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Subject:Re: CV Joint Question
From:miguel pacheco
Date:Tue, 19 Apr 2011 11:00:17 -0600

Jeff, make sure you clean those bolt heads very well before you even think
of inserting the allen in there. One at a time (what I do) is squirt
penetrant on all the allens a good bit before I actually tackle them,  pick
each allen head clean as possible, then squirt again to flush the void.
Insert allen with extension (no ratchet yet) and tap it pretty good several
times. This gets the allen in there and also jars the threads. I then get
with the business, but carefully, so as not to strip the allen head. When
installing your squeaky (and greasy) CVs, make sure you do not re-use allen
bolts. Use new, triple-square bolts. The usual vendors stock these.
Good Luck....
Miguel

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