Several years ago my 81 died in Arizona (I lived in Florida at the time).
I had a new engine put in and went to drive it back to Florida.  After
spending all that money I was quite pleased to hear the ever increasing
volume of a bad CV joint.  Not knowing about the list then, or any of the
fix-it tricks, or how to do it myself I was at the mercy of a mechanic in
San Antonio.  I think he set me up with one joint for the bargain basement
price of about $200.  Wish I remembered the name so I could warn everyone
about them.  Anyway, I made it back to Florida fine, but shortly after the
joint seized up.  My trusted mechanic said when they broke it down it had
not a speck of grease on it.  He said the Texas mechanic must not have
greased it.  Guess what they said- "It's not my fault."  They swore up and
down that they greased it properly, and I think they were telling the
truth.  They said they thought it was odd that when they had gone to work
on the bad one, there was no grease to be found then either.  I'd love to
know what could have caused this-  boot not connected right?  It doesn't
seem like a crack could let you lose all the grease.  So, maybe it really
wasn't your fault, but hope you can figure it out so it doesn't happen to
you again

Mark
'89 Wolfsburg

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Mark Schrope
Virginia Institute of Marine Science
PO Box 1346
Route 1208, Greate Road
Gloucester Point, VA 23062
(804)684-7220 [office]   (804)684-7675 or 7007    [labs]
(804)684-7250 [fax]
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