-----Original Message-----
From: GMBulley <GMBulley@AOL.COM>
To: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM <Vanagon@VANAGON.COM>
Date: Friday, March 20, 1998 8:07 PM
Subject: Re: cv joint lubing

>In a message dated 98-03-20 14:09:37 EST, ljohnson@HALHINET.ON.CA writes:
>
><< To clean them we slid the boot back, and methodically cleaned out
> the joint completely....We chose lamp oil because we had
> some and because it was unlikely to cause the joint any harm. We got the
> joint so clean and so loosened >>
>
>I'd ditto this method, with a slight twist. Haynes manuals give clear
pictures
>and instructions on disassembly/reassembly of these joints. It is very
easy,
>to take apart/assembleeven with the inner race and boot still on the axel.
>
>However, I wouldn't monkey around with cleaning these at home with solvent.
>What are you gonna do with a half-gallon of polluted kerosene when you are
>done? foggetabouttit.

My friend ran a cv rebuilding shop.  He just used a bunch of paper towels to
clean out the grease.  Solvent isn't necessary if you disassemble the CV's.
You should anyway.  Sure you gotta dispose of the paper, but grease smeared
on paper doesn't pollute ground water nearly as easy as a liquid solvent.