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• CV knock off and on
  Website contribution - Michael (gmail) Barbine
  2026-10-16T02:36:13.585Z
  Reviving a topic from the mailing list archive: https://gerry.ja1.io/archives/ind2610c/71/
• Different Facts: Axels/CVs, Helmut and Andrew:
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Fri, 5 Jan 2001 20:31:52 +0100
  ...As I heard, the Audi CV joint will >fit the Vanagon axle. These only are the rubber boots, not the CVs. They are 431...
• Re: CV boot problem repair problem continued
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Sat, 13 Aug 2016 20:02:02 -0400
  And be sure to use a quality synthetic or semi-synthetic CV joint specific grease. In my 42 years of servicing Lobro CV joints...
• Re: Errors in CV Rotation Article at Volkscafe website
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Sun, 5 Dec 2004 23:14:25 -0500
  Seeing if the CVj is any good is very very easy. The two hardest parts are 1. getting the halfshaft out of the van...
• Porsche 930 CVs
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 25 Sep 2004 00:56:29 +1200
  ...0 } --></style><title>Porsche 930 CVs</title></head><body> <div>Familiar with Porsche CVs? I need to fit 930 CVs on my bus, and...
• Re: Errors in CV Rotation Article at Volkscafe website
  Historical mailing list - Benoit
  Sun, 5 Dec 2004 23:35:28 -0500
  Am in space.....or maybe the list is!!!! Yo :-))))) Sudhir Desai wrote: >Seeing if the CVj is any good is very very easy. >The...
• Re: CV noise
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 6 Apr 2007 21:14:55 -0500
  ...If it's a CV it should make the noise. There will be no doubt/ Also, If a CV was removed for repair (how...
• Re: 86 Vanagon CV boots replacement
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 22 Mar 1996 02:41:59 -0500
  In a message dated 96-03-21 10:34:49 EST, schroszy@nslsilus.org writes: >My van has one torn CV boot. I was...
• Re: CV help!
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Wed, 10 Jul 2002 05:56:17 -0400
  ...Take a heavy hammer or mallet (1 � lb or more); slide the CV rubber boot well back from the CV joint; hold the shaft...
• Re: CV Joints
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Fri, 20 Aug 2004 11:42:54 -0400
  >>>>Do CV's have to be replace in pairs (left and right) or can I get away with just doing the passenger side CV...
• Re: Cleaning up CV joint for spare
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Mon, 27 Jul 2015 21:41:52 -0400
  Make sure the moly grease you use is Synthetic or Semi-synthetic moly grease for CV joints. In my 42 years experience with Lobro...
• Re: CV Joints (as long as we are discussing it)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 19 Apr 2011 11:19:07 -0700
  I have used StaLube brand 'black slimey' Moly-Graph grease on hundreds of CV joints with excellent results. the packages that come with the...
• Re: CV Grease
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Fri, 25 Sep 2009 05:11:29 -0400
  Everyone is absolutely correct that CV joint specific grease must be used. I am pretty sure that all of these contain the nasty black...
• Re: Friday Jetta "knuckle" problem (No real Vanagon content)
  Historical mailing list - k1cajun
  Fri, 21 Apr 2000 02:20:37 -0500
  ...Neal wrote: > < Jetta CV joint story snipped > > Another odd CV story is that I asked the Olds dealer about repacking the > CV joints on...
• Re: Source of Heavy Duty Rear Axels/CVs (108mm), Factory
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 5 Jan 2001 12:20:42 +1200
  >The CV joints are from the 5cyl-version of the Audi 5000. >Since the 16" syncros are hard to find, just take the CVs...
• CV joints
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sat, 16 Sep 2006 14:59:33 -0400
  So I posted on Friday to the Syncro group about joining the destroy a CV club... I had seen Derek, Karl and Brady destroy...
• Re: CV boot guards and Stone Deflectors?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 3 Oct 2000 17:06:53 -0400
  > the CV boot protectors are about $70 each... seems > like good insurance to me... Not to say these aren't a good idea considering...
• Re: CV Transmissions
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Tue, 18 May 2004 11:55:35 -0600
  The Civic Hybrid uses a CV transmission. On Tuesday, May 18, 2004, at 11:21 AM, Automatic digest processor wrote: > Subject: Re: CV Transmissions...
• Re: CV & Axle for a Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Michael Blackbun
  Mon, 19 Aug 2002 15:03:53 -0600
  Yes rear CV's are the same on a syncro as on a 2wd. The front inner CV is also the same as the...
