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CV joint hard times
Historical mailing list - Don Williams
Thu, 10 Mar 2005 11:10:19 -0800
I just spent a very uncomfortable weekend greasing my CV joints on my 85 Westy. The trouble was aligning the wheel side CV bolts...
Re: Rear End Vibrations
Historical mailing list - J Stewart
Thu, 12 Jul 2012 20:23:07 +0000
FWIW, I too had a shake or shudder on acceleration and it was indeed the cv joints. I was also getting the occasional clunk...
CV joints - anyone tried these?
Historical mailing list - mordo
Fri, 8 Jun 2007 18:21:14 -0400
...CV joints - anyone tried these? To: mordo <helmut.blong@gmail.com> Cc: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com consider that you can get a NEW, not...
CV Joints
Historical mailing list - J Stewart
Sun, 24 Apr 2011 20:48:53 +0000
...The "grease" in those CV joints was dried and clumpy. The balls in the joint have turned a blueish-black, I assume from overheating...
Re: CV joint failure while on a trip, what next?
Historical mailing list - James Walldow
Mon, 5 May 2003 00:04:47 -0800
...There is no chance >>of getting a new cv joint before I get home. >>Do I have to remove the whole joint though? >>Or...
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...
Flipping Axles to Maximize CV Joint Wear
Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
Sat, 16 Mar 2013 20:48:09 -0700
...The explanation labelled the joints A, B & C, D. I've tried every combination of CV, joint, axle A, B, C & D to find...
Re: My first Subi ride
Historical mailing list - Jon D. Patton
Thu, 3 May 2007 20:05:34 -0400
A CV joint for 39.95, a speedometer cable for 29.95, your wife holding the speedometer cable and the cv joint, while you...
Re: CV Joint Question--Ben McCafferty
Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
Mon, 18 Apr 2011 20:32:50 -0600
> 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: Book time for CV Joint work?
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
Tue, 25 Apr 2006 15:51:45 -0700
...Book time for CV Joint work? Does any body know the book time to inspect, clean, repack and replace the boots on CV Joints...
CV joint preference?
Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
Fri, 6 Sep 2013 11:23:46 -0500
HI Volks! I was wondering with the multiple brands of CV joints out there, which is the most preferred? The OE German made ones...
Re: CV joint installation question.
Historical mailing list - Ben huot
Thu, 22 Aug 2002 01:55:53 -0400
Check my site and have some dirty fun!!! http://pages.infinit.net/engine/cv_joint_maintenance.htm Cheers, Ben (new owner of a 1973...
CV installation
Historical mailing list - Miller, Ryan
Fri, 28 Feb 2003 11:00:44 -0700
...I recently had the "opportunity" to replace one of my CV joints. Now getting it off the drive shaft was relatively simple with a...
Re: Funny clunking noise
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Mon, 6 Aug 2001 19:17:22 -0500
...John Rodgers 88 GL driver andrewbell wrote: > Hey List - > > I've had a bad CV joint(s) for almost two years. It's almost...
(rear) cv joint
Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
Fri, 24 Feb 2006 21:36:56 -0500
...I was changing my rear shocks, and I noticed my driver side rear cv joint has a tear. What should I do about this...
Re: cv joints, sounds and other symptoms
Historical mailing list - Joshua Van Tol
Mon, 29 Mar 1999 18:43:36 -0600
> I am familiar with the click sound that can come from cv joints going > bad (mine have been clicking for years) Has anyone out...
Re: Using wire ties on CV joint boots?
Historical mailing list - andrew swingler
Mon, 31 Jan 2000 14:59:00 -0800
...They take seconds to install and seconds to snip off. (the cv joints are not so strong..) No problems so far with heat and...
Re: Shaft off to replace 1 cv?
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Sat, 18 Sep 2004 20:57:19 -0400
You can certainly take the old CV joint off the shaft and put a new one on ... but you need to remove the shaft...
Re: What to do with torn CV boot
Historical mailing list - Tom Carrington
Mon, 29 Mar 1999 21:57:18 -0500
...I've never > worked on CV joints before and need some advice: > > How do I tell if the CV joint is any good, or...
