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Rear End Vibrations
Historical mailing list - orin
Thu, 12 Jul 2012 08:47:25 -0600
...http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/page_16_9/cv_joint_maintenence.html for more info on checking/replacing CV joints. At this...
Re: CV Joint Advice
Historical mailing list
Sat, 15 Apr 1995 23:08:47 +0600
>One of the inner CV joints from my Synchro is sitting on the kitchen counter. > >Thanks. Dan > Yikes! On the kitchen counter? I would...
Re: need input on confusing CV joints...
Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
Thu, 9 Mar 2006 10:00:56 -0500
>Sometimes CV joints get assembled improperly. Look at the right up on >Tom Carrington's web page and the pictures. He explains in detail...
Re: (rear) cv joint
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 5 Mar 2006 09:38:59 -0500
...On 3/5/06, Dennis Haynes <dhaynes@optonline.net> wrote: > Annual CV joint inspections! Please stop! The real trick to CV joint > life is...
Re: I'm Back!....and.....
Historical mailing list
Sat, 8 Jul 1995 19:06:28 -0400
...There is not one CV joint nor two but four CV joints under the rear of all type IIs, except swing axles that have...
Re: CV joint hard times
Historical mailing list - Leon
Thu, 10 Mar 2005 18:54:33 -0800
...ordeal. > > Also, is CV joint grease always the same?? Found a discount parts house > on > line that sells CV joint grease at $9 per...
Re: (rear) cv joint (again...)
Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
Fri, 10 Mar 2006 19:28:18 -0500
...The lobro cv joints have two sides: on one side, the inner race is totally flat. On the other, the inner race has an...
CV Joint Swapping
Historical mailing list - David R. Paterson
Wed, 19 Apr 2000 19:48:16 -0500
Hey V-List, I recall a thread a while ago about swapping CV Joints to get more life out of them. I can't...
Re: CV Joints
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Mon, 30 Jul 2001 15:22:08 -0400
> I just got new cv joints and I had a question about them. They are really > stiff and do not move around that well...
Re: weeping tranny seal at cv joint
Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
Thu, 18 Nov 2004 11:27:38 -0500
This was just discussed about 2 days ago, look for posts about "lubing cv joints, struck oil," particularly the replies by Dennis Haynes. -- Sam...
Re: (rear) cv joint
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 5 Mar 2006 08:34:29 -0500
Annual CV joint inspections! Please stop! The real trick to CV joint life is using the proper lubricant. Shortly after the Vanagon got the...
CV JOINT SEPERATION
Historical mailing list - Hans V.
Fri, 26 Nov 1999 17:15:23 EST
I always use a gear or brake drum puller to remove the cv joint but i take off the cage and the six ball...
Re: CV & Axle for a Syncro
Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
Mon, 19 Aug 2002 21:48:54 +0100
...On my other VW's we used to take junk yard CV > joints because they were guaranteed for almost as long as new ones...
Re: (rear) cv joint
Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
Sun, 5 Mar 2006 09:32:19 -0500
...On 3/5/06, Dennis Haynes <dhaynes@optonline.net> wrote: > Annual CV joint inspections! Please stop! The real trick to CV joint > life is...
Re: a lot o' goop about grease!
Historical mailing list - Malcolm Holser
Mon, 14 Sep 1998 04:02:43 -0700
...Sta-Lube makes a "CV Joint Grease" (Product No. 3174) specifically for CV joints (although the MOLY-GRAPH tube says it is suitable for...
Re: cv joints
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Fri, 9 Apr 2010 09:08:39 -0400
...get CV grease in gun-tubes or cans? I've only ever seen it in squeeze-tubes each containing grease for one joint. Yours...
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
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 18 Feb 2008 21:29:15 -0500
...CV joints Many have commented about NOT putting the balls back into the original grooves. That aspect of the maintenance of the CV's...
Re: What size tool for CV joint removal?
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Tue, 14 Dec 2004 22:13:52 -0600
...Regards, John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Anonymous Digest wrote: >I took a peek at the bolts on my CV joint that needs replacing, and...
Re: CV joint reversal?
