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• Re: strange cv/transaxle behavior?
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Sun, 22 Apr 2001 18:20:21 -0400
  ...strange cv/transaxle behavior? I'm still attempting to determine if the thumping I'm hearing is a symptom of the CV joints or...
• Re: Manual Transmission Leaking at CV Joint
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Thu, 23 Sep 2010 11:18:59 -0700
  ...I recently (about 6,000 miles ago) new Axles (Lobro CV Joints, rebuilt by GoWesty) on both sides.� I did add CV grease to...
• Re: Thumping from rear of van
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Dooley
  Tue, 3 Mar 1998 19:18:49 -0500
  ...Does this sound like a cv joint starting to >go bad? It does not do it while travelling straight or under a heavy >load...
• Re: TDI no vanagon content.
  Historical mailing list - Amy and Andrew
  Wed, 6 Mar 2002 21:58:04 -0500
  ...When our 96 Jetta had about 30k mi the dealer told us that VW recommends re packing the cv joints (and we would have...
• Re: Front Inner Syncro CV Joints Question
  Historical mailing list - Steven Denis
  Wed, 7 Feb 2001 11:03:35 EST
  ...It was like the 411's and 412's the bus joints fit them but the bus had bigger balls in the races. The...
• Re: CV Joint separation from axle shaft
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Fri, 26 Nov 1999 09:44:21 -0700
  madsen wrote: > if the job is a result of a occasional clunking noise from the > CV's, you can turn the axle around so...
• CV GREASE, ETC (long)
  Historical mailing list - Fred Brittain
  Fri, 25 Jun 1999 19:23:51 -0600
  ...So, when I decided to add (not replace) cv joint grease this week, I had some questions about what to put in. Started with...
• Re: CV boot problem repair problem continued
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 13 Aug 2016 22:48:28 +0000
  ...Pull the c-clip out of the CV joint at the offending boot. Most easily done with the axle in a vise, then loosen...
• Re: Power steering U-joint
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 10 Dec 2012 14:06:54 -0800
  ...I have kept a rear CV joint on my 1970 Mercedes with split cv joint boot alive this way for 30 years. I even...
• Re: CV Joint Vibration
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Mon, 19 Mar 2007 17:14:58 -0700
  Bentley, to my eyes/mind, doesn't lay out CV assembly very clearly. At least for the first timer. http://www.van-cafe.com...
• Re: CV boot problem repair problem continued
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 23 Aug 2016 17:16:24 -0400
  ...I’m gathering the items needed to do all four CV joints and want to be ready to make this work go as well...
• Re: clamps for cv boots, ridged washers for cv bolts
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 31 Aug 2011 11:26:35 -0700
  ...can get my act together) - I replaced the front right outer cv joint boot on my syncro. I had mixed feelings as you can...
• Re: When was the last time you re-packed your CV joints?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Mon, 18 Oct 2021 18:34:41 +0000
  ...Hence the needle, which > penetrates the boot and lubes the joint. I have replaced CV hardware on the > road and got lucky the time...
• Re: Tie Rod Boot replacement
  Historical mailing list - Antaki
  Wed, 17 Sep 2003 18:05:39 -0700
  ...ago seeing a CV joint rubber boot for a beetle that was split length-wise and clipped over the CV joint to allow replacement...
• Re: CV joint replacement questions
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 13 May 1999 15:50:52 -0500
  > Knock, Knock. > Who's there? Argo. :) > I've got that CV joint knocking in the right rear when I make a right turn. > I...
• Re: CV boot question
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Tue, 5 Sep 2000 08:01:08 -0700
  >How do we know if we only have to change the casing or also the > joint? > You (or your mechanic) pull them out... put...
• Re: Stripped CV Joint Bolt
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Thu, 26 May 2005 10:42:03 -0500
  << "Or Drill It Off >> Good suggestion Georgie. To elaborate on this technique a bit more, give a L/H bit a try. It'll...
• Re: CV joint rotation ?
  Historical mailing list - Damian Shaw
  Mon, 23 Jul 2001 17:06:53 -0600
  ...the German or VW grease intended for CV use is SUPERIOR to anything else. The moly and lead contents are critical. Don't use...
• Noisy CV's and vibration?
  Historical mailing list - Erin Randolph
  Fri, 23 Jan 2004 00:04:15 -0800
  ...Has anyone ever heard of this happening with the CV joints? In all the vans ive owned, i have only had the noise, and...
• Re: replacement cv/axle assembly
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Mon, 11 Feb 2008 17:05:56 -0500
  ...They are a brand new axle with new CV joints and boots already installed. They come ready to go except you do need to...
• Re: CV joint 'indicators'?
