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• 88 CV joint noise
  Historical mailing list - Randy Newell
  Mon, 1 Sep 2003 13:26:20 -0700
  ...Sounds just like my Toyota when the CV joints failed. I looked into servicing and it looks a bit complicated. I am curious, for...
• Re: Help removing stripped CV joint bolts
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 8 Dec 2006 10:21:10 -0800
  ...out there know of a tool for stuck/stripped/rounded out CV Joint > bolt? I'm swapping the transmission on my 85 GL and...
• CV Circlip removal tool!??!
  Historical mailing list - Greg Schmidt
  Sat, 30 Mar 1996 13:40:06 -0600 (CST)
  Hey hey, I have removed my driveshafts and CV joints in order to repack the CVs and replace the boots. The circlips are a...
• Re: CV joints
  Historical mailing list - Joe
  Sat, 6 Dec 1997 14:45:52 -0500
  ...lewis wrote: > If the axles will not come out of the CV joint once you remove the C-clip > _DO NOT HAMMER _ on the...
• Re: When was the last time you re-packed your CV joints?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 18 Oct 2021 12:55:29 -0700
  ...When was the last time you re-packed your CV joints? Thanks Stuart, Bolts and grease ordered and I have the tool but got...
• Re: Didn't know there was two different CV joints. - Figured Out
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Wed, 22 Dec 2004 18:46:19 -0600
  ...The left and right axles are of different lengths (which seems to be common knowledge) but all 4 CV joints are identical. Mike '84...
• Re: Rebuilt the OTHER Axle, with GERMAN CV Joints This Time
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Wed, 11 Jul 2018 18:35:22 -0700
  After The Motorworks replaced my left rear axle assembly and I drove it a bit, I realized I could still hear the CV joints...
• Re: axle connected to hub bone?
  Historical mailing list - David Klein
  Sat, 8 Aug 2009 11:38:02 -0600
  ...Did you do that / mean that? Or > did you mean that the axle came apart from the outer CV joint hub? > > Dave > > On Sat...
• Re: CV Boot replacement...
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Sat, 17 Mar 2001 23:27:45 -0800
  ...There had > been no noise from the CV joints the last time the van was driven, so > I'm thinking that I just need...
• Re: rotating cvs and axles from left to right
  Historical mailing list - Edward Nutter
  Tue, 14 May 2002 23:11:32 -0700
  ...To make the CV joints apply thrust through the other set of bearing faces, swap left to right, inner to outer. Another way of...
• Syncro CV question
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Sat, 14 Jan 2006 19:32:41 -0800
  ...the Bentley? I've got the inner CV off and the A-arm off the ball joint and whacking it is probably not the...
• '83 Air Cooled 'ASI Conversion' rear end clunk
  Historical mailing list - Kip Jacob
  Wed, 16 Jul 2008 10:45:07 -0700
  ...I have searched the archives and the consensus of the search is worn CV joints. The noise comes and goes. When I grab a...
• Re: Knocking sound in curve at rear inside wheel?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 5 Nov 1999 08:38:34 -0600
  Sounds like CV joints to me. May be time to replace. John Rodgers Marko Rosenfeldt wrote: > Hi there, > I have an '85 Vanagon 1...
• knocking sound???
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Fox
  Mon, 29 Jan 2001 08:30:34 -0500
  I have heard some talk of CV joint making noises in the past. Recently my 2wd auto 86 gl westy has developed a knocking...
• CV Joint Packing Grease?
  Historical mailing list - Bill H.
  Thu, 6 Jan 2005 16:18:52 -0800
  I got some great suggestion on how to pack the joints but an additional suggestion was to use Red Line grease. So far I...
• Re: Parts needed for '81 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Scarlett Semko
  Tue, 21 Jul 1998 08:17:44 -0400
  ...with key > end cap bumpers, rear > ball joint, upper, right > CV joint, inner, outer, right > CV joint bolts > brake backing plate > speedometer > refrigerator > sink...
• Re: Syncro CV Self Destruct
  Historical mailing list - CanineWolf
  Sat, 9 May 1998 00:42:25 EDT
  That sounds like the best deal your going to get...the busdepot is a good place=) My Outter Cv joint did the same thing...
• Re: Outer CV Joint
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Thu, 11 May 2000 09:34:13 -0700
  ...unit and the individual CV joints. > >On my 82 Vanagon the outer CVs are bad. I already have the joints, otherwise I would just...
• Re: Front wheel bearings (rabbits)
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Dove
  Fri, 21 Jul 1995 16:12:47 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Yes, the wheel and CV joint is pulled. The brake caliper is unbolted and the ball joint is removed from the wheel assembly. This...
• Re: Cleaning CV
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 22 Apr 2013 13:10:57 -0500
  ...Three CV joints will fit in one can. Put them in the cans carefully to keep the joints intact and cover them with lacquer...