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Mon, 12 Jan 2009 16:03:58 -0600
...CV joints while they were > out for longer wear - - does this mean just reversing the axle > end-for-end, or taking the CV joints...
Re: CV Joints
Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
Wed, 30 Apr 2014 13:59:07 -0400
What is a source for good quality CV boots? Ken Lewis
CV Joint Grease
Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
Sat, 16 May 1998 00:36:25 -0700
For CV grease, which would you recommend: Autobahn Redline SWEPCO Other......................
Re: Funny clunking noise
Historical mailing list - Chris Radcliffe
Mon, 6 Aug 2001 22:46:11 -0700
From my experience, don't assume you have any "grace period with CV joints." My own 68 Bus (a Sundial Camper) had CV troubles...
Re: Knocking in the Wheel Well
Historical mailing list - John McLean
Tue, 23 Jul 2002 20:15:24 -0700
The first place I would look would be the CV joints. Bad CV joints will knock under various conditions such as turning either right...
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...
CV Joint vs Wheel Bearing noises....?
Historical mailing list - kevin obrien
Tue, 3 May 2005 08:11:23 -0700
...I suspect a CV Joint going bad...but what are the signs (noises) of a Wheel Bearing going bad? Cheers! Kevin __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo...
Re: CV joint binding
Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
Mon, 28 Feb 2000 13:45:43 -0500
...CV joint binding > > Well, I really tore into my van this weekend. Removed the CV joints to > re-grease them and replace the torn...
Noisy...CV joints?
Historical mailing list - Kenn Draymon
Tue, 19 May 1998 15:11:13 -0700
...The van has 110,000 km; I've never serviced the CV joints and I doubt the DPO did, either. The tires are new...
Re: CV & Axle for a Syncro
Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
Mon, 19 Aug 2002 13:55:57 -0700
...On my other VW's we used to take junk yard >> CV >> joints because they were guaranteed for almost as long as new ones...
Sad Syncro (CV Blues)
Historical mailing list - Dave Perry
Sat, 13 Mar 1999 14:31:34 +0100
...Took the bus back today and the mechanic says that the CV joint is shot, probably because a stone got inside the newly split...
Re: Front drive-shaft for synchro
Historical mailing list - Jimmy Sanby
Wed, 5 Jan 2000 08:38:47 +0200
...This is much easier than disassembling your other good? CV joint. As Eric mentioned, you cannot just remove the entire CV joint and still...
Speaking of CV Joints ...
Historical mailing list - Jorge Osorio
Fri, 16 May 2003 11:03:27 -0400
...Can I use bearing grease to service the CV joints or must I use CV joint blessed grease??? Danke. Jorge '85 Clunking Weekender (Betsy...
Question on CV joints
Historical mailing list
Thu, 01 Aug 1996 16:09 -0500 (EST)
This is a bizarre one! Upon pulling my CV joints to remove my tranny for a rebuild :-( 90 weight oil came pouring out of...
Re: CV boot guards and Stone Deflectors?
Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
Tue, 3 Oct 2000 08:16:49 -0700
...into the joint. If you find a cut boot soon enough the CV joint will not be ruined... If you pay a mechanic to...
Re: (rear) cv joint
Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
Sun, 5 Mar 2006 09:42:55 -0500
...Re: (rear) cv joint > > > > When I was at skip barber, we rebuilt the cv's in all the cars at > > regular intervals as they...
Re: (rear) cv joint
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 5 Mar 2006 09:47:34 -0500
...Re: (rear) cv joint For that much money? Definately not. I did it because I have a huge vat of saab cv grease laying...
Re: CV Joint questions and anwers anyone?
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sun, 11 May 2003 03:32:50 -0600
...Regards, John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Robert Keezer wrote: >Recently someone posted that their CV joint(s) were drying up and making noise. They...
'82 Westy saved!
Historical mailing list - - Jeff & Kim Prudhoe
Thu, 25 Jan 2001 21:33:16 EST
Thanks to all those list members for their help with my 88 Jetta drive shaft/CV joint R & R. The 12 point 8mm did...
9-month life on new CV boots
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Mon, 22 Apr 2013 17:42:57 -0500
All this talk about CV joint cleaning and booting made me take a look at my boots today, 9 months after putting four new...
