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• OOPS! Re: Used CV Axles Needed
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Thu, 13 Jan 2000 12:16:04 -0500
  ...I really just need the axle shafts so > condition of the boots and joints is not important. > > Thanks, > Ken Wilford > http://www.vanagain.com...
• Re: CV bolts and DPO mechanics
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Sat, 22 Jan 2011 16:24:46 -0500
  ...If they were > all loose, surely I would have heard the horrible rattling noise of a loose > CV joint. Instead, that ONE...
• Re: CV joint boots
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 17 Aug 2021 13:04:01 -0700
  ...Yes....this axle is packed full of grease....and has that distinctive "one of a kind" smell; if you've dealt with CV Joints...
• Re: cv joint bolts?
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Mon, 28 Jul 2003 16:24:07 -0700
  ...This was my first work on CV joints (except for some 12-points on a karmann ghia), so i wasn't sure if this...
• Re: removing ball joint nut?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 3 Sep 2009 12:20:36 -0400
  ...I need to remove the ball joint, problem is the nut is right under > under the CV joint and I can only use an...
• Re: Rebuilt cv drive shaft
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 11 Apr 2003 08:10:53 -0500
  ...Other options, buy one spare CV joint and carry with you. If you have a problem on the road it is most unlikely that...
• Re: CV joint socket size?
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Pacheco
  Sat, 12 Oct 2013 08:14:20 -0600
  ...CV joint socket size? > > > > My gkn lobro CV joints arrived today yay! One question do I use the > grease > > they came with or upgrade...
• Re: A few unrelated questions
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Thu, 26 Sep 2002 00:51:32 EDT
  ...no noise.� I thought it might be the CV > joint at first but would this only click on turns?� Maybe something in the > rear...
• Re: Redline CV-2. User Input?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Tue, 10 May 2011 15:48:22 -0700
  ...why I put in a fair amount extra grease. > my 'normal' CV joint grease is 'black slimey' ....Stablube brand moly > sulfide. > > " Extreme Pressuer moly...
• Re: CV joints and Wheel bearings?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 4 Feb 2007 23:37:43 -0600
  ...Finally took it in for new CV joints -- right rear axle. > > MechAnic said that he could "wobble" my tire back and forth, and - I...
• Re: need Syncro Front Axels
  Historical mailing list - Jfp w/2 WBXs
  Wed, 11 Dec 2002 07:00:25 +0000
  Hi, I have the complete 4 piece set of Syncro front inner & outer CV joints in new OEM Lobro boxes & related packaging. These are...
• Clunking knocking sound
  Historical mailing list - Janet Sanford
  Sun, 23 Dec 2007 16:37:11 -0800
  Thanks for all the responses - I thought it may be a CV joint issue - but wanted to be sure. At first I thought it...
• Re: CV joints...condition?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Sun, 23 Nov 2008 08:10:44 -0500
  Don, I have had good luck with these replacement axles. They range from $70 to $90 each, no exchange needed. Limited lifetime warrenty. http...
• Re: CV Joints 80 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 9 Feb 1996 20:28:30 -0500
  In a message dated 96-02-09 16:55:07 EST, jackr@fortnet.org (Jack Reed) writes: >> When I was shopping for CV boots...
• Re: CV removal tips?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 14 May 2006 14:57:45 -0500
  ...CVs off. I have removed the circlip and tried tapping >the end of the shaft with a cold chisel while the outer joint was...
• Removing axle question - - the outcome
  Historical mailing list - Gary Bawden
  Sat, 24 Jan 2009 22:37:14 -0800
  ...Disassembled, cleaned, inspected and re-packed the CV joints using Red-Line Red Moly CV joint grease. While I could have used the regular...
• Fw: Drivetrain Diagnosis - Update
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Fri, 16 Sep 2011 08:25:08 -0700
  Looks like the driveline u-joints are rusted and frozen up...... The van runs great with the driveline removed. We have VW original u...
• Re: OK, Everybody now.....
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 1 Aug 94 10:06:49 PDT
  > > Old MacDonald had a Bus > VeeWee VeeWee O > And on that Bus he had some CV JOINTS! > VeeWee VeeWee O > With a WHINE-WHINE...
• 86 Syncro for sale in Minnesota
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Ankeny
  Thu, 14 Sep 2000 13:51:42 -0500
  ...Tranny was rebuilt last year, front CV joints at 130k, driveshaft u-joints replaced last year, five new Michelin XC-4 tires, 10 cd...
• Re: Syncro Front Axle Removal
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 10 Jun 2008 22:16:15 -0400
  ...Syncro Front Axle Removal Good Afternoon, I am preparing to repack and replace the boots on the outer CV joints on the front axles...
