Max:
Probably just the cold steel where the grease has been pushed well clear
of the parts it needs to be on.
Pretty good wake-up call to repack sooner. If not, maybe try some spray
grease with a straw thru the boot (gonna throw it away in 60 days
anyway!). This is typical for Iowa winters. Still you'd think all the
journalists and politicians would warm it up a little, huh?
Al Brase
Enjoying balmy Iowa weather

Max Wellhouse wrote:

> My 90 GL was making a strange metal sound the last week or so. when
> starting it up and driving off to work near or below zero, I heard this
> sound which seemed to come from the driver's side rear axle. it was noisy
> the better part of the 3 mile drive to work. When it was 20 degrees that
> afternoon, driving home I heard nothing. Initially I thought it was the
> wind flapping my loose fiberglass panel against the body, but it also
> happened the next day identical circumstances. Now that it's above 32
> degrees F, there's no noise. Taking advantage of the warmer temps, I
> crawled under there only to find some rotting of the inboard axle boot
> but
> no seepage of CV grease. Had slightly worse rot on the passenger side
> inboard boot and some signs of seepage. The CV joints have some miles on
> them and re packing was in the plan for April, but what gives? Could
> water
> have migrated to the inner workings and frozen to the point it was
> preventing grease from getting to the metal? I am not an experienced
> vanagon driver in real cold weather, so help for the Northern newbie
> would
> be a big plus.
>
> TIA
>
> Max
>