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• Need source for '86 axles
  Historical mailing list - Glommen, Jon
  Mon, 19 Apr 1999 07:29:19 -0700
  Hello, All four of my CV joints are badly galled and in need of replacement. My neighbor suggested buying complete axle assemblies rather than...
• Re: Lobro CV joint boots review
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 28 Jan 2010 01:35:02 -0500
  ...Lobro CV joint boots review Howdy List, I installed new cv joints and boots on my 83 westy 2 years and 22000 miles ago...
• cv joint questions
  Historical mailing list - Clay Moore
  Tue, 10 Dec 2002 20:42:56 -0700
  ...I think it must be the outer CV joint. i cant figure out what else it would be. question is, can it be lubed...
• Re: The Thompson Coupling
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 4 Dec 2007 00:33:42 -0500
  Yeah, something like that "Might" be the answer to grenading CV joints when trying to do wheelies in a turbo charged Subie SVX Vanagon...
• Re: CV joint boots
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Tue, 17 Aug 2021 00:31:02 +0000
  ...single points of failure that leave you on the roadside the CV joints are amongst the last part I would carry. Many Vanagons are...
• Re: Rounded CV joint bolts
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Fri, 20 Sep 2002 06:19:16 -0400
  ...Rounded CV joint bolts > So I decided it was time to repack the CV joints and replace the torn boots. > Got under the beast...
• Re: Help! Horrible Knocking from the left rear!
  Historical mailing list - Glen Buhlmann
  Sat, 18 May 1996 12:44:42 -0800
  ...But yesterday I had the CV joints repacked and so far I haven't heard it. If they are loose at all I think...
• Re: CV joint repair?
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Fri, 19 Mar 1999 17:13:40 -0500
  ...That's about $10 in CV joint grease compared to the $120-140 I've priced the new joint at. (Of course having it...
• Re: CV joints/axles- new vs. rebuilt?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 17 Oct 1996 13:19:35 PDT
  ...can't really check it again. > anyway, if it is the cv joint, it should do it worse in reverse, and on > hills and...
• Re: CV Joint issues
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Fri, 17 Jun 2005 17:44:38 -0400
  ...that when reassembeling, you need motion in all directions in the joints.I had the balls drop out one time when I cleaned the...
• what to do about transmission fluid leak out of freezeplug in the left side cv flange
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Mon, 18 Dec 2006 00:46:03 -0500
  ...the freezeplug had fallen out of the cv flange, and when i removed the drivers-side cv-joint the freezeplug fell to the (not...
• Re: [WetWesties] Speaking of CV joints, how do you get them back on??
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 17 Apr 2010 12:02:40 -0700
  ...that keeps the CV joint from turning or flopping too much, ( which makes balls fall out of course - hate it when that happens. ) ----- Original...
• last call for axle cleaning suggestions
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
  Wed, 8 Mar 2006 20:11:09 -0500
  ...should I do anything to my transmission while I have the axles out? Wipe the grease away from the area where the cv joints...
• Re: CV Joint separation from axle shaft; Lessons Learned.
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Thu, 25 Nov 1999 17:29:37 -0500
  I have heard that a wheel puller will do the job. Has anyone tried one? -Larry
• Re: Scary Front shaking '90 syncro westie
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Mon, 6 Nov 2006 15:02:00 -0800
  ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > >> Rick, >> >> Several years back I encountered exactly the same symptoms and >> eventuallytraced it to my right front outer CV joint...
• Re: CV joints..What to look at, how to tell...
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 18 Apr 2010 07:33:22 -0400
  CV joints rarely break suddenly and leave you stranded. They will make clunking noises and have other indications before they go. The usual sudden...
• The CV Joint saga: Conclusion
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Wed, 5 May 1999 14:11:54 -0500
  ...Thanks to help from Mssrs Joel Walker, Bulley et all, I have successfully completed my CV joint and half-axle project! Works fine, and...
• Re: RoadHaus - Premature wheel bearing failure
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 28 Apr 2003 18:04:18 -0500
  ...3 Oz per CV joint. Stan Wilder
• Re: Help removing stripped CV joint bolts
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Fri, 8 Dec 2006 18:13:12 -0500
  The easiest method I have found to deal with stripped CV bolts is to drill them out. Use a bit that is about the...
• Re: CV bolt rounded -- what to do?
  Historical mailing list - Ray Brubaker
  Mon, 1 Jan 2024 10:24:33 -0500
  ...Unfortunately it is on > the outside CV joint so it inaccessible by most tools. > > > > Has anyone had this experience and can offer any advice...
