Michael, this is an easy job, though plenty messy, but so what. A
parts washer is the ticket, but not necessary. The Van-Cafe site has
good instructions. Dirty job, but very satisfying.....now get on with
it man!!
Miguel

I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.
  - Thomas A. Edison

On Fri, Jun 18, 2010 at 1:27 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans
<scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:
> I just get free rags at the freestore ...
> all those cotton t-shirt and sweat shirts..
> they're a bother to cut up into rag size pieces..
> but it's free rags for life.
>
> that's one tiny way I work to keep overhead costs down , and pass on the
> savings to the customer.
>
> reminds me of a big sign on a bar in Ancharage Alaska, in 1980.....Chilcoot
> Charley's ..
> they had a huge sign on the top of the bar saying 'We cheat the other guy to
> save you money.'
>
> love the irrverence of it !
>
> on the grease....I like really good grease. Have used lots of Redline
> synthetic wheel bearing grease.
> That 'black slimey' moly graph grease though ...
> I just have really really good luck with that stuff.
> Wherever I use it ( I don't use it for wheel bearings though ) ......
> that part has stayed just fine for years and years.
> I mainly use it on CV joints, and on lubing the  8 or so little spots in the
> throw out bearing and crosshaft areas in the clutch system.  I lube shift
> linagke with it too.
> sure seems to stay slimey and slick.  and doesn't seem sticky like wheel
> bearing grease that attracts and holds grit if exposed like on say shift
> linkage.
>
> main thing though is 'lube it'  !
> No kidding, every last vanagon I see is despearately lacking in lube on
> hundreds of little places on it, from one end to the other.  I see like 50
> vanagons a year.  So many spots on them were last lubed in Germany at the
> factory.    Srpay lube is so quick and easy to use too.   Who lubes their
> ash tray pivot points ? - at least those won't wear out from not lubing
> them, but so many othe points will.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jim Felder" <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Friday, June 18, 2010 7:01 AM
> Subject: Re: Whatz a Good price to service CVs?
>
>
> To support what has been said: you will spend more on rags (if you
> don't get them for free) than grease! You will need a LOT of rags and
> paper towels will only make the mess worse. I use what my shop uses,
> which is Amsoil purple, and it's a lot cleaner than moly grease. But a
> mess none the less. One cartridge does four bearings.
>
> Jim
>
>
>
> On Fri, Jun 18, 2010 at 3:09 AM, Bob Johnson
> <b.johnson1950.2010@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> While you're at it, you might as well do the Rear Wheel bearings too! :o)
>> If the CV's haven't been done in a long while,
>> I'll bet the rear bearing's have Never been done!
>>
>> I'd say there's two ways to estimate costs:
>> one is if new grease is just added;
>> Double the price if all of the old grease is cleaned out first !
>>
>> I'm right in the middle of the job as we speak.
>> What a mess !!!
>> Now if you need to add in a couple of sets of clothing,
>> ( because that old Moly is Nasty !!! )
>>
>> You can triple the price ! heh heh...
>>
>> BJ
>> On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 4:59 PM, Michael Sullivan
>> <sandwichhead@gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>> Not having any trouble, but I have not done them since I bought it 3
>>> years
>>> ago. Records show they were replaced by the PO at the stealership. What's
>>> a good rpice to service them at a shop? Thanks.
>>> Michael in San Antonio
>>> 91GL Weekender AT 2.1L 'Gringo'
>>> 73 Beetle
>>>
>>
>