ditto on that make sure you check them after some miles
they like to back out sometimes just re-torch them dowm.
(I always check them now just in case)

Joe

On 18 Jan 2003, John Rodgers wrote:

> You might check to see if your CV bolts are
> secure. My van had a clunking sound that
> sounded just like a bad CV. Turned out to be
> three CV bolts were loose - the three
> remaining were insufficient to keep motion out
> of the picture.
>
> John Rodgers' 88 Gl driver
>
> Art Beutler wrote:
>
> >My 86 vanagon has recently developed a noise
> >sounding like metal striking metal
> >originating from the rear somewhere. This
> >rate of the striking noise is proportional to
> >speed and it pretty much goes away when the
> >clutch is engaged and sometimes at higher
> >speeds. Having had a look thorough previous
> >postings for such noises, it is pretty likely
> >that this is caused by a bad CV joint.
> >
> >I have not crawled under the vehicle yet but
> >I have read that I should be able to find the
> >bad CV joint by checking for fore and aft
> >play; I will undertake this task tomorrow. My
> >main question is: how hard are these to
> >change and how does one go about doing it.
> >The shop manual starts with the axle shaft
> >already removed - is this a simple matter of
> >loosening the bolts on either end and pulling
> >it out or is there more to it? Once the axle
> >shaft is removed, the manual implies that a
> >press is required to remove the old CV joints
> >- is this really true? Are there any
> >alternatives? If one gets past this point,
> >are there any tricks to reassembly?
> >
> >Also, if there is no obvious cause of failure
> >(ie damaged boot) of the bad CV joint, can
> >the others be expected to last much longer or
> >should I change them all?
> >
> >
Thanks,
> >
> >
Art Beutler
> >
> >
> >