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Subject:Re: Source for reliable axle assemblies
From:Jim Felder
Date:Tue, 13 Jan 2015 06:25:01 -0600

Its list shorthand for Friendly Local Auto Parts Store so, yes!

Jim
On Jan 13, 2015 5:13 AM, "Dennis Jowell" <dennisjowell@gmail.com> wrote:

> Quick question is FLAPS like a NAPA store out here in New England?
>
> Dennis Jowell
> Scotch Hollow Farm
> Newbury, Vermont
>
>
> > On Jan 12, 2015, at 8:23 PM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> >
> > I don't know what your situation is exactly, but if this applies to it,
> you
> > can go to a FLAPS and buy a needle injector that will snap onto your
> grease
> > gun. This will penetrate the rubber boot and apply grease to the CV
> joint.
> > Not perfect, massaging the boot will help. If simple lubrication is your
> > problem, this technique, if done right with say 15 strokes of the gun,
> > could help. If you have some other problem, it's won't help. Sounds like
> > you are getting to your early, though.
> >
> > Jim
> >
> >> On Mon, Jan 12, 2015 at 4:03 PM, John Seehorn <jseehorn@hotmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> Thanks for all of the suggestions.  I did check for loose bolts and
> found
> >> a couple loose on the RH side outer.  I'm positive they were tight at
> >> installation and tightening them did not make the noise go away.  So I
> >> suspect that the RH axle is the one causing the noise.  I'm going to try
> >> swapping the axles first.
> >>
>