I've gotten into the habit of heading back to my mechanic a week or so
after any work has been done on the CVs by anyone, including myself, to
ask them to be retorqued.  Over the years I've had three of the damned
things come loose, and yes, it is a major PITA.

Karl Wolz

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On
Behalf Of
> John Rodgers
> Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2005 9:54 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: CVs and bolts and washers, oh my
>
> I don't recall about the washers, but I did have an '68 bus once that
> had a CV come loose while I was going down the road. It really ticked
me
> opf because  there had been previous work done by a hired mechanic. I
> didn't pay to have bolts come loose going down the road, especially
> where I was in the middle of nowhere.
>
> After getting home, I pullde the bolts, drilled a hole in each bold
> across the head, re-installed them, the applied an aircraft safety
wire
> trick to them. Those puppies could not loosen if they worked at it.
The
> safety wire prevented the from backing off.
>
> I don't think you can do that with the Vanagons, because the outboard
CV
> is burried deep in that box. But I f I could get at them, I would do
it
> that way again. Safety tie with safety wire - only way to fly!!!
>
> Regards,
>
> John Rodgers
> 88 GL Driver
> Chelsea, AL
>
> Anonymous Digest wrote:
>
> >Do the CV bolts require lock washers? Locktite?
> >
> >I seem to recall reading about both  of these once or twice. None of
my CV
> >bolts has any lock washers, and I don't see them in the Bentley, so
maybe
> >not? They do have those 'shoulder things' one for every two bolts,
but I
> >don't see enough length on the bolts for a lock washer.  Should there
be
> >loctite on the bolts as well, or instead of, lock washers? Any
particular
> >flavor of loctite?
> >
> >Thanks,
> >
> >John
> >
> >
> >
> >