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• Re: CV Joint Question
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Mon, 18 Apr 2011 20:55:19 -0400
  Just mark an arrow on each CVJ indicating which way it was rotating, then swap them around (old inners become new outers) so that...
• Re: CV boot guards and Stone Deflectors?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Tue, 3 Oct 2000 08:16:49 -0700
  ...If you find a cut boot soon enough the CV joint will not be ruined... If you pay a mechanic to replace a CV...
• Redline:CV-2 High temp. CV grease
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 13 Jan 1997 19:42:17 -0600
  While buying Redline gear lube(Trans), noticed red line makes CV grease. $8.00 a jar. I jar will probably do two joints.(also...
• Musings on completed CV job
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Lockwood
  Tue, 11 Jul 2000 21:55:06 EDT
  Vanagoners, While the list was down, I decided to do a CV replacement job. I did it myself, it was not difficult. It was...
• Re: ERROR Re: [Syncro] Heavy Duty Rear Axels/CVs (108mm), Factory
  Historical mailing list - Rennie Wible
  Sun, 7 Jan 2001 20:13:17 -0800
  ...Possibly the difference being whether the > CV comes with a boot or not. Not sure. VW used to sell their cv joints as a...
• Re: Best cv joints
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 31 Jul 2014 18:29:29 -0400
  ...Best cv joints What's the word on quality between cv joint brands. I've seemed go through more cv s than is appropriate...
• cv AXLES
  Historical mailing list - kenneth price
  Thu, 26 Dec 2002 20:12:58 -0800
  Is there a difference between CV axles in aircooled and water cooled vanagons?
• Re: CV help!
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Wed, 10 Jul 2002 08:31:06 -0600
  ...CV help! > > I removed the driveshafts from my '88 weekender to replace the CV's. I > couldn't take one CV off the shaft...
• Re: Was cv joint question
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 18 Oct 2013 11:24:53 -0700
  When an inner CV joint's grease is runny it is because the transmission oil has leaked into it. There is a rubberized plug...
• Re: CV Joint Vibration
  Historical mailing list - Ken
  Mon, 19 Mar 2007 23:14:43 -0400
  ...Also, if they are > clean, > moving smooth (CV movement), swap them: > http://www.benplace.com/cv_joint_swap.htm > > Something is wrong, good CV...
• Re: CV joint repair
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 1 Jan 2004 07:59:35 -0600
  ...The inner CV joints bolt to flanges which exit the sides of the transmission. When you have the a CV joint unbolted and moved...
• Re: rotating cvs and axles from left to right
  Historical mailing list - DaveC
  Tue, 14 May 2002 22:07:40 -0700
  ...You can model a CV joint by slightly interlocking the fingers of both your hands. First model the left inner CV. Imagine one hand...
• 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: [Syncro] Heavy Duty Rear Axels/CVs (108mm), Factory
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 5 Jan 2001 15:10:54 -0500
  ...Re: [Syncro] Heavy Duty Rear Axels/CVs (108mm), Factory Derek Drew wrote: > > The part number for the 108mm CV joints, which are the same...
• Re: CV joints - anyone tried these?
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Fri, 8 Jun 2007 16:09:49 -0700
  ...Routine > inspections are definitely in order for good longevity of the CV. Even a > little grit from a cracked or torn boot is a...
• Re: CV Joints
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 18 Jan 2003 00:39:54 -0600
  You might check to see if your CV bolts are secure. My van had a clunking sound that sounded just like a bad CV...
• Re: CV joint reversal?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 13 Jan 2009 09:25:10 -0500
  Karl Wolz wrote: > If you could simply flip the CVs over, that would work, too - but you > can't do that, since the joints...
• Re: CV grease
  Historical mailing list - Greenamyer, William L
  Thu, 17 Mar 2005 06:01:07 -0800
  ...CV grease > does anyone a tribologist perhaps on the list know what makes CV joint > grease so special? i have always assumed that it...
• Re: If you've replaced your CV joints--please read
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 17 Feb 1997 21:24:44 +0000
  > I also noticed and I'm not sure if this is true for all VW CV joints > but all of the ones I have...