Re: Rear End Vibrations
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Thu, 12 Jul 2012 16:09:04 -0400
It does not seem likely that a bad CV joint would cause pulsing in your brake pedal. Typically it is caused by a warped...
Cv joint recomendations
Historical mailing list
Wed, 30 Jul 2014 17:29:24 -0700
Any tips on which cv joints to avoid? Favorites? I've wentbthrough more than seems appropriate, will be replacing w four German (gky?) Ones...
CV joint info
Historical mailing list - Dave Perry
Sun, 21 Mar 1999 01:59:34 +0100
Hi guys Check this site out for a great, fully illustrated guide on how to change CV joints. The car in question is a...
Re: CV grease
Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
Thu, 17 Mar 2005 06:08:33 -0500
does anyone a tribologist perhaps on the list know what makes CV joint grease so special? i have always assumed that it was the...
Re: latest info needed on cv joints
Historical mailing list - Jason
Wed, 19 Oct 2011 22:31:44 -0400
...recommend for cv joints, rebuilt axles from go westy? > don't want chinese made. > > what is the currant scoop on the cv situation all...
Re: CV joint Ball Bearing (and Re: Front Glass)
Historical mailing list
Fri, 17 May 1996 11:13:47 -0800
>>Todd, >> Thanks for the CV joint advice. I think I will go with a replacement >>ball instead of an entire joint. May I ask...
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: Was cv joint question
Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
Fri, 18 Oct 2013 14:07:20 -0500
...24 PM, "mark drillock" <mdrillock@cox.net> wrote: > When an inner CV joint's grease is runny it is because the transmission > oil has...
CV Joints
Historical mailing list
Fri, 21 Jun 1996 11:15:53 -0400
Just a quick note; You were asking about cheep places for CV joints. I personally have had the experience of replacing my CV joints...
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: request CV joint knock diagnosis confirmation
Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
Mon, 19 Dec 2005 19:01:38 -0600
...If you haven't regreased the CV joints in the last >30Kmiles, you might as well just pull them off and clean the grease...
Re: CV Joint Bolts
Historical mailing list - Tom Smith
Tue, 29 Aug 2000 22:21:17 EDT
CV joint bolts don't take 'Allen' wrenches, but a 6 mm 12 point capscrew bit. Sort of a special tool which can be...
CV joints
Historical mailing list - Rob
Sun, 17 Feb 2008 11:57:32 -0800
I'm doing CV joints, buying a tube of grease rather than the 4 initial bags of it was my first (and only so...
Re: help. noise from the rear/ CV Joint
Historical mailing list - Marc Theune
Mon, 26 Jun 2000 08:23:18 -0500
...After searching these archives and familiarizing myself with the CV/axle system, I got ready to remove the axle, disassemble the CV joints, and...
Re: CV advice needed
Historical mailing list - Rob
Wed, 27 Nov 1996 01:16:30 -0400
At 10:19 PM 11/26/96 -0600, you wrote: >That clacking noise comes from a worn bearing in the CV joint, repacking >will...
Re: Flipping Axles to Maximize CV Joint Wear
Historical mailing list - JRodgers
Sun, 17 Mar 2013 12:52:43 -0500
...The explanation labelled the joints A, B & C, D. I've > tried every combination of CV, joint, axle A, B, C & D to find...
Re: 88 CV joint noise
Historical mailing list - Ben huot
Tue, 2 Sep 2003 00:56:46 -0400
Nothing to dificult, just dirty! Have fun! http://pages.infinit.net/engine/cv_joint_maintenance.htm Remove, inspect, analyse and AFTER, buy some parts...
CV grease
Historical mailing list - vanagonvw
Tue, 30 Oct 2007 11:57:31 -0700
...ISTR that the last time I bought, it specifically stated CV joints on the label, so, what am I looking for, regarding ingredients, as...
Re: Half shaft removal
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:13:52 -0700
Sounds brutal but normally I'd knock the CV joint sideways with a good sized ball been hammer, to try to get it to...
Re: CV Joint Vibration
Historical mailing list - Blake Heinlein
Tue, 20 Mar 2007 05:13:47 -0800
Ben, I went home last night and torqued all the bolts on my CV joints. They were good. I also reved the engine while...