• Re: Fw: Heeeellllppp!!! (trans/final drive)
  Historical mailing list - Tom Carrington
  Tue, 4 May 1999 15:21:50 -0400
  ...It sounds like a CV-Joint had broken, or the bolts that secure the CV joint to the drive flange fell/stripped out. Jed...
• Re: Clunk After Shifting
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 24 Apr 2001 09:06:17 -0700
  ...Climb under the back end and make sure that the bolts holding the CV joints on are tight. Mine had a clunk on every...
• Re: Blow cv joint on 97 heading for Bend
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 7 Aug 2015 20:29:19 -0500
  ...When I have made it home at three in the morning nursing a horribly rattling joint, the offending clearances upon inspection were mere thousandths...
• Syncro cv-joint fun
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sat, 24 Oct 1998 16:34:31 -0700
  After the left outer rear cv started knocking last wednesday, my weekend fun was clear. Repacking the joints with grease is a fairly easy...
• Re: CV Joint questions and anwers anyone?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 12 May 2003 10:39:37 -0700
  ...I have had CV joints turn up dry > on several occasions, and > I know they were heavily greased with the proper stuff. It is...
• Re: CV article now available - I'm confused (long)
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Mon, 27 Jan 2003 09:39:58 -0800
  ...CV article now available > Good morning everyone, > My first tech article is now available on the Volks Cafe website, covering > CV joint diagnosis, maintenance...
• Sheri not in California.
  Historical mailing list - Bill
  Sun, 26 Jul 2015 21:41:14 -0700
  ...Cleaning up CV joint for spare > > What I do: don't disassemble. Submerge the removed/not removed CV joint in > a coffee can filled...
• Re: G.W. 1.5" lift springs
  Historical mailing list - David
  Tue, 11 Mar 2014 18:00:47 -0500
  ...I took them out because I kept wearing out the CV Joints. D. Wilhite 84' Westy Middle TN > > I'm thinking possible cv joints...
• Re: [T2] Rebuilt Half Axles/ Autozone $99
  Historical mailing list - Steve Blackham
  Sat, 10 Feb 2001 11:34:21 -0700
  ...joints of rebuilt half shafts? I wonder how much >it would cost to get a half shaft with new CVs? The >new CVs are...
• Re: CV joints
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 5 Apr 1994 18:26:28 -0400
  about older bus and vanagon CV joints - I'm pretty sure the joints are the same (although the driveshafts arent) - but someone who knows...
• strange sounds flashing lights
  Historical mailing list - Richard Ferguson
  Tue, 5 Dec 2000 03:37:01 -0800
  ...that I thought might be a cv joint. Both drive axels and cv joints have been replaced in the last year, both have been...
• Re: CVJ gaskets;
  Historical mailing list - Roger VanTill
  Tue, 29 Sep 2009 19:52:03 -0400
  ...of that joint. Looks like a PO put silicone on one side on install. Didn't seem to help although the CV was stuck...
• Re: When was the last time you re-packed your CV joints?
  Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
  Tue, 19 Oct 2021 07:23:02 -0400
  ...I need to verify that the sound is from my CV joints. Capt. Mike in an Oct 12, 2002 Westfalia.org post (Rear CV...
• cv joint repack/cleanup
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Thu, 6 Sep 2001 20:50:13 -0700
  question whats the best way to get the cv alen heads off near the wheel? socket 6mm long enuff to fit on a ratchet...
• Re: Stripped CV Joint Bolt
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Thu, 26 May 2005 11:36:45 EDT
  ...Don't use a the small handheld Vice Grip for CV bolts. >> That's right; this job calls for at least a pair of...
• Re: If you've replaced your CV joints--please read
  Historical mailing list - mdstockr
  Mon, 17 Feb 97 21:46:30
  I would be very surprised that FWD CV joints are the same as Bus IRS. The range of motion and angle of deflections are...
• Re: CV joint replacement questions
  Historical mailing list - Mike Ray
  Thu, 13 May 1999 16:07:25 -0400
  ...I thought I'd save some $$ and buy the CVs and drop them onto both ends of the axle. hahahahaha I couldn't get...
• do bad CV joints click in a turn??
  Historical mailing list - Robert Harris
  Thu, 19 May 2005 19:27:51 -0400
  ...can you really tell if CVs are going bad on a Vanagon/Bus by listening for clicking in a tight turn? Thought this only...
• Re: Service Interval, Real Wheel Bearings
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:36:04 -0500
  ...I replaced mine when I replaced my transmission and rear CV joints. ? David Clarkson 90 Westy (270K) -----Original Message----- From: Jonce Fancher <streetbugs...
• New Type of CV Boot Available - 10 Minutes and boot replaced
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Wed, 7 Apr 1999 17:34:50 -0500
  ...If one has boots that DON'T use clamps on their CV Joints, can boots WITH clamps be substituted? Also: ARE there CV boot...
