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• Re: MEYLE Ball Joints, Wheel Bearings, Brake Cylinders
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford
  Tue, 31 Aug 2021 08:24:41 -0400
  ...As Dennis said, I have used the ball joints for years and years and have had no issues with them. About 5 years ago...
• 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...
• type of grease for CV joints
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Wed, 21 May 2003 08:03:57 -0700
  ...type of grease for CV joints? Looking for grease from a FLAPS (can only imagine what a VW dealer would want) to refresh my...
• Re: Clunking sound
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Sun, 23 Dec 2007 15:47:01 EST
  I had the exact same symptom and replaced the CV joints, transmission (for other reasons) and rear wheel bearings and nothing has changed. I...
• Re: Website For CV Joint Installation
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Wed, 31 Dec 2003 22:20:30 -0500
  I hope that mine can help you too... http://www.benplace.com/cv_joint_maintenance.htm Best regards, Ben
• Re: CV joints
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Tue, 21 Dec 2004 13:48:09 -0500
  http://www.benplace.com/cv_boot_anatomy.htm http://www.benplace.com/cv_joint_maintenance.htm Cheers, Ben http://www.benplace.com/
• Re: CV Joint issues
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 17 Jun 2005 11:14:28 -0700
  ...Regards, John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Leon wrote: > Has anyone ever come across "stiff" CV joint? > I just installed brand new joints on both...
• Re: Binding Steering....
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Thu, 4 Feb 2010 14:23:51 -0500
  ...If the joint looks really rusty or you can see powdery rust at the joints then that is another indicator. You can have someone...
• Re: BALL JOINTS...
  Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
  Thu, 13 Jun 2002 18:31:02 EDT
  ...I'm thinking I can use this to remove and install ball joints with it. Is there any trick or special tool needed to...
• Re: CV joint question
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 18 Aug 2002 10:49:08 -0500
  ...John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Will Morris wrote: > I am about to install a new inboard CV joint. The new joint I got > from...
• CV Joint Question
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Tue, 19 Apr 2011 00:37:47 +0000
  ...Its been many years since I've dealt with CV joints, I replaced them on a Bay Westy I had, and I remember it...
• Re: CV Joints
  Historical mailing list - David Robertson
  Sun, 19 Jan 2003 11:36:53 -0500
  Removing the joints is as you describe- just removing the six bolts on each end of each axle. The outer bolts can be difficult...
• Re: [Syncro] Heavy Duty Rear Axels/CVs (108mm), Factory
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 5 Jan 2001 15:10:54 -0500
  ...For syncro folks desiring > to lift the vehicle a better choice in rear CV joints might be the smaller > Porsche 930 joints sold by...
• Re: CV joint failure while on a trip, what next?
  Historical mailing list - James Walldow
  Mon, 5 May 2003 00:04:47 -0800
  no mech am i...but i have heard of people packing grease in the joint as is needed to get them home......james phil...
• Re: New Ball Joints feel like I am driving on ice.
  Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
  Mon, 18 Nov 2002 09:25:44 -0700
  [2002-11-18 05:25 -0500] James Wetzel (jwetzel@EPHARMALEARNING.COM) wrote: > Dear List, > > Just finished putting on a new set of ball joints...
• Upper ball joint - WTF?
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
  Fri, 16 Feb 2007 14:47:34 -0800
  I thought these were the easy ones? Can't get the old ball joints out of the control arm. I've got the 8mm...
• Re: Ball joints
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Mon, 17 Aug 2015 12:43:25 -1000
  ...Ball joints > > Hello esteemed Vanagon owners. My upper ball joints are beginning to clunk, > I think. > > I have an 87 tin top non-synchro...
• Fw: Sycnro Driveshaft U-joint removal?
  Historical mailing list - Tim King
  Wed, 12 Jan 2000 11:41:44 -0800
  ...Driveshaft U-joint removal? > Hey folks... Any tips on getting the U-joint off the driveshaft? Shaft is > out and I have the new...
• Re: Lower ball joint boot question
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 2 Jul 2023 23:30:03 -0400
  ...MDT, Eric Caron <ericcaron96@comcast.net> wrote: > > > Question on lower ball joint boot. > > My 84 has a ripped lower ball joint boot. I’m...
• CV boot replacement
  Historical mailing list - Steve Sullivan
  Tue, 8 Feb 2000 15:20:49 -0800
  ...3) The manual shows the joint being held to the axle shaft by a circlip, and says you have to press (pull) the joint...
