The entire axle can come out as an assembly - there is an identical CV joint
at the wheel side as well.

If you are getting the inner CV replaced, I would get the outer CV replaced
at the same time as it is my experience that other CV will fail shortly and
there is no point in removing the axle a 2nd time to fix the next joint.
The rear CVs are quite cheap - just be thankful that this isn't a Syncro and
it the outer front CV - mega $$$!

David Marshall

Fast Forward Automotive Inc.
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Quesnel BC Canada  V2J 6Z3

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-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
Of Felder
Sent: August 24, 2003 11:33 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Clunk, clunk, found it... now what?

Amazing the vigilant vanagon experts on duty this weekend! I used the
advice sent to me to discover the problem. I got under the car, put my
ear close to the CV joints, rolled the affected wheel by hand and
listened. I could hear it. then I noticed that, like a bicycle wheel
with the brake pad hitting the rim on one spot, the wheel always wants
to stop in the same place, coincident with the noise. The noise was not
nearly as noticeable with the weight off the ground. There is, in fact,
enough resistance to stop the wheel at that point. Another half
foot-pound and it's "over the hump."

This is the inner joint, bolted to the transmission. How hard/easy is
this to fix? Does the entire axle need to come out?

Thanks again!

Jim

90  Carat
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