Thanks Tom:

I think the problem is that the fellow at the garage, who removed the inner
race (needed a hydraulic press) , so I could put in a new boot, installed
the inner race BACKWARDS.

I will confirm this tomorrow.

BTW: Your web site is very helpful, and I used it as a reference. One thing
though, I have 12 point bolts, but they are 10 mm, not 6 mm. I now have an
extra 6 mm 12 point tool!

Cheers!

Marshall
-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Carrington <tcarrington@relitech.com>
To: 'Marshall Ruskin' <mruskin@PANGEA.CA>; vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
<vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Date: Saturday, May 01, 1999 9:03 PM
Subject: RE: Serious problems with CV reinstall -HELP!

>The real trick is to properly line up the inner and outer races. There are
>pictures of the proper alignment at:
>
>http://www.relitech.com/tomc/cvjoints.htm
>
>The joints can be disassembled and re-assembled with the inner race still
>on the half-shaft. You just can't replace the boots with the inner race
>still on the half-shaft.
>
>Good luck!
>
>TomC
>tcarrington@relitech.com
>http://www.relitech.com/tomc/tomvw.htm
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Marshall Ruskin [SMTP:mruskin@PANGEA.CA]
>Sent: Saturday, May 01, 1999 7:28 PM
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Serious problems with CV reinstall -HELP!
>
>Volks:
>
>I'm having real trouble reinstalling my cv's - I think I may have done it
>wrong, here's the problem:
>
>I have my half axle out. The inner race, and bearing cage are on the half
>axle. Problem is, I can't get the outer race back on.
>
>Where I think I'm in error, is that I NOW! think the inner race has to be
>removed from axle, and entire CV reassembled first, then pressed back onto
>axle.
>
>What is strange here is that the outer race came off, basically, all by
>itself, without any jiggling or wiggling etc. Now I can't get it back on.
>
>The "complicating thing" is that my inner races are extremely tight on the
>axle, and I had to get one pressed off by shop hydralics to slide the
>replacement boot on.
>
>So, should I buy a gear puller, to remove said inner race, and then
>assemble
>cv and pound back onto axle? Or is there some way to get outer race onto
>CV,
>with inner race still on half-axle?
>
>TIA
>
>Marshall Ruskin
>84 Westy "Iron Igloo"
>Founding Member of "Vanagon's Anonymous"
>
>