• Re: What to do with torn CV boot
  Historical mailing list - jimkim
  Tue, 30 Mar 1999 18:19:37 -0800
  ...What to do with torn CV boot > Hello all, > > I have an '86 Vanagon with a torn CV joint boot --the outer. I've...
• Re: latest info needed on cv joints - cv boots
  Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
  Thu, 20 Oct 2011 09:33:34 -0700
  So will this also fix the premature cv boot problem? I swear I just put boots on my 77 Westy with Beck-Arnley on...
• What is the correct way to determine CV axle length?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Thu, 1 Jan 2009 15:33:43 -0800
  ...Porsche 930 CVs are said to run at up to 25 degrees which is a greater angle that what I need. Real CVs as...
• 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: CVJ gaskets;
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 29 Sep 2009 11:39:03 -0700
  ...These are "new" 30K+ KM's CV's self installed CV's that function fine otherwise. Can't say if grease from CV's...
• Re: Use of standard CV axles on an automatic
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Mon, 15 Dec 2014 16:23:32 -0800
  ...I have a mechanic friend who has rebuilt some CV-axles that were removed from a standard Vanagon. Can CV axles from a standard...
• Re: CV Joint position
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Tue, 5 Aug 2014 14:33:51 -0700
  Good article about subject on VanCafe website:� http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/page_16_9/cv-joint-maintenence.html Rich San Diego...
• Re: CV boots
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Fri, 3 Mar 2000 22:39:24 -0600
  ...CV boots >My mecanics told me that CV boots for a Vanagon 85, are a special model >(about 37$ CDN each). On the catalog...
• Blow cv joint on 97 heading for Bend
  Historical mailing list - Jvk
  Fri, 7 Aug 2015 17:30:15 -0700
  Evening all, One of the cv's has gone richter on our 86 westfalia on our way to La Pine for a Wetwesties meet...
• 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...
• CV Joints ( rear )
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Wed, 14 May 2003 09:06:09 -0700
  looks like my CV joint screws like to come loose found 1 just hangin out again, they are the new star type. BTW I...
• 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: 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: What is the best grease for CV joints?
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Sun, 23 Nov 2008 23:57:40 -0500
  ...I >have used it to reinstall CV joints that were damaged in 30k miles with >traditional CV joint grease, showing significant galling and pitting...
• Re: cv joint service (cv-2?)
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 5 Feb 2004 13:46:18 -0600
  The key to success with CV joints is using a High Pressure grease. I stick with the grease supplied by list vendors for the...
• Re: cv joint service (cv-2?)
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 5 Feb 2004 13:46:30 -0600
  The key to success with CV joints is using a High Pressure grease. I stick with the grease supplied by list vendors for the...
• Re: CV Joints
  Historical mailing list - Tom Carchrae
  Sun, 4 May 2014 14:28:08 -0700
  I came across this thread that pointed me at how to clock your CV joints. It basically involves ensuring that the wide/narrow parts...
• Re: Redline:CV-2 High temp. CV grease
  Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
  Tue, 14 Jan 1997 12:19:50 -0500 (EST)
  On Mon, 13 Jan 1997, David Bayer wrote: > >| Anyway, having just used non-German CV grease for the first time, I'm > >| wondering if...
• Re: CV Joint Frustrations
  Historical mailing list - Joe Wagner
  Thu, 2 Oct 1997 23:50:10 -0400
  ...1) used a drift and hammer > on the inner part of the CV joint to drive it off of the shaft and 2) > used...
• CV Joint Questions
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Tue, 30 Sep 1997 12:51:09 -0400
  Listees, we're about to replace two CV joints on the rear axles of our '86 Syncro Westfalia with two new Lobro joints. One...
• CV Joints (front inner)
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 5 May 2006 10:26:58 -0400
  ...Seems that the front diff on the donor had a 3-4 mm spacer between the right inner cv joint and the flange on...
• Is Lobro a good make for CV joint?
  Historical mailing list - Lionel Tun
  Tue, 7 Jan 1997 21:23:41 -0000
  I can get a so called Lobro (umlaut over the first o) CV joint kit (includes boot, grease, clips etc) for GB#41.12...
