My thanks to all of  you guys that responded to my query. The information
helped me get the job done.

John Rodgers
88 GL Driver

John Rodgers wrote:

> Or so I thought.
>
> Off and on over the last several months I would hear this knocking sound
> coming from the right rear. I decided that it was a CV getting ready to
> "Retire"!  I could just visualize those balls and cages getting more and
> more loose until the thing just flew apart.
>
> Well, yesterday, when going all out climbing a long steep hill which
> down here is known as a "mountain", things started to really get fun.
> Going up the grade there becan this knock, knock, knocking sound.  I was
> running along a concrete safety rail and the sound was being refleted
> back. What a racket!!! Anyway, I thought "I will never make it to the
> barn before that this lets go and leaves me stranded on a narrow
> shoulder, going up a mountain grade, with traffic going like a bat, and
> it's dark" But I did make it.
>
> This morning I proceded to remove the right swing axle. When removing it
> I thought, "this is odd. There is no slop in the CV bearing". I got the
> tranny end off. Next was the outboard CV. Loosened the the first two cap
> screws, then discovered the next one was only finger tight. I backed it
> out, then while contemplating how to remove the remainder, for whatever
> reason I just bulled on it.It came right out.
>
> There were only two screws that were tight and required a wrench to
> loosen. A third was only finger tupNo wonder the thing was rattling.
>
> So, I'm going to clean and lub the bearings and re-install.
>
> Someone on the list has an excellent writeup of how to change and
> service the CV's, but I can't find the URL address for it. Anyone
> know?????
>
> Thanks,
>
> John Rodgers
> 88 GL Driver