• Re: Blow cv joint on 97 heading for Bend
  Historical mailing list - Jvk
  Fri, 7 Aug 2015 19:25:01 -0700
  ...When I have made it home at three in the morning nursing a horribly rattling joint, the offending clearances upon inspection were mere thousandths...
• Re: Inner CV joint Allen bolt...
  Historical mailing list - Bill N
  Sun, 18 May 2003 20:40:05 -0700
  ...Yep, I LOVE working on the CV joints. Now I use the Matt Bulley method. 12 point bolts only. Clean them REALLY well before...
• FW: [Syncro] CV Boots and crimp clamps
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Tue, 22 Aug 2000 10:50:35 -0400
  ...Re: [Syncro] CV Boots and crimp clamps I have never used the clamps on the rear CV joint boots. Once when a friend did...
• Upgraded CV joints (was $80 taps)
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Tue, 14 Apr 1998 15:18:24 -0400
  ...I never had a CV joint go bad all of a sudden like that, and Dennis Haynes scared me away from driving around with...
• Differential->Half Shaft Seal?
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Sun, 17 Sep 2000 17:43:17 -0400
  ...The seal cap #091 301 189, which caps the differential and is between it and the CV joint, was out of position. I examined...
• Re: Torque wrenches
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 24 Mar 2015 17:27:41 -0400
  The front CV joint screws are longer to compensate for the spacer. Often those screws in the kits are only P.C. 10.9...
• Re: So some CV's require a "custom" tool?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 15 Dec 2004 10:24:19 -0800
  ...to order, wait, pull the joint, see if it can be reused, and then maybe >order a new CV, wait, and install it..... > >First...
• Re: Google syntax to search the Archives?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 20 Aug 2012 06:58:33 -0700
  ...On 08/19/2012 07:16 PM, Anthony Egeln wrote: > site:gerry.vanagon.com windshield wipers > or > site:gerry.vanagon.com cv joints > or...
• Syncro "Clunck" Sound
  Historical mailing list - Mr. Perry
  Thu, 27 Jan 2000 07:55:06 -0800
  ...Is this typical? I am wondering if this noise is coming from the CV joints. Thanks in advance. Please P-mail me at this...
• Re: Vanagon Love - Was: CV Joint Swapping
  Historical mailing list - Rusty Johnson
  Thu, 20 Apr 2000 20:30:33 EDT
  Joel Cort wrote: >It is an engineered German machine. It never fails or breaks down. >.... if you keep it in the garage.... and even...
• Re: [T2] Rebuilt Half Axles/ Autozone $99
  Historical mailing list - Dave C.
  Sun, 11 Feb 2001 15:27:41 -0500
  on 2/10/2001 1:42 AM, Robert Dalton at rpdaltonsr@YAHOO.COM wrote: > than trying to beat off a CV joint. Huh Huh...
• Rear Bearings R&R
  Historical mailing list - Kevin
  Tue, 20 Apr 2004 22:06:05 -0400
  ...Rest the drive shaft on your extra jack stand so you don�t hurt the cv joint also cover the exposed cv joint with...
• Re: CV Joint Load Visual Aid
  Historical mailing list - Todd Francis
  Tue, 14 Jan 1997 10:20:29 -0800
  ...Both of these load points will be on the side of the tab > without the markers. > > Summary - To lengthen the life of a CV...
• Re: where to get new axle
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 25 Nov 2003 15:42:56 -0500
  > I have some memory of noticing a reference > to a vendor who sold assembled axles with brand > new cv joints for a reasonable price...
• Re: clamps for cv boots, ridged washers for cv bolts
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 31 Aug 2011 14:00:45 -0700
  ...never have had a original split >> without gross failure of the cv joint. >> I wonder if failures are connected to the use of over...
• Re: Which Type of Grease Lasts 20 Years?
  Historical mailing list - courtney hook
  Tue, 10 Jan 2012 19:30:40 -0700
  ...to say > to use CV joint grease (G 000 602 MoS2 grease, it says). > > I have found that CV joint grease destroys rubber like...
• Re: Damn! Rounded over CV Joint Bolt!!!!
  Historical mailing list - David Menche
  Wed, 21 Jul 2004 00:51:13 -0700
  ...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: CV Joint separation from axle shaft
  Historical mailing list - madsen
  Fri, 26 Nov 1999 12:15:59 -0500
  Why wont this work?? Perhaps the CV's on a Syncro are different from one side to the next rendering them non-interchangeable for...
• Re: Help removing stripped CV joint bolts
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
  Fri, 8 Dec 2006 14:20:08 -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...
• Re: CV article now available - I'm confused, Not anymore
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 27 Jan 2003 13:19:57 -0600
  Time for our annual (or is it semiannual?) rehash of CV joint axle swapping. ------------------------ Clip --------------------- The simplest understanding to this swapping routine is simply...
