball joints.............sounds more like a worn tie rod...........the ball joints are supposed to move a...
• Re: CV joint or Axle Joint?
  Historical mailing list - Vanman
  Thu, 21 Jan 1999 08:06:13 -0800
  I'm not sure about the difference between the axle joint and the CV joint, but I think that they are the same thing...
• Re: Cleaning up CV joint for spare
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 27 Jul 2015 02:33:17 +0000
  ...Submerge the removed/not removed CV joint in a coffee can filled with lacquer thinner to cover the joint. If the joint is left...
• Re: Lower ball joint boot question
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 3 Jul 2023 03:00:09 +0000
  ...Question on lower  ball joint boot.         My 84  has a ripped lower ball joint boot.  I’m wondering if I can replace it and...
• Re: Lower ball joint boot question
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 26 Jun 2023 17:55:47 -0500
  ...Remove the lower joint--might as well do that upper too, as I recall the upper arm doesn't have to come off to...
• CV Joint Question
  Historical mailing list - van man
  Wed, 26 Sep 2001 18:26:56 -0700
  ...Seeing that the casings had some scuffs and wear, I decided to buy another joint. The joint came in the mail today, and it...
• CV joint repair
  Historical mailing list - Alex Towner
  Thu, 1 Jan 2004 01:57:23 -0500
  Happy New Year everyone! I've noticed in the various CV joint rebuilding pages and list posts that no one mentions replacement of the...
• CV Joints
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 7 Apr 1997 23:34:47 +0000
  ...The one '88 joint has the snap in ball cage unlike the later ones. After '93 the joints are marked merely Germany, not W...
• Re: CV joint question and parts request.
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Dooley
  Tue, 3 Mar 1998 15:30:03 -0500
  ...CV joint question and parts request. >Yes, you can reverse the joints/axels but it may be too late. This works only as >a...
• Re: Cost effective? (CV joint repack)
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 11 Apr 2000 10:26:18 -0700
  ...Michael Modl wrote: > > CV joint grease isn't something that ever requires changing. The joints won't > last anylonger replacing the grease. The labor...
• Re: used steel bearings
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:39:50 -0700
  ...I don't think there are any bearings in CV joints - vanagon ones anyway. , but I have many CV joint balls and used CV...
• Re: CV joints
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 1 May 1995 22:22:04 -0400
  ...I think Joel had some thoughts on swapping joints side for side or end for end on each axle. Check with him about that...
• Ball joint removal Q..
  Historical mailing list - Mike Ray
  Tue, 22 May 2001 12:22:50 -0400
  Hi all, OK, gonna replace ball joints and control arm bushings here in the near future. I've been reviewing the Haynes manual for...
• Re: Ball joint/shocks questions
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 13 Apr 2006 18:25:28 -0400
  If the ball joints are worn enough to be noisy, they need to be replaced last month. A separated ball joint is not pretty...
• Re: CV joint theory: long
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 19 Mar 2005 01:15:20 -0600
  ...He told me the outside CV joint was bad. I bet he >has seen hundreds bad joints in his business, so I believed him...
• Re: Ball joints
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Mon, 17 Aug 2015 14:12:19 -0700
  Upper ball joints bolt on and UCA's you can do with a vice . Lower ball joints are pressed in. No H in Syncro...
• Re: CV Joint Replacement Quotes
  Historical mailing list - Chris Radcliffe
  Thu, 7 Feb 2002 23:40:45 -0800
  ...CV Joint Replacement Quotes Thanks to all who pointed me to the Relitech site for instruction on replacing the CV joints. Next question. Has...
• Lower Ball Joint tool
  Historical mailing list - Chris Szpejankowski
  Sun, 20 Sep 2015 10:39:13 -0400
  Does anyone have a lower ball joint press tool for rent? I'd be willing to buy it and get a refund minus rental...
• syncro noise - gone
  Historical mailing list - Rick Koller
  Mon, 29 Jul 1996 14:05:57 -0400
  ...This however took some time to pinpoint due in part to lack of complete access to the offending joint when forced to work on...
• Re: Headlight improvements ?
  Historical mailing list - Filcoff, David M.
  Thu, 2 Nov 2000 10:09:21 -0600
  ...First, it is more difficult to get a consistently good solder joint. Second a *good* crimp is generally stronger than a solder joint. Note...