• FW: CV Maintenance - Re-use old or new Rockford USA boots?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Clemmer
  Tue, 18 Apr 2017 14:22:50 -0400
  ...CV Maintenance - Re-use old or new Rockford USA boots? Hi, I am going to clean and lube the CV joints on my 2wd...
• Re: [Syncro] CV bolts, tools needed
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Fri, 25 May 2001 17:20:16 EDT
  ...Most use CV's an 8 mm XZN-head bolts. My rear CV's on my 16" actually uses a 10 mm XZN-head...
• Re: Upper Rear CVs
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 7 Jul 1994 07:45:08 -0700
  ...I forget offhand, do the inner CVs on > a '71 Bus have CV grease in them, or are they lubricated by tranny oil? > > I...
• Re: Noisy rear wheel bearing or CV joint
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 3 Sep 2002 00:39:44 -0500
  Michael, check your CV bolts for proper torque. If not properly torqued they can back out an they will make noise. Sooner or later...
• Re: CV Grease Kits
  Historical mailing list - Tom Salicos
  Sat, 22 Oct 2005 10:55:20 -0700
  It's on the site of Van-Cafe, ex VolksCafe :o( It's the CV repack kit: http://www.van-cafe.com/vanagonparts.jsp...
• Re: CV Joints (as long as we are discussing it)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 19 Apr 2011 11:56:18 -0700
  ...I do get about 3 CV joints well full of grease from almost two full 14 oz 'grease gun' tubes of Moly-graph. then...
• Re: CV Joint Vibration
  Historical mailing list - Blake Heinlein
  Mon, 19 Mar 2007 13:25:09 -0800
  Max, I was having a tough time getting my old CV joints off my old shafts and that's why I just bought a...
• Re: CV article
  Historical mailing list - Mike Lawrence
  Mon, 27 Jan 2003 21:47:36 -0800
  ...CV article now available Good morning everyone, My first tech article is now available on the Volks Cafe website, covering CV joint diagnosis, maintenance...
• Re: CV Joints
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Tue, 31 Jul 2001 10:57:17 +1000
  ...CV Joints > >Hey guys, > >I just got new cv joints and I had a question about them. They are really >stiff and do not...
• Re: CV grease
  Historical mailing list - Ed
  Tue, 30 Oct 2007 11:10:31 -0700
  ...Went to the FLAPs today to get a can of grease to finish my CV job, but none of what they had, mentioned CV...
• Re: Bum CV joint summary.
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 22 Jun 1996 12:34:45, -0500
  I concur with John regarding CV joint care and life- I started being a do-it-yourselfer back when my 71 Westy had 40...
• Allowable CV joint tolerance?
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Sun, 10 Feb 2002 22:50:46 -0800
  Working through the CVs on my 90 syncro westy. What is the allowable movement/wear on the CV? I have a front inner totally...
• Re: cv-joints. a tale of sleezy bars for cv's.
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 7 Jul 1994 10:44:48 -0400
  just when i though i beat him ......
• Re: Bus CV Boots Busted again
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Tue, 9 Dec 2003 01:02:00 -0500
  I agree! http://www.benplace.com/cv_joint_maintenance.htm Cheers, Ben
• Re: 12 point bit tool spec needed for CV/axle removal
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 7 Mar 2006 18:35:51 -0800
  RE: CV Tool Bus Depot carries them...
• Re: Cleaning CVs
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Mon, 27 Dec 1999 17:52:02 -0800
  Three of my four CV joints lasted well over 200,000 miles with ZERO maintenance. Maybe the California climate has something to do with...
• CV Joints oh no!
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 30 Jun 2001 20:05:23 -0500
  While replacing my CV boots and re packing the CVs all the while following the Hayes and Bentley manuals. I found that one of...
• Replacing CV joints
  Historical mailing list - Bill H.
  Thu, 30 Dec 2004 14:13:14 -0800
  I've ordered CV joints for my 88GL and they won't show up till next week. In the mean time the weather is...
• Re: CV grease
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Thu, 17 Mar 2005 05:53:07 -0700
  ...CV grease > does anyone a tribologist perhaps on the list know what makes CV joint > grease so special? i have always assumed that it...