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...
Re: Half shaft removal
Historical mailing list - Mike
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 17:56:57 -0400
...Got all the bolts out, and the cv joint separated >> from the wheel. Am stuck on getting the inner cv joint removed from the...
Re: CV joints - anyone tried these?
Historical mailing list - David Kao
Fri, 8 Jun 2007 16:09:49 -0700
...I had a knocking CV joint when my Vanagon was around 50k miles. I still have it in the garage somewhere. It had a...
CV joint rotation ?
Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
Sun, 22 Jul 2001 14:39:04 EDT
On my recent camping trip out west, the CV joints started acting up on my '84. The van had 69, 000 miles on it...
Re: Cleaning CVs
Historical mailing list - Stuart
Mon, 27 Dec 1999 18:57:05 -0800
...Think about it before you respond! Stuart Tom Young wrote: > > Three of my four CV joints lasted well over 200,000 miles with ZERO...
Re: Manual Transmission Leaking at CV Joint
Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
Wed, 22 Sep 2010 16:54:06 -0700
...I recently (about 6,000 miles ago) new Axles (Lobro CV Joints, rebuilt by GoWesty) on both sides.� I did add CV grease to...
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: 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...
CV joints. Adding new grease.
Historical mailing list - developtrust
Wed, 26 Dec 2001 09:33:52 -0800
I'm going to put some new CV grease in my CV joints not because they are a problem, but for preventative maintenance. I...
Re: CV Joints
Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
Mon, 5 May 2014 09:57:33 -0600
...Aligning is even relevant with modern CV joints, although purists supposedly match the splines so that each joint is aligned. The problem is really...
Re: CV Joint installation on half shaft
Historical mailing list - ThomasD. Hanlon
Tue, 7 Dec 1999 11:13:29 -0800
...don't know about the 87 since i > haven't done the cv joints on it yet, but i'd suspect it also > does...
More: Re: Rear CV joints
Historical mailing list - Javier Zavala
Fri, 21 Dec 2001 08:00:52 -0500
...I remember some months ago, somebody posted about giving a second chance to CV joints; this could be done by (and this is what...
CV bolt rounded -- what to do?
Historical mailing list - Rick Cooper
Sun, 31 Dec 2023 17:08:40 -0800
Hi all, I've got a noisy CV joint and thought I would remove and repair it today. But I managed to round off...
Re: Manual Transmission Leaking at CV Joint
Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
Wed, 22 Sep 2010 17:59:12 -0700
...I recently (about 6,000 miles ago) new Axles (Lobro CV Joints, rebuilt by GoWesty) on both sides.� I did add CV grease to...
Re: CV joints - PS
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Mon, 18 Feb 2008 20:02:55 -0800
...CV joints All right, then you better get 250,000 miles out of your CV joints. How do you keep the balls straight ? like...
Re: CV joints...condition?
Historical mailing list - Mike
Sat, 22 Nov 2008 16:29:58 -0500
...CV joints...condition? > > >> Finally dove into the task of checking, servicing and possibly replacing >> the >> CV joints on my 84 manual 5-sp tranny...
Re: WTB CV joint "backing plate"
Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
Mon, 18 Feb 2008 14:48:26 -0500
...need the reinforcing or backing plate that goes under the bolts of a > vanagon CV joint. > Does anyone have one to sell? > > Thanks, > > Jim > >
Re: CV Joint Vibration
Historical mailing list - Blake Heinlein
Mon, 19 Mar 2007 13:03:21 -0800
...CV Joint Vibration > > > > Hi everyone, > > > > I installed a new half-shaft (2 CV joints, 2 boots, and shaft) on the > driver > > side of my...
Re: CV joint boot kit - what to do with the large washer?
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Fri, 10 Sep 2004 10:47:10 -0500
...CV joint boot kit - what to do with the large washer? I put like 2 hrs of sweat and tears installing that washer. but...
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: CV joints
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Mon, 18 Feb 2008 17:25:59 -0800
All right, then you better get 250,000 miles out of your CV joints. How do you keep the balls straight ? like know which...