this is turning into the job that never ends.  I finally have everything
I need, but I think I'm short on grease.  The 80g packets that come with
the boot kits are already short of the 90g bentley recommends per joint,
and I used some of the grease to get the boots on the shaft.  I'm also
planning on messing up.  So I need some more grease.  Trouble is, no vw
dealers in my area of the grease in stock (o their parts departments are
closed today).  Is there any chance of finding the correct grease at a
FLAPS?  What exactly should I be looking for?

Thanks for any tips,
Wes

Wesley Pegden wrote:
> Okay, I'm pretty sure I've done this right.  If you look at Tom's
> website about the cv joints: http://volksweb.relitech.com/cvjoints.htm
> he has pictures in Step 4 of the "Front" and "Back" of the CV joints.
> You can see the difference between the front and back of the inner
> race.  One has a raised circle, the other is totally flat.  My "fronts"
> face the flange they're being bolted to.  In the case of my joints, that
> means the group of 3 lines in a row faces the flange, and the single
> groove (which is concealed by metal base of the boot when installed on
> the shaft is towards the axle.
>
> -Wes
>
>
> Dennis Haynes wrote:
>> The outside will have a line on it. The line faces the flange it is
>> being bolted to.
>>
>> Dennis
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
>> Of Wesley Pegden
>> Sent: Friday, March 10, 2006 7:28 PM
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> Subject: Re: (rear) cv joint (again...)
>>
>> Hopefully this is my last question:
>> The lobro cv joints have two sides: on one side, the inner race is
>> totally flat.  On the other, the inner race has an inner circle that
>> sticks out past the rest.  Which side should face away from the axle?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Wes
>>
>>
>>
>>
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