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Subject:Re: Source for reliable axle assemblies
From:Tom Hargrave
Date:Tue, 13 Jan 2015 06:25:34 -0600

Yes, but in my opinion NAPA is one of the better chains.

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From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf Of
Dennis Jowell
Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2015 5:14 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Source for reliable axle assemblies

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.
>>

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