• Re: steering feedback
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 26 Sep 2004 13:44:39 +1200
  ...Is it a Syncro? If so it could be a bent front driveshaft or a sticking CV joint. I have the same problem with...
• Re: CV Joints
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Mon, 5 May 2014 08:52:58 -0600
  ...The moral of the story is that if your CV joints are hot and you drive through a snow melt river, you run the...
• Re: CV Grease
  Historical mailing list - Janne Ruohom�ki
  Mon, 28 Sep 2009 01:58:52 +0300
  ...So Im guessing these might be originals ? I think I have never actually cleaned out and re-installed a used CV joint. All of...
• Re: Joint Thoughts
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 8 Jul 1994 07:37:41 -0700
  ...Rabbit PU, 83 GTI, 85 Vanagon, 87 Golf > ----------------------------------------- > One of my cv joints started banging so loudly, it sounded like someone was hitting the...
• Re: clamps for cv boots, ridged washers for cv bolts
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 31 Aug 2011 14:13:39 -0700
  ...non stock tire/wheel size increases the "resting angle" of the cv >> joints over the stock set up, then the boots will be flexed...
• Re: CV Joint advice
  Historical mailing list - Tom L. Neal
  Mon, 5 Jul 1999 08:47:07 -0700
  Don't wait for CV problems. The shop that fixed mine at about 100K said that original German grease gets thin and runs out...
• Re: cv joint repack/cleanup
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 6 Sep 2001 22:58:14 -0500
  Most CVs are attached with a three square socket head fastener, If you've got allens just use a long extension and get the...
• CV joints or differential problem... or???
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Fri, 21 Feb 2003 00:06:22 -0800
  ...Another thing I don't know is what a CV joint job would cost - would like to do it myself, but I'm short...
• What do you use in your parts washer
  Historical mailing list - Doug F
  Fri, 9 Jun 2006 16:40:19 -0700
  ...What are you guys using in your parts washers or use when cleaning all the grease off engine parts, CV joints etc? Just found...
• Rear Coil Spring Question
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Mon, 20 Feb 2012 12:00:06 +0000
  Yesterday while attempting to do my CV joints, I noticed that thin plastic collar under the coil spring is cracked. I've looked at...
• Re: (f) Question about a Thing Transaxle
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 05 Feb 1995 18:09:24 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Any bug trans from 1969 through 1974 will fit, providing you change the cv joint carrier on the transaxle. But, again, you will find...
• 1982 Diesel--CV Joint (right outside shaft) Needed
  Historical mailing list - Donna Stewart
  Mon, 27 Sep 1999 14:15:33 -0700
  Any idea how much this will cost? Any vendors on the list sell these? My dad was driving home Sat. when it went out...
• Re: CV joint - which side faces the boots ?
  Historical mailing list - k1cajun
  Thu, 30 Mar 2000 17:55:02 -0600
  WarmerWagen@aol.com wrote: > Dave, > The groove side is next to the boot. Washers are also necessary. I have had > several bolts come out...
• CV Joint Problem
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 2 May 2003 18:37:18 -0600
  Just a thought Lucas, disconnect the drive shaft in preparation for removal, loosen the front transaxle so it will move forward and drop the...
• Mechanic in Knox, TN?
  Historical mailing list - Charles E Clement/FWF/EXP/UTIA
  Thu, 5 Feb 2004 16:08:03 -0500
  ...It sounds like a cv joint but the mechanics we brought it to were unable to locate any trouble! Thank you for your time...
• Re: CV left front outer :( for'90 syncro westy
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 7 Nov 1996 22:45:57 -0500
  ...joint kit??) or wheel shaft outer with 251498099E outer joint $358.74 (Walser, AZ) Monday I'll check for both inner & outer joints. I...
• Re: Vibration
  Historical mailing list - Geroge A Lehman
  Sat, 9 Jan 1999 18:57:57 -0600
  Terry, Check to see that the CVs bolts are not loose or that a wheel is not loose or bent. The joints can be...
• CV Tool Part Number for Archives
  Historical mailing list - Anonymous Digest
  Wed, 9 Mar 2005 10:58:53 -0700
  ...I bought to fit the tri-star bolt heads on the CV joints, and thought I would post them and get them into the...
• Re: How important are those two-hole washers?
  Historical mailing list - Raymond Paquette
  Mon, 5 Jun 2006 14:52:20 -0700
  ...Thanks Ray On 6/1/06, Raymond Paquette <raymondpaquette@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hey > > Just regreased and rebooted all 4 of my rear CV joints...
• Re: Help! Name this Mystery Part !!! :o)
  Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
  Wed, 5 Aug 2009 22:14:53 -0700
  The Final Drive caps are to keep the 90 wt from getting into the CV Joints. Daryl of AA Transaxle (425) 788-4070 aatransaxle...