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Subject:Re: Was cv joint question
From:Craig Cowan
Date:Fri, 18 Oct 2013 08:08:48 -0400

Wait, one joint took a tube and a half of grease? Heck one axle shouldn't have taken that much. You can over grease them and it will lead to shorter life, especially of the boot. 
I believe each joint is to receive 4oz of grease, about. 
If you out upwards of 10oz in you must have packed the boot.....

-craig 

On Oct 18, 2013, at 7:43 AM, ralph meyermann <ralphmeyermann@GMAIL.COM> wrote:

> With the p.o. It wouldn't surprise me that he forgot to tighten them. I had
> them all torqued to 33# without any issue. We have our last road trip of
> the year this weekend, about 250 miles each way. I plan to re torque up
> there.
> 
> Velma 82 1.9L AAZ td westy
> On Oct 18, 2013 3:23 AM, "Scott Daniel" <scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:
> 
>> that's scary if two screws just pulled out, on one cv joint/flange ,
>> without unscrewing them.
>> 
>> that would mean only four screws holding that one on.
>> 
>> It's a good idea to check the torque of the screws after running for a
>> while..
>> say a few hundred miles.
>> 
>> I'd be putting in a good used stub axle myself if two of the screw holes
>> were stripped out.
>> 
>> Scott
>> 
>> 
>> On 10/17/2013 5:16 PM, ralph meyermann wrote:
>> 
>> Hi gang! So I just finished changing all the cv joints. The drivers side
>> seemed fine nice and tight with decent grease, the passenger side on the
>> other hand the inner grease was really runny and the joint fair. The outer
>> seemed the problem, grease was dry and almost chalk like consistency and
>> the joint a bit rusty a bit loose and 2 bolts that I pulled straight out
>> without unscrewing? Just finished with dinner and cleanup, about to go for
>> a test drive and confirm the clickety click/vibration has been resolved.
>> Thanks again for the help! Really messy greasing new joints that took about
>> a tube and a half of Mobil One synthetic!
>> Velma 82 1.9L AAZ td westy
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>