• Ball joint observation 2WD
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 2 Sep 2021 12:56:58 +0000
  ...The GoWesty ball joint spacer fixed the ball joint spacing perfectly. Also, this is a new JP upper control arm installed with the Nolathane...
• Syncro Driveshaft Repair (Replacement U-joints)
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Thu, 30 Apr 1998 12:04:17 -0500
  ...I just spoke with Todd of Proven Force (driveshaft & u-joint specialists in Minneapolis, (800) 444-0755) who informed me that they have located...
• Re: Upper ball joints - replacement
  Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
  Sat, 20 Jul 2002 12:39:56 EDT
  ...How should the ball joint base sit in to the upper control arm? It doesn't seam to want to sit flat, but on...
• ball joint issues
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Mon, 25 Nov 2002 21:49:57 -0800
  hello all seems my van has desided to test me again, passenger side ball joint dropped after i was'nt able to make it...
• CV joint compatibility?
  Historical mailing list - Geosh Fathauer
  Tue, 23 Sep 1997 09:45:29 -0400
  Greetings- I have an 85 vanagon with a very unhappy CV joint that needs to be replaced ASAP. I have an old one I...
• Re: CV Joint Bolts
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 29 Aug 2000 19:25:13 -0700
  ...CV Joint Bolts > CV joint bolts don't take 'Allen' wrenches, but a 6 mm 12 point capscrew bit. > Sort of a special tool...
• Re: Stripped CV Joint Bolt
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Thu, 26 May 2005 09:25:49 -0500
  Cut the head of it off. Pull the CV joint. Grab the stub with the vice grips. It'll come out.
• Re: Steering: PS Rack U-Joint R&R
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sun, 27 Jun 2010 17:48:01 -0700
  ...After like 5 years of driving my PS equipped Vanagon(90 GL) >>> without power steering, the u joint was starting to complain by >>> clunking...
• Re: CV Joints
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Mon, 20 Jan 2003 19:28:43 -0500
  ...CV Joints > > Removing the joints is as you describe- just removing the six bolts on > each end of each axle. The outer bolts can...
• Re: CV Joint questions and anwers anyone?
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Mon, 12 May 2003 12:54:39 -0400
  ...I have had CV joints turn up dry on > several occasions, and I know they were heavily greased with the proper > stuff. It is...
• Re: Replacing Ball Joints...anything else while in there?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 25 May 2005 19:25:16 -0400
  ...Replacing Ball Joints...anything else while in there? Hello All: I'm about to have my (long-overdue) Upper and Lower Ball Joints replaced...
• Re: early Vanagon ball joint replacement
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 1 Aug 1998 23:47:31 -0400
  replacing all 4 ball joints should be about a 4 hour job. The uppers are extremely easy to do. The l;lowers require completely...
• Re: (rear) cv joint (again...)
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
  Fri, 10 Mar 2006 23:49:19 -0500
  ...Re: (rear) cv joint (again...) > > Hopefully this is my last question: > The lobro cv joints have two sides: on one side, the inner race...
• Is this behavior normal for an inner front Syncro CV joint?
  Historical mailing list - John-Reed Maffeo (rlpa80)
  Tue, 25 Jan 2000 20:41:39 -0700
  When I rotate the inner CV joint around the axle shaft, there seems to be a 'hitch' in the bearings. A hitch being a...
• Re: Ball joint boot question
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 24 Jul 2023 10:16:04 -0400
  ...Ball joint boot question > > Hey, > > Does the Bay window boot fit the Vanagon lower ball joint? > > I'm looking for a boot that has...
• Re: clicks in the front end
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 9 Mar 2006 23:13:54 -0600
  ...The proper test is to raise the van, then with a big set of >>groove joint pliers, (Channel Locks), squeeze the joint. If you...
• Re: Rebuilt cv drive shaft
  Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
  Fri, 11 Apr 2003 08:54:14 -0400
  ...I have seen joints in rebuilt axles fail while the boots are still intact. I now avoid them because I don't like the...
• ball joint boots
  Historical mailing list - Mike Riley
  Mon, 27 Feb 2012 13:11:44 -0500
  all my boots are split does anyone have a relatively easy solution for this. ball joints are good with only 80k on them. mike
• Re: 924 cv joints
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Thu, 13 Sep 2007 14:50:54 +0000
  Is the switch to 824 CV joints a "drop in" swap? I'm assuming that you need to replace all four? thanks, Todd
• Re: Syncro Universal Joints
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Mon, 14 Jun 1999 19:55:22 -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: BALL JOINTS...
