Hey Troy,
that's all great to hear.
I like to use a good synthetic grease in the CV joints too sometimes.
I do think the small package of grease that comes with a CV joint kit
.........isn't enough for one CV joint.
I have taken many apart after years of being in service, and they didn't
seem to have enough grease in them - like it evaporates almost, or not
enough was put in in the first place.
I push all the grease I can into the CV joint, like with a putty knife - all
I can get in there.
I fill the 'bowls' of the flanges with grease, and some of that squeezes out
when I tighten down the screws.  I can't see leaving it dry there - grease
might go into that area where it doesn't do any good at all, so I fill 'em
with grease, those 'bowls' on both ends.

I put some in the boots too. I don't stuff them with grease, just put some
in.
I have a package here that came with a CV joint kit, of grease.
it's 3.17 ounces, or 90 grams.
You can imagine 3 ounces in a 16 ounce beer glass - not much.
I bet I use easily double that amount.
a full grease gun tube of Moly Graph grease is 14 ounces.
I get about 2 and a half CV joints out of that 14 ounces.
if your guy used one of those tubes for 4 CV joints that's 3.5 ounces per. I
think I do in the range of 5 to 6 ounces per, and grease in the boot and in
the flange 'bowl' , not just the cv joint.

you might want to check that the CV joint Screws are  good and tight after a
week of running, whether you did the work yourself, or someone else did, and
*especially* if someone else did the work.

Yeah, I'd consider squirting more into the boots, under the small clamp
area.  Then secure that end of the boot back with a wire tie, or narrow hose
clamp.
Scott
www.turbovans.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "Troy" <colorworks@GCI.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2009 9:19 PM
Subject: need help identifying cause of noise

>I had both of my half axles replaced today, and the noise has vanished. The
>mechanic only used one tube of grease for both axles, and that doesn't seem
>nearly enough to me--comments? Since I am in Alaska, I decided to go with a
>synthetic Mobil one grease and put aside the grease that comes with the
>kits. How much grease can actually get put into a CV anyway-- inquiring
>minds want to know! I am tempted to break the clamp and get a needle valve
>for the grease gun and put more in there.
>
> Thank you to Scott for the excellent comments, as well to Neil-- always a
> great source of information and last but not least to Edward Maglott who
> comment convinced me to go ahead and get the CV's replaced. Much
> appreciated!
>
> Troy