• Re: Porsche 930 CVs
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Fri, 24 Sep 2004 06:24:31 -0700
  ...Familiar with Porsche CVs? I need to fit 930 CVs on my bus, and have Weddle make me a set of adaptor driveshafts. However...
• CV joint repacking-'85 Westy
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 21 May 1996 10:20:41 -0700
  I've been thinking about repacking the CV joints and after looking in the Bentley came away a little confused about the axle removal...
• CV Unlimited
  Historical mailing list - Feehan,Jim
  Wed, 31 Mar 1999 12:09:30 -0500
  Does anyone has any experience with rebuilt CV Axles from http://www.cvunlimited.com? My 85 CV's are clinking during turns, and I...
• Re: cv joint question
  Historical mailing list - Stuart Fedak VE3SMF
  Tue, 15 Oct 2013 15:16:43 -0700
  ref: "Also if my boots arent torn should I reuse them?" � All torn CV boots should be replaced.� The leading cause of premature CV...
• 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: CV axel repair
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 13 Apr 2006 17:52:46 -0400
  ...http://volksweb.relitech.com/cvjoints.htm Mike roger sisler wrote: > I cannot get the archives to work. I type in CV or CV joint...
• Re: source of more cv grease?
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Sun, 12 Mar 2006 18:32:05 -0500
  ...if grease is designed for cv joints, it will say so on label. all grease good for cv joints will be ep, but not...
• Redline CV-2. User Input?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 10 May 2011 11:10:37 -0700
  In searching, found Redline CV-2. Redline claims: ".... low evaporation and oil separation," product link: http://www.allraceoil.com/redlinesyntheticcv2.html I know CV...
• 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 help!
  Historical mailing list - James Shinosky
  Wed, 10 Jul 2002 00:49:21 EDT
  I removed the driveshafts from my '88 weekender to replace the CV's. I couldn't take one CV off the shaft even though...
• CV joint going?
  Historical mailing list - smaur
  Tue, 15 Jul 1997 11:16:03 -0500
  ...Is this the sound associated with a worn CV joint? If so, is the best fix to replace the CV joint with a new...
• Re: CV joint theory: long
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 19 Mar 2005 08:11:46 -0600
  All this perfect fit and new CVs is just a waste of money. I've bought new Lubro CVs and I'm sure they...
• Syncro Front CV's
  Historical mailing list - Jimmy Sanby
  Mon, 5 Oct 1998 09:11:23 +0200
  My front CV's are making LOTS of noise when turning on full or almost full lock. They were making a bit of a...
• Re: Errors in CV Rotation Article at Volkscafe website
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Sun, 5 Dec 2004 22:47:27 -0500
  ...Swaping the CV is good, any way you chose....but this is a cure for only a wile... http://www.benplace.com/cv_joint...
• Re: help. noise from the rear/ CV Joint
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Sat, 24 Jun 2000 07:57:00 -0500
  > My mother's 75 Scirocco broke a noisy CV once. Outer axle-end dropped down, > disconnected from the hub. A flailing axle-end at...
• Re: sound of CV's?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 13 Apr 2001 23:41:03 -0700
  Loose CV bolts (BTDT), loose shock absorber mounting bolts (BTDT), worn out front tranny mount (yeah, that too!) Karl Wolz ----- Original Message ----- From: "Leon...
• CV greaser. Was: squeaking wheel.
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 23 Aug 2016 19:31:18 -0700
  ...With CV's mounted on the Vanagon, a partially collapsed brake line brazed to a grease gun pipe fit fairly easily under the CV...
• Re: Best grease to use for CVs
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 27 Jun 2002 11:57:00 -0400
  At 11:43 AM 6/27/2002, gary hradek wrote: >David, > I do not think they add lead to the cv grease. >The most...
• Audi 5000 CV Joints in a Syncro - some information to digest!
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sat, 29 Jan 2000 20:42:36 -0800
  Today, when I was at the Volkswagen dealer the parts manager and I opened up as many different CV joint boxes as we could...
• Re: CV joint boots
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Mon, 16 Aug 2021 05:33:02 -0700
  ...The aircooled and early diesel CV axles are longer than later axles. The difference is small, only 7 - 9 mm depending on manual or...
• Re: CV Joints (as long as we are discussing it)
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:03:21 -0700
  On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 8:27 AM, Steven Johnson <sjohnso2000@gmail.com>wrote: > Hi all, > > I need to replace my CV's...