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Thu, 13 Jun 2002 21:40:55 -0400
  ...BALL JOINTS... > > Hi from Atlanta, Ga. I am in the middle of replacing the ball joints and > tie rod ends on one of our...
• Re: Lower Ball Joint tool
  Historical mailing list - Chris Szpejankowski
  Sun, 20 Sep 2015 20:08:29 -0400
  Unfortunately I had a mechanic ruin a ball joint because he didn't have the correct press adapter which clears the steering knuckle. I...
• cv joint question
  Historical mailing list - morrison
  Tue, 4 Jul 1995 15:37:49 -0700 (PDT)
  ...I noticed that the cv joint that connects to the wheel has the black grease in it but the other one (transmission side) has...
• cv joints
  Historical mailing list - Sean Cole
  Sun, 23 Jan 2000 19:10:24 PST
  I'm planning on replacing a CV joint on my 87 2wd Westy tommorow. I can't yet tell whether the outer or inner...
• Re: Cleaning up CV joint for spare
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 27 Jul 2015 17:40:54 -0500
  ...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: Fw: Sycnro Driveshaft U-joint removal?
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Thu, 13 Jan 2000 07:16:47 -0500
  ...Driveshaft U-joint removal? > > > > Hey folks... Any tips on getting the U-joint off the driveshaft? Shaft is > > out and I have the new...
• Good job, Bus Depot Order
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Mon, 7 Dec 1998 07:57:04 -0500
  > GOOD JOB BUS DEPOT! > > > OK, > Sunday night I noted I had a bad ball joint. Went to the > internet, dialled up Bus Depots WEB...
• Re: Was cv joint question
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Fri, 18 Oct 2013 07:13:40 -0500
  Nope, greased and replaced all 4 cv joints with about a tube and a half. Velma 82 1.9L AAZ td westy On Oct...
• Re: Front Shocks - Help or How Much $? (Portland OR)
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 26 Dec 2010 17:02:03 -0800
  He's going to replace the upper ball joints, all right! I'm betting that's what broke... ;) On Sun, Dec 26, 2010 at...
• Re: CV Experts, please help...
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Sun, 19 Aug 2001 19:09:43 -0700
  > Hi, > > Yesterday I attempted my first effort ever at > servicing my CV joints. The van (87 syncro) had > parked for a year while I...
• Re: slow leak at the front cv boots
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sun, 22 Jun 2008 14:53:48 -0700
  ...is this on a syncro ? Only Syncro's have front CV joints of course. also.........If you found one CV joint loose- you sure...
• CV-Joints (was: Web Page Update / Crew Cab update)
  Historical mailing list - Dr. Rainer Woitok
  Tue, 8 Dec 1998 09:55:43 +0100
  ...I know that the "CV" in "CV-Joints" refers to "constant velocity". But what exactly does this mean? Under which conditions and where is...
• Re: upper ball joint replacement
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Thu, 3 Dec 2009 09:03:34 -0500
  ...Should work with knuckle still on the van (in this photo I had also removed the lower ball joint)
• U-joints
  Historical mailing list - Joel D Shortlidge
  Mon, 27 Sep 1999 14:18:30 -0500
  I need all you Syncro owners out there that have replaced the universal joints in there prop shaft to e-mail me. I need...
• 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...
• Ball Joints
  Historical mailing list - Tim New
  Mon, 23 Dec 2002 09:02:42 -0800
  I need to replace my ball joints, but I have never performed such a repair. I'm not much of a mechanic and any...
• Disabled Power steering...cause bad ball joints?
  Historical mailing list - kevin obrien
  Thu, 13 Apr 2006 06:17:51 -0700
  ...I've been trying to determine why my new ball joints and control arm bushing wore out after less than a year. A few...
• Re: cv-joints
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 8 Jul 94 15:12:52 bst
  ...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: CV joints...condition?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 22 Nov 2008 11:38:45 -0800
  ...A CV joint not only provides the 'universal joint' affect - transfering drive of a rotating shaft through an angle, and one that varies too...
• How to remove U-joint from power steering?
  Historical mailing list - Jutta & Christian Knust
  Mon, 10 Sep 2001 05:03:37 +0200
  ...Well, finally I am stuck, since I just cannot find a way to remove the u-joint from the pinion. The u-joint, which...