Pitting if it not too bad does not seem to be a deal killer. Being out of
round (like having grooves worn from being stuck in one place or having
sand or dirt) or having significant pitting is lethal.

Jim

On Mon, Apr 22, 2013 at 1:29 PM, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com>wrote:

> All good advice, but don't look at them too closely or you will likely find
> a couple of pitted balls and grooves worn in the races.  Probably good for
> many more miles, but I replace them when I see this.  Still have to pack
> the
> new ones, and cleaning with lacquer thinner or brake cleaner is necessary
> on
> new ones too.
>
> Stuart
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> Jeff Lincoln
> Sent: Monday, April 22, 2013 10:46 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Cleaning CV
>
> I finally got to starting the clutch replacement on Gertie ('85, 1.9)
>
> When I got the axles removed fromt he trans I discovered that the passenger
> side CV seems to have some pretty old grease in it. ANy suggestions on the
> best way to clean that up and prepare it for adding some fresh grease -
> Without disassembling it. I mean I can figure it out on the basic side but
> is there anything I shouldn't do - or anything specific I should do?
>
> The Driver side looked fine and has some nice clean grease in it.
>
> Advice as always is appreciated.
> Thanks,
>
> Jeff
> '85 GL (Gertie)
> '78 Bus (Melissa) Patty's Bus
>