• Re: CV source
  Historical mailing list
  19 Feb 97 09:01:07 PST
  ...The threory is that the > pressure on the CV is in a different spot than the worn spot making the > CV usable again. Doing...
• Re: CV greaser. Was: squeaking wheel.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 26 Aug 2016 17:30:17 -0400
  Wheel bearings and CV don't squeak when they go bad. Loose wheels and once I heard a loose hub squeak. I would go...
• Syncro front axle spline damage problem
  Historical mailing list - V H Wolfgang Carolsfeld
  Tue, 24 Nov 1998 14:31:55 -0800
  ...Two weeks ago I had the front CVs regreased by the local corner VW specialist. Outer CVs were ok, one inner was replaced with...
• cv joint service (cv-2?)
  Historical mailing list - John P. Stoneback
  Thu, 5 Feb 2004 13:11:11 -0500
  I plan to service my cv joints in the near future. Have members had success with Red Line cv-2? Other (better?) suggestions? Thanks...
• CV axel repair
  Historical mailing list - roger sisler
  Thu, 13 Apr 2006 14:35:21 -0700
  ...I type in CV or CV joint or CV axel and I get nothing.Can someone please tell me of a couple of sites...
• 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: Source of Heavy Duty Rear Axels/CVs (108mm), Factory
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Fri, 5 Jan 2001 18:11:31 +0100
  Hi Andrew, > Can you tell me if the 108mm VW CVs are the same as > 930? If so, maybe I could get some direct...
• Re: CV & Axle for a Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Mon, 19 Aug 2002 22:34:28 +0100
  ...CV & Axle for a Syncro > Yes rear CV's are the same on a syncro as on a 2wd. The front inner CV is...
• Re: CV installation
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Fri, 28 Feb 2003 14:10:49 -0700
  http://volkscafe.com/articles/cvarticle/cvarticle.html tx, bmc :) Ben McCafferty ben@volkscafe.com Volks Cafe 1823 Soquel Avenue Santa Cruz, CA 95062 831...
• What to do with torn CV boot
  Historical mailing list - Glommen, Jon
  Tue, 30 Mar 1999 16:14:24 -0800
  Hello all, I have an '86 Vanagon with a torn CV joint boot --the outer. I've never worked on CV joints before and...
• Re: Knocking noise
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Sat, 4 Dec 2004 12:39:54 -0800
  Or you could just do the job correctly and replace the bad CVs. I've had problems with doing the old CV switcheroo. On...
• Re: Syncro front axle spline damage problem
  Historical mailing list - Jimmy Sanby
  Wed, 25 Nov 1998 21:47:41 +0200
  I have just been through replacing 3 front and 2 back CV's so here is my two cents..... My front Inner CV outer...
• CV & Axle for a Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Michael Blackbun
  Mon, 19 Aug 2002 13:35:41 -0600
  ...Just bought a new van and starting to notice some knocking noise from the CV's. The van has a 130,000+ miles on...
• Re: CV click??
  Historical mailing list - Geo & Kathleen Hahn
  Fri, 4 Aug 2006 18:12:31 -0700
  Matt Barclay wrote: > ...replace all four CV's in my > 1988 Vanagon, but the RR CV is still rattling on left turns. Is it...
• Re: CV joint replacement questions
  Historical mailing list - Joshua Van Tol
  Thu, 13 May 1999 21:13:19 -0500
  >Are you sure it's the CV-joint? That symptom sounds more like a failed >rear wheel bearing instead of a CV joint. Nope...
• Re: 90 Westy synchro front wheel noise
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Tue, 21 Apr 1998 18:11:33 -0400
  ...The syncro front inner CV joints are a DIFFERENT part number and the syncro front outer CV joints are yet another part number. Larry...
• Re: help. noise from the rear/ CV Joint
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 25 Jun 2000 20:39:17 +1300
  >> My mother's 75 Scirocco broke a noisy CV once. Outer axle-end dropped >down, >> disconnected from the hub. A flailing axle-end at...
• CV Relubrication 85-1.9L?
  Historical mailing list - David Gunning
  Mon, 29 May 2006 14:43:13 -0400
  Noticed recently after a 50 mile drive that the vanagon upper cv joints were mildly warm to touch. Already think I know from previous...
• CV noise
  Historical mailing list - Gregor Brandt
  Fri, 6 Apr 2007 18:23:51 -0500
  '86 Westy A few months ago I had a loud knock from the rear tire....sounded like a CV to me. I was on...
• 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/