• upper ball joints
  Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
  Tue, 4 Aug 2009 16:05:34 -0600
  Hi All, Just wanted to mention to those of you who have raised your Vanagons by installing taller springs that your upper ball joints...
• cv joint woes?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
  Mon, 22 Nov 1999 18:43:08 -0800
  ...I have seen joint kits w/boots for about $50 each, a rebuilt axle with both joints installled and booted for $135 Is this...
• Re: CV joint question
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Fri, 16 Aug 2002 09:33:22 -0400
  ...CV joint question I am about to install a new inboard CV joint. The new joint I got from VW is incredibly tight/stiff...
• Re: CV Joint Question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 19 Apr 2011 01:31:45 -0400
  CV joint clunking is the result of lack of lubrication combined with the inner and outer sections wearing or getting divots from the forces...
• Re: CV Joint Removal (OK, we go back to the topic)
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Schuster
  Fri, 12 Aug 1994 10:59:03 +0200 (MET DST)
  On Thu, 11 Aug 1994, H Steven Dolan wrote: > > Now that I find myself in need of replacement joints, has anyone > bought/installed the...
• Re: Upper Ball Joint Prices-Variances from suppliers.
  Historical mailing list - Bill Knight
  Wed, 18 Nov 1998 14:14:10 -0500
  ...Upper Ball Joint Prices-Variances from suppliers. In anticipation of replacing upper ball joints, each, I obtained prices from various suppliers: JC Whitney $15...
• Re: greenhorn questions: Answered
  Historical mailing list - Joshua Van Tol
  Sat, 20 Feb 1999 09:32:50 -0600
  ...Ferdinand Porsche, these joints help I'm pretty sure that CV joints of the style used in VW are "Rezeppa" style joints, which were...
• Re: Ball Joints
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Mon, 23 Dec 2002 07:10:59 -0800
  ...Ball Joints >> >> >>I need to replace my ball joints, but I have never performed >>such a repair. I'm not much of a mechanic...
• Re: Cost effective,,expected for 60,000mi svc
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 10 Apr 2000 20:11:15 -0500
  > CV joint grease isn't something that ever requires changing. The joints won't > last anylonger replacing the grease. The labor to remove each...
• Re: Front Ball Joints
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Fri, 10 Dec 1999 07:08:14 -0600
  Hi Phil, The lower joints are difficult to replace without a shop press. Sometimes with a press they still need to be heated a...
• CV Joint Bad 87GL: Questions??
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Tue, 11 Nov 1997 18:34:05 -0600
  Volks, All Vanagons Sick! Need Help! Our 87 GL has developed a clunk clunk on the right rear CV joint while accelerating and decelerating...
• Re: CV joint raceway opinion
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 27 Feb 2015 10:01:59 -0800
  ...I have no idea how many > miles > are on the joint. It is an OEM Lobro joint (VW Audi markings). > Serviceable > joint or should...
• Re: Flipping Axles to Maximize CV Joint Wear
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sun, 17 Mar 2013 12:52:43 -0500
  Jim, Why would I want to "maximize" wear on the joints? LOL!! John On 3/16/2013 10:48 PM, Jim Arnott wrote: > I...
• Re: CV joint raceway opinion(NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Fri, 27 Feb 2015 15:55:05 -0500
  ...This is wear but not > unusual wear for CV joints. > > I've described my experience over the past 42 years with CV joints in...
• Re: New Ball Joints feel like I am driving on ice.
  Historical mailing list - Bill Knight
  Mon, 18 Nov 2002 11:19:11 -0500
  ...New Ball Joints feel like I am driving on ice. Dear List, Just finished putting on a new set of ball joints from the...
• Another CV question
  Historical mailing list - Frayed1003
  Thu, 5 Mar 1998 17:23:38 EST
  I just removed my drive shaft in order to replace the bad CV joint. In doing this I noticed that the inner joint grease...
• Re: CV joints
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 1 May 1995 15:01:18 -0700
  > >Since at least one of the CV joint boots on my 80' vanagon is more than >cracked, I am planning on replacing all four...
• Re: No Go on CV Boot R&R
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 4 Nov 2010 08:29:04 -0500
  ...The joints go bad when the joints go bad, and that has nothing to do with the life of the boot (though the boot...
