OOPS! We'un's forgot to tell you about getting extra grease. It's just
what you do when you tackle this job. Always have extra grease. In fact
some people I know pack those boots slam full!!!!

I always got extra when I ordered, so have not run against the problem.
I would thank the FLAPS would have something suitable. The grease is a
high temp, high pressure grease that is molybdenum based. Not much help
here. Maybe someone else can reccomend something.

Regards.

John Rodgers
88 GL Driver x2

Wesley Pegden wrote:

> 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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