• Front outer CV on Syncro
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 20 Nov 1996 19:11:30 -0800
  ...the whole wheel bearing assembly, or can I drop the inner CV joint and then remove the large axle bolt, and just pull the...
• Re: G.W. 1.5" lift springs
  Historical mailing list - TonyCollin
  Thu, 13 Mar 2014 23:29:39 -0400
  ...The winner was a shot CV joint and axle (247K miles will do that.) I guess the new height really brought out the fault...
• Re: wbx removal question
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Sat, 5 Jan 2002 10:55:04 EST
  ...Then, you have the opportunity to clean and inspect the tranny, change fluids, and add extra lube in the ends of the CV joints...
• Re: CV Joints
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Wed, 20 Jun 2012 02:44:36 +0000
  ...of my eye, does anyone know if there is an > inside > or outside to a cv joint. > Bob > 91 2.1 auto > Perkasie, PA
• Re: Criuse Control
  Historical mailing list - Greg Pratt
  Tue, 3 Dec 2002 08:34:19 EST
  I bought my Rostra from these folks, http://www.freehomepages.com/badgerstate/ Electronic unit with magnets mounted on CV joint. gp 87 syncro
• transaxle being rebuilt
  Historical mailing list - Polly
  Sun, 8 Jun 2008 09:43:09 -0700
  Just fishing for suggestions on maintenance stuff while the transaxle is out. Already doing CV joints, starter and boots. What else? TIA, Paul
• CV Maintenance - Re-use old or new Rockford USA boots?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Tue, 18 Apr 2017 10:26:37 -0600
  Hi, I am going to clean and lube the CV joints on my 2wd 1991 Westy. I've heard all sorts of horror stories...
• Re: CVs and bolts and washers, oh my
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Wed, 16 Mar 2005 19:31:19 -0500
  ...i have yet to take apart a cv joint that had bolts that were seized from rust. usually the grease penetrates/leaks over time...
• Re: need input on confusing CV joints...
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Thu, 9 Mar 2006 14:21:34 -0500
  ...Neither automatic CV axles is the same length as the manual ones. One is longer and one is shorter. The automatic CV's would...
• Re: CV joints. Adding new grease.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 27 Dec 2001 10:21:41 -0500
  Why do you feel the need to hap-hazardly add grease to the CV joints? Are they making noise or causing other trouble? Many...
• Re: CV replacement questions
  Historical mailing list - Jason
  Sun, 19 Jun 2011 09:54:29 -0400
  ...As John mentions only buy OEM GKN/Lobro joints and pack them well. If your boots stay in tact, the OEM joints last 200k...
• Re: 9-month life on new CV boots
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 22 Apr 2013 19:42:39 -0700
  ...9-month life on new CV boots > > All this talk about CV joint cleaning and booting made me take a look at my > boots...
• Service Interval, Real Wheel Bearings
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:43:04 -0800
  ...Any advice?� I'm taking it in tomorrow.� My suspicion is CV joints...with no service on them whatsover, they've lasted 85,000...
• Re: why "constant" velocity joints?
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Mon, 16 Jul 2007 17:37:03 -0700
  ...Mark Hersh <markhersh@MSN.COM> wrote: <SNIP> Now onto my first CV joint repack job in many, many years (didn't have a VW...
• Re: CV joint socket size?
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Fri, 11 Oct 2013 19:36:30 -0500
  My gkn lobro CV joints arrived today yay! One question do I use the grease they came with or upgrade? I do have 2...
• CV joints / automatic
  Historical mailing list - Stephen DeMocko
  Thu, 10 Nov 2005 16:26:47 -0800
  ...automatic? It seems to me that all the ware on the CV Joints are from going forward. If I flip sides I will only...
• CV Joints oh no!
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 30 Jun 2001 20:05:23 -0500
  While replacing my CV boots and re packing the CVs all the while following the Hayes and Bentley manuals. I found that one of...
• Re: Vanagon CV Joint Fasteners
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Mon, 15 Dec 2008 05:22:53 +0000
  ...I've known nothing CV bolts-wise until the two shop owners I've used here in Salt Lake, one in the biz since...
• Re: CV Grease Kits
  Historical mailing list - Claudio Cella
  Sun, 23 Oct 2005 20:40:29 -0700
  ...You grease gun filled with CV joint grease goes on the grease nipple end of the pipe while the open end of the pipe...
• Re: Using wire ties on CV joint boots?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Nolan
  Mon, 31 Jan 2000 16:47:58 -0700
  ...Where would they go? Where the CV boot wraps around the axle? Thanks, Bill (SE Arizona) (Bill@freeholder.com) HTTP://www.freeholder.com ---------------------------------------------------------- Censorship...