• cv-joints. a tale of sleezy bars for cv's.
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 07 Jul 94 09:35:00 CDT
  ...gently) until the boot is disconnected from the cv-joint. DON'T LET THE JOINT TILT!! if you do, the joint is hard to...
• Syncro Universal Joints
  Historical mailing list - David Williams
  Mon, 14 Jun 1999 15:26:44 -0600
  ...I have access to a machine shop that is willing to install the new joints and balance the shaft, I just need the joints...
• Re: Cleaning up CV joint for spare
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 27 Jul 2015 17:52:52 -0400
  ...Submerge the removed/not removed CV joint in > a coffee can filled with lacquer thinner to cover the joint. If the joint > is left...
• Re: Syncro Driveshafts - Problems in Paradise?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 19 Jun 1998 10:24:33 -0700
  ...They order the correct U-joints from a supplier. The cost to replace both joints, balance, and paint the shaft is about $175 if...
• Re: clicks in the front end
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 9 Mar 2006 20:22:29 -0600
  Andy, Unfortunately that lower ball joint is a press-to-fit item. You will need a hydraulic press to remove the old one and...
• Re: CV Joint Replacement Quotes
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Fri, 8 Feb 2002 08:10:53 -0800
  ...CV Joint Replacement Quotes > > > Thanks to all who pointed me to the Relitech site for instruction on > replacing the CV joints. > > Next question. > > Has...
• Re: Headlight improvements ?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 2 Nov 2000 11:59:46 -0500
  ...wrote: >First, it is more difficult to get a consistently good solder joint. Second >a *good* crimp is generally stronger than a solder joint...
• Syncro CV joint prices, unexpected surprise
  Historical mailing list - Martin Peitz
  Tue, 12 May 1998 22:08:30 -0500
  ...rebuild joint, $29.95 (yeah, right. Hands off) completely rebuilt driveshaft, $200 (Heard terrible things. Hands off) NEW joint, GKN, $200 (OK thats competitive...
• Re: Hesitation (and dry C/V joints)
  Historical mailing list - Rick Sherrod (hopeless VW nut)
  Sun, 14 Sep 1997 16:36:22 -0500
  ...To check a seemingly fine joint for lack of lubrication, clean the joint and boot thoroughly. Remove the bolts that pass through the joint...
• Joint Thoughts
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Dove - VAX Master
  Fri, 8 Jul 1994 9:21:09 -0400 (EDT)
  With recent tread on cv joints, grease, and sockets I would like to add my thoughts... >From: Joel Walker <JWALKER@ua1vm.ua.edu> >likewise...
• 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...
• Re: cv-joints
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 08 Jul 94 09:39:09 CDT
  ...So, before I shell out for a new joint, what is the >verdict of the net-jury? Is the c.v. joint guilty or...
• Re: ball joint replacement
  Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
  Thu, 18 Feb 1999 10:58:23 -0700
  ...I don't know if one needs to undo the steering ball joint or remove the ball joint adapter with the ball joint attached...
• Re: steering rack u-joint
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 7 Aug 2009 11:02:47 -0700
  ...Non-power uses the same puck-type flexible coupling as the rest of > the couplings in the steering gear, instead of a u-joint...
• clicks in the front end
  Historical mailing list - Andy Stalick
  Thu, 9 Mar 2006 18:09:44 -0600
  ...In bouncing the van up and down in the driveway, it sounds like its coming from the right lower ball joint. The joint looks...
• CV Joint Detail Website
  Historical mailing list - robertmstewart
  Tue, 21 Mar 2006 00:23:18 -0500
  For those looking to learn more about the CV joint issues I found site in the UK that has nice explanation with photo�s...
• Re: If you've replaced your CV joints--please read
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 15 Feb 1997 21:37:52 -0800
  ...Did you disassemble the joint when you installed it? I always do to get the grease well into the joint, but you need to...
• Friday Jetta "knuckle" problem (No real Vanagon content)
  Historical mailing list - Tom L. Neal
  Thu, 20 Apr 2000 23:04:11 -0700
  ...Dealer reluctantly replaced the right "knuckle" (presumably CV joint). Thousand miles later...click, click, click...car becomes almost undrivable. Replaced right "knuckle". "Hmm, that...