• CV joint maintenance/replacement question.
  Historical mailing list - Mark Hersh
  Sat, 22 Apr 2017 09:42:55 -0700
  ...Our 2WD 1986 auto trans Weekender was in for some rear brake work and the mechanic said that both axles had CV joint issues...
• Re: Mike B's Method For Removing Outer CV Joints
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Sun, 19 Feb 2012 15:38:15 -0500
  ...I went to >>"Been There, Done That" and found the write up on CV joints with an >>addendum by Mike B. on removing the...
• Re: Best grease to use for CVs
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 27 Jun 2002 08:30:04 -0400
  ...Use CV-joint grease -- it's very special (nasty) stuff loaded with lead and such. Comes in 90-gm tubes or similar, each one...
• Re: CV joints
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sun, 17 Feb 2008 21:29:25 -0800
  ...And I never have a CV joint >problem. Rob becida@comcast.net
• cv boot woes
  Historical mailing list - Matt Greenwell
  Sun, 21 Nov 1999 17:57:04 -0500
  ...i fear the worst...having just replaced all four cv joints and boots, i imagined it must be a cracked or badly worn bearing...
• Re: CV Joint Bolts in Portland OR
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Tue, 11 Sep 2007 19:10:02 -0700
  ...CV Joint Bolts in Portland OR Where do folks buy their transmission-to-cv joint bolts in the Portland OR area? The high-strength...
• Re: 90 Westy synchro front wheel noise
  Historical mailing list - Modl6971
  Wed, 22 Apr 1998 03:39:06 EDT
  You most deffinetly have a CV joint going bad. If it's deffintly to the right side, than it would be a good idea...
• Re: CV joints...condition?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 22 Nov 2008 16:34:36 -0800
  ...CV joints...condition? > There is a cap in the middle of each flange on the tranny. Double > check the archives, but I'm pretty...
• Re: CV Joint advice
  Historical mailing list - Ian Cameron
  Sun, 4 Jul 1999 09:39:23 -0700
  ...Remember, a CV isn't designed to provide >"extension and contraction" as much as it is to transfer power at an angle. My thanks...
• Re: 12 Point CV Tool Size?
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Thu, 29 Nov 2007 22:20:38 -0500
  ...a tool you buy by size normally, You buy it by > application, '12 point CV joint screw' tool, like from Bus Depot or > wherever.
• Re: Noise from rear...
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Fri, 6 Feb 2004 13:21:44 -0800
  ...Is this a CV joint going bad? In anticipation and curiosity I priced a new CV joint at the dealer ($237 + $127 labor) and...
• Broken axle stub on '81 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Daniel J Burgos
  Sun, 19 Jul 1998 15:05:58 -0400
  ...I had trouble getting the bolts off the CV joint/drive shaft with a 6mm Allen key. I ended up stripping two bolts on...
• Cheap mechanics
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Thu, 16 Jun 2005 21:31:02 -0400
  You get what you pay for...A couple of years ago I failed Virginia safety inspection on the GoldBrick due to torn CV joint...
• Re: clamps for cv boots, ridged washers for cv bolts
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 30 Aug 2011 17:07:49 -0700
  ...I must have at least a dozen original vanagon CV joint boots......waiting to be used somewhere. and one or two new ones in...
• Re: help. noise from the rear/ CV Joint
  Historical mailing list - (Donna Cassano)
  Fri, 23 Jun 2000 22:33:27 -0400
  ...8mm. > Realizing that there are all kinds of possibilities, is the failure mode > for the CV joint catastrophic, or does it get increasingly noisy...
• Re: CV joint replacement questions
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Thu, 13 May 1999 17:41:59 -0500
  ...As one who just successfully played the CV joint game, I am qualified to answer your question(s)! I've edited your message with...
• CV Joint Dog Bone Question Years
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Wed, 9 Mar 2005 15:40:36 -0500
  Hi all what years will the cv joints and dog bones/ axles cross?? im pretty sure the cvs will fit from 68-91 vans...
• clamps for cv boots, ridged washers for cv bolts
  Historical mailing list - Mike Riley
  Wed, 31 Aug 2011 08:54:31 -0400
  ...I am still running all 4 originals I never have had a original split without gross failure of the cv joint. I wonder if...
• Re: CV joints or differential problem... or???
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Sat, 22 Feb 2003 08:26:43 -0700
  ...CV joints or differential problem... or??? > > Was driving happily down the road - suddenly a sound slammed into > existance... not good... > > at low speed it...
• Re: cv 12 pt tool
  Historical mailing list - Henning, Eric
  Mon, 22 Mar 1999 09:49:59 -0500
  If you have the 12 pt sockets screws on you cv joints instead of the hex head, I was able to get the 12...