• Re: CV questions (searched archives...some ;) possible air cooled mod too!
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Wed, 30 Aug 2006 13:06:09 -0400
  ...http://www.benplace.com/cv_joint_maintenance.htm -- Sam Walters Baltimore, MD 89 Syncro GL, Zetec Inside 85 Westy Weekender 85 Mercedes Benz 300D...
• CV regreasing/needle method
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 24 Apr 1995 16:40:02 -0700
  Paul, You only need about a 4X4 foot area for you and space to disassemble the joint, although a bench with a vise is...
• Re: Vibration under acceleration - CV joints?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Sun, 25 Sep 2005 11:51:46 -0700
  ...I'm > >>>guessing the only remaining culprit could be the CV joints, right? Is there a > >>>reliable way to find the worn joints without...
• Re: Front outer cv joint protectors
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 16 Feb 2013 19:14:31 -0800
  ...Pics etc here: > > http://shufti.wordpress.com/2013/02/16/vanagon-syncro-front-outer-cv-joint-protection-plate/ > > alistair -- Neil n 65 kb image...
• Re: Shearing CV Axles constantly... What to do next?
  Historical mailing list - Kurt Camealy
  Sun, 25 Jun 2006 18:13:30 -0400
  ...EMPI CV joints, but do they > even fit properly? Also is it the shaft that is weakly made, or are the > CV joints causing...
• CV Experts, please help...
  Historical mailing list - van man
  Sun, 19 Aug 2001 17:35:44 -0700
  Hi, Yesterday I attempted my first effort ever at servicing my CV joints. The van (87 syncro) had parked for a year while I...
• Re: Knocking sound
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 25 Jun 2018 13:34:07 -0400
  ...Knocking sound > > > > > If I shake the cv back and forth it goes away. > > > If you can inject some CV joint grease in there and...
• Axles
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Bryson
  Thu, 15 Mar 2001 18:23:56 -0700
  I remember someone telling where we could get rebuilt axles with new German CV joints. Can anyone point me toward this vendor? Thanks, Patrick...
• CV article now available
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Mon, 27 Jan 2003 07:44:40 -0700
  Good morning everyone, My first tech article is now available on the Volks Cafe website, covering CV joint diagnosis, maintenance and replacement. From the...
• Re: CV boots life
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Sun, 28 Jul 2002 21:27:00 -0700
  ...2 years ago after outer CV joint came off due to loosened bolts courtesy washboard road in DVNP. Boots were still ok but had...
• Re: Shift but no go
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sat, 28 Oct 2017 01:52:18 +0000
  ...Of the fast with no warning failures the usual suspects are the CV joints or an axle, the clutch disc center hub, and the...
• Lubing CV Joints, Struck Oil !
  Historical mailing list - Tom L. Salicos
  Sun, 14 Nov 2004 12:37:31 -0800
  I bought VolksCafe's CV lube kit and was pushing extra grease into the CV joints. On one side in the rear, at the...
• Re: CV joint socket size?
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Sat, 12 Oct 2013 07:04:32 -0500
  ...CV joint socket size? > > My gkn lobro CV joints arrived today yay! One question do I use the grease > they came with or upgrade...
• CV reversibility?
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Thu, 11 May 2000 08:38:12 MST
  ...It looks like the cv joint has no left or right orientation and logically so. When I put it back in can it go...
• Re: When was the last time you re-packed your CV joints?
  Historical mailing list - Mbob1950
  Mon, 18 Oct 2021 20:43:57 -0500
  ...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: Sound conundrum - input requested
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 19 Oct 2021 17:29:22 -0400
  ...Jim uses a needle on a grease gun to add CV grease to help pack a clunking CV joint. Keep us posted. Eric Caron...
• Re: Damn! Rounded over CV Joint Bolt!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Don Deitke
  Wed, 21 Jul 2004 08:07:24 EDT
  ...applications // and all other same type applications Be CAREFUL of gas, cv boots etc. KEEP the torch away frommm all burnable items Good luck...
• Re: CV joint bolt tools
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 15 May 1996 16:01:15 -0300 (ADT)
  ...Where is a good place to get the 12 point tool for removing CV joints >> with the dreaded connections? Thanks Best ones are made...
• Re: CV Joints
  Historical mailing list - Mike B
  Mon, 5 May 2014 09:35:59 -0400
  ...One time I drove through a rapidly flowing river and water got in a CV joint. When I took it apart it was ugly...
• My rear wheel ...
  Historical mailing list - Stuart Hutton
  Wed, 28 Jun 1995 08:46:35 -0600 (MDT)
  ...you happen to do your cv joints, be sure that you are positive the snap rings holding cv joints to the axels are on...