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Thu, 17 Apr 2008 13:10:00 -0500
  ...CV joints to me sound more like a clicking and or popping noise, especially on Front wheel drive vehicles where you can massage the...
• CV replacement questions
  Historical mailing list - Carl Mount
  Sat, 18 Jun 2011 13:16:33 -0600
  ...I am replacing the, um, how shall I say this? substandard CV joint replacements that started clicking once I bought my 1990 2.1L...
• Re: Ebay CV "kit"....is it any good?
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Sat, 1 Apr 2006 22:04:48 -0800
  ...joints". > >Mine is a 1985 VW Vanagon, 1.9l, manual transmission..... > >What would you spend your $ on for new CV or would you rebuild...
• Re: clamps for cv boots, ridged washers for cv bolts
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Tue, 30 Aug 2011 14:32:52 -0400
  ...They claim, and I agree, that the grease should be clinging to >the >joint and not loose in the boot enough to come out...
• Re: CV joint repair american way.
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Foltz
  Sun, 21 Mar 1999 07:38:39 EST
  ...rounded out > two of the allen head bolts on the outer CV >> Could the problem be not your accent, but the simple fact that...
• CV Grease replacements
  Historical mailing list - Chris Chubb
  Tue, 2 May 1995 10:11:11 -0400
  ...Gotta keep what is in there from plastering its self against the boot, and not sitting IN the joint!) Every CV that I have...
• Door Locks & CV Joint Boots
  Historical mailing list - James Lowe
  Sun, 19 Sep 2004 21:31:34 -0700
  ...I've already replaced the left rear CV Joint. My mechanic advised that the left front boot was torn and that joint would go...
• Re: Vibration under acceleration - CV joints?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 25 Sep 2005 11:51:11 -0500
  ...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: Easy CV joint replacement
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 2 Aug 2009 22:04:11 -0400
  ...The CV boot was in really good condition, I probably could have reused it. I really don't know what happened in the joint...
• What did I do right?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sun, 15 Jun 2003 12:48:53 -0400
  ...Secondly, I recently replaced a knocking outer CV joint and changed my oil. On the way back from the shop where I performed the...
• Re: cv joint question
  Historical mailing list - Michael
  Tue, 15 Oct 2013 18:34:52 -0400
  ...I finally removed one side to replace the cv joints and noticed a > difference between the old and the new lobro ones. The new...
• Re: Sounds Like a Bad CV joint?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 14 Feb 2014 18:13:38 -0700
  ...wrote: > > Im asking for your opinions as to identify a bad CV joint. > > I had for sometime heard a little clunking back there, to...
• Re: Shearing CV Axles constantly... What to do next?
  Historical mailing list - Kurt Camealy
  Sun, 25 Jun 2006 21:10:01 -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...
• Re: Excellent Service from The Motorworks in Dutchess County NY
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Sat, 30 Jun 2018 05:36:35 -0700
  ...He was willing to rebuild my axle with a German CV > joint, but it would have taken longer, so he worked according to my...
• Re: clamps for cv boots, ridged washers for cv bolts
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Tue, 30 Aug 2011 16:53:02 -0400
  ...clamps for cv boots, ridged washers for cv bolts At 11:16 AM 8/30/2011, Jim Felder wrote... >Johnson Foreign Auto, my local...
• Re: NVC Re: Stevens Creek Volkswagen in Santa Clara
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Wed, 30 Jan 2008 16:40:12 -0500
  ...But within 7 years the CV joint is > shot. Two of the ball joints have broken rubber seal already. Power > window switch already gone...
• Re: Knocking sound
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Mon, 25 Jun 2018 09:33:25 -0400
  ...Not like what I think of coming from a bad CV joint, but then I've never had a bad CV joint in a...
• anyone parting out a syncro?
  Historical mailing list - Gary Thaxter
  Tue, 13 Apr 1999 22:01:34 -0400
  ...I need: - stabilizer link bar and bottom bushings - small steering universal joint - CV joints (front outers, need not be in good shape) I also...
• CV Boots
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 5 Mar 96 20:05 CST
  >Also, how difficult (time and tools) is it to replace a boot on the cv >joint? Mine is cracked. I was doing mine today...
• Re: CV Joints (as long as we are discussing it)
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Wed, 20 Apr 2011 22:57:05 -0400
  At 07:37 PM 4/20/2011, John Rodgers wrote... > Wow! Is there any other way to word that? :-D Yep. Seems like the...
• Re: CV joint boots
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Tue, 17 Aug 2021 19:06:21 +0000
  ...distinctive "one of a kind" smell; if you've dealt with CV Joints, you know what I'm talking about.  Now, time for some...
• Re: CV joint repair?