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: 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 - John Rodgers
Sat, 18 Jan 2003 00:39:54 -0600
...Having had a look thorough previous >postings for such noises, it is pretty likely that this is caused by a bad >CV joint. > >I...
CV grease
Historical mailing list - Anonymous Digest
Wed, 16 Mar 2005 14:10:59 -0700
CV joints come in a kit with a tube of grease for each one, which is all I have ever used. At the FLAPS...
Re: axle connected to hub bone?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 8 Aug 2009 17:21:02 -0700
...probably, if it was me, I'd install a new german outer CV joint with clip, as long as the inner CV joint is...
Syncro CV joints
Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
Mon, 24 Feb 1997 13:53:12 -0600 (CST)
...Syncro CV joints A question for the Syncro mechanic? I need to replace a front inner CV joint boot on my 1986 Syncro. The...
Re: Rear End Vibrations
Historical mailing list - orin
Thu, 12 Jul 2012 18:49:55 -0600
...Sounds like I shouldn't be worrying as much about the CV joints. Larry, I believe the wheels are balanced. When I had the...
Re: CV Joint Replacement
Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
Thu, 7 Feb 2002 21:32:43 -0700
...CV Joint Replacement > Would someone please point me to any site that describes how to change > out a CV. Had a failure of one...
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...
CV joints
Historical mailing list - freeholder bill
Sat, 6 Dec 1997 09:31:55 -0700
I should have mentioned in my post concerning my cv joints that my van is an '18 Westie. Thanks again. Bill (SE Arizona) (Bill...
Re: CV joint hard times
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Thu, 10 Mar 2005 13:51:13 -0600
...CV joint hard times > I just spent a very uncomfortable weekend greasing my CV joints on my 85 Westy. > The trouble was aligning the...
Re: When was the last time you re-packed your CV joints?
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Mon, 18 Oct 2021 19:16:17 -0700
...I made up some blanking plates to cover the joint ends. They bolt on to the cv joint bolt hole circle . That way I...
Re: HELP!! CV Joints!!
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Wed, 31 Jan 2001 15:22:32 -0700
...HELP!! CV Joints!! > Hi all: > > I removed the CV joint that was full of transmission oil that I wrote > about last time in order...
CV joint grease
Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
Thu, 28 Nov 1996 22:53:31 -0500 (EST)
There was some talk about where to find CV joint grease last week, I had to much to do, to respond, but Anyway I...
Re: Wheel bearing vs. CV joints
Historical mailing list - MDC Vanagon
Fri, 3 May 2002 14:30:57 -0700
...the CV joint will pop or click under pressure and then go away completely when you let off the gas. the wheel bearings are...
Re: CV advice needed
Historical mailing list
Mon, 25 Nov 1996 16:37:57
...I've never had a CV >joint go bad, so I'm not familiar with what that sounds like, but judging >from what others...
Re: Is Lobro a good make for CV joint?
Historical mailing list
Wed, 8 Jan 1997 08:41:33 PDT
> I can get a so called Lobro (umlaut over the first o) CV joint kit > (includes boot, grease, clips etc) for GB#41.12...
When was the last time you re-packed your CV joints?
Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
Mon, 18 Oct 2021 08:49:04 -0500
...Thoughts and experiences? Now that I have stated this publicly, I realize that the CV joints are not long for this world. But I...
Re: CV GREASE, ETC (long)
Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
Sat, 26 Jun 1999 03:33:26 +0200
...It had 175K and good, original cv joints. Considering that your 89 Westy has exactly the same cv joints as your 78, that is...
CV joint gasket question
Historical mailing list - Howard Fleming
Tue, 21 Oct 1997 11:17:27 -0500
Greetings all, I am in the process of cleaning and relubing the CV joints in the 84 Westy that my wife and I own...
WTB; CV JOINT SPACER/
Historical mailing list - John C...
Fri, 7 Aug 2009 14:41:14 -0600
*http://tinyurl.com/nzxkr5* ** Hi All, I'm looking for a Pair of CV Joint Spacers (See Picture) If you've got a couple...