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Sat, 20 Mar 1999 12:17:35 EST
  ...mallet > >Also, I have run into Torx type cap screws on CV joints, and an allen >wrench will almost always strip these out. Just...
• Syncro vibration woes, seeking inout
  Historical mailing list - Karl M
  Tue, 3 Dec 2002 20:55:44 -0500
  ...All CV joints have substantial play in them when twisting the axles. VC is good and functional. Draining the gearbox and front diff oil...
• Re: Didn't know there was two different CV joints.
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 22 Dec 2004 17:59:23 -0600
  ...different lengths (which seems to be >common >knowledge) but all 4 CV joints are identical. > >Mike >'84 GL 7 pass auto >'85 GL Westy...
• Re: rotating cvs and axles from left to right
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Tue, 14 May 2002 21:57:47 -0700
  ...Draw an arrow > > to indicate in which direction the stress is being delivered to the > > imaginary CV joints at each end (They should oppose...
• RE: 87 Syncro CV Joint/ Spares List
  Historical mailing list - Suniga, Durby
  Wed, 12 Mar 1997 09:08:14 -0800
  ...87 Syncro CV Joint/ Spares List > >J.R., > >The correct site address is: > >http://www.med.umn.edu:8853/misc/archives/Files/ > >You're...
• Re: Transmission leak
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 12 Feb 2003 21:49:07 -0600
  > What is the purpose/function of the circular metal plate next to the > driver's side CV joint, towards the front of the van...
• Re: clamps for cv boots, ridged washers for cv bolts
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 31 Aug 2011 12:56:07 -0700
  Seriously doubt tire size is much of a factor in CV joint boot failure. Suspension still moves the same amount. If you were to...
• Re: CV boots again.
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 15 Jul 2023 19:56:36 -0500
  ...joints ready to install? Then I can have my spare ready to go. > > I’ve not yet tried to remove the CV joint solo...
• Re: CV boot or axle?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 16 Apr 2009 14:05:33 -0400
  At 07:36 PM 4/15/2009, Jake de Villiers wrote: >I agree Brendan - CV joints are such amazing pieces of human thinking, as...
• Raising '83.5 for CV work
  Historical mailing list - Garrett Adams
  Wed, 24 Sep 1997 00:32:13 -0700
  In the archives I have found a couple of references to using jack stands to support a Vanagon while performing CV joint work. I...
• 85 GL Vibration
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Sat, 15 Jan 2000 22:56:25 -0600
  ...It was the CV joints,sufering from an accute case of "Petrolis Neglectus". I have a six inch long needle grease tube on my...
• Re: Sheared CV joints
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Mon, 26 Jun 2006 11:37:04 -0700
  > When the gears lockup > the inertia from the movement creates a strain on the CVs and > eventually the axles get sheared. I'm not...
• Re: CV Joint Boots To Clamp or Not To Clamp
  Historical mailing list - Jason Brand
  Fri, 4 Jul 2008 15:42:33 -0400
  ...On Fri, Jul 04, 2008 at 10:33:04AM -0700, Paul wrote: > Having just repacked and rebooted my CV's following the article from...
• knocking noise on acceleration
  Historical mailing list - Jarrett Anthony Kupcinski
  Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:00:43 -0600
  ...I'm thinking this is a sign that I need to clean and repack the CV joints (which I've never done). Does this...
• Re: CV's
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Sun, 10 Mar 2002 08:17:42 -0800
  ...Given that CVs only cost in the $55 range, and a rebuilt shaft is $99, I'd just use new Loebro joints if it...
• Re: Syncro Parts or standard?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sat, 20 Feb 1999 22:48:02 -0500
  ...Not Standard > Upper Right Ball Joint: Standard > Front Outter CV Joint Boot: Don't have them on 2WD, Not Standard Actually, the discs (rotors...
• Re: Help! Name this Mystery Part !!! :o)
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Thu, 6 Aug 2009 13:03:13 -0600
  ...When you pull the cv joint off the >tranny, you will see it... It keeps the tranny oil inside the tranny rather than running...
• Re: Damn! Rounded over CV Joint Bolt!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Paul & Becky Oliver
  Tue, 20 Jul 2004 22:32:03 -0500
  ...Damn! Rounded over CV Joint Bolt!!!! > Hi all: > > Removing CV bolts today, got over-confident and rounded out one of the > Allen-head bolts...
• Re: Knocking sound in curve at rear inside wheel?
  Historical mailing list - madsen
  Fri, 5 Nov 1999 12:10:37 -0500
  ...Knocking sound in curve at rear inside wheel? > Sounds like CV joints to me. May be time to replace. > > John Rodgers > > Marko Rosenfeldt wrote...