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• Re: Lobro CV joint boots review
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Wed, 27 Jan 2010 19:58:22 -0800
  ...Lobro CV boots that I installed a little over a year ago showed signs of cracking when I replaced another bad joint last April...
• Re: Syncro Universal Joints
  Historical mailing list - John
  Tue, 15 Jun 1999 13:37:09 -0400
  ...and he > thought it was a bad front outer CV joint. I replaced the joint but > that didn't eliminate the noise. I then...
• Rear Bearings R&R
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Fri, 17 Sep 2004 23:04:55 -0700
  ...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 Grease
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 12 Sep 1995 13:46:48 -0500
  ...It came as part of the clamp/circlip/grease package from Transform when I bought four new CV joints, boots and transmission. The kit...
• cooling system flush and other issues('81)
  Historical mailing list - Bill
  Sun, 4 Jul 1999 00:24:10 -0700
  ...I also took the left rear axle off, greased the CV joints, turned it around, and put it back on. That took a bit...
• Re: Front Inner Syncro CV Joints Question
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 7 Feb 2001 19:54:18 -0800
  ...Front Inner Syncro CV Joints Question David Marshall wrote: If they support a greater angle than the rear, would it not be wise to...
• Re: For Archives: replacing transmission drive shaft seals
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 21 Nov 2005 12:24:14 -0500
  ...I thought I may scratch the seal seating area without the puller.If you got wet inner CV joints, better rule out that the...
• FS: 80-84 Bentley
  Historical mailing list - TStone8359
  Wed, 22 Apr 1998 21:05:08 EDT
  ...Cover creased, greasy finger prints on the transmission removal, coolant bleeding, CV joint removal , and a few other sections, but otherwise in perfect condition...
• Re: automatic transmission woes
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 9 Mar 2000 08:25:25 EST
  I would be sure that it isn't wheel bearing noise or CV joint problems before removing the tranny. I have all the parts...
• Re: Wheel bearing vs. CV joints
  Historical mailing list - Mike & Elaine Pedersen
  Fri, 3 May 2002 19:10:12 -0700
  Todd, Spent a couple of hours on the archives last weekend trying to figure out the same problem on my "88 Westy auto. Try...
• Seafoam for Squeaks?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Sat, 6 Dec 2008 13:49:46 -0600
  ...TIA CV joints replaced in 2004. -- Michael in San Antonio 91GL AT 'Gringo' ------------------------------------------------------------ + To unsubscribe from the Vanagon List send an e-mail to...
• Re: CV Joints
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Tue, 4 Apr 2006 16:10:17 -0400
  ...The grease needs to be in the joint, not in the boot, so the syringe is an iffy solution. The triple square or 12...
• Re: The Thompson Coupling
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Tue, 4 Dec 2007 11:05:17 -0700
  ...a stock lobro 930 cv joint, costing only about $60 and being readily available and easily able to support 400 BHP, can withstand an...
• Re: Grease on axel
  Historical mailing list - Rick Cooper
  Mon, 2 Oct 2023 10:16:00 -0700
  ...I replaced the boots on my CV joints a few years ago. A year or so later, I was checking under the van in...
• Re: CV joint 'indicators'?
  Historical mailing list - Ben Cichowski
  Thu, 17 Apr 2008 12:57:24 -0500
  ...CV joint 'indicators'? > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > It's also worth putting the rear up and turning each wheel by hand. > > I have...
• Re: tranny flange seals
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 26 Aug 1999 23:06:08 -0400
  If gear oil is getting inside the CV joints, it is the plug seals in the flange.plate. Remove the joint and check the...
• Ignition Switch & CV question
  Historical mailing list - Connal Hughes
  Thu, 11 Nov 1999 13:51:38 EST
  ...The car was diagnosed as having torn boots and lose CV joints (ball joints? difference? I don't have the exact paperwork with me...
• Re: 1983.5 with 108,000 miles
  Historical mailing list - Beckham, Chip
  Wed, 27 Feb 2002 15:39:52 -0500
  I'm planning to service all four of my CV joints in the next couple of weeks. I have the kits from Bus Depot...
• FS 86 GL Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Ankeny
  Mon, 23 Jul 2001 18:19:33 -0500
  ...Tranny was rebuilt last year, front CV joints at 130k, driveshaft u-joints replaced last year, new rear heater core this past winter, five...
• Re: Inner CV Boot Replacement: Okie Redneck Style...
  Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
  Fri, 25 Jan 2002 23:06:04 -0800
  ...ratchet when I did my cv joints. Driving to work one morning - clunk, whir, nothing. The left joint came off the axle flange. I...
• Re: parts
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Fri, 19 Sep 2003 09:23:24 -0700
  CV Joints are the same, but one axle is shorter on the AT. Z --- Jason Willenbrock <pooncerelli@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote: --------------------------------- aren't manual transmission...
• Re: CV 12 pt tool
  Historical mailing list - Pat Dooley
  Mon, 22 Mar 1999 20:25:29 -0500
  ...CV 12 pt tool > > > Eric.Henning@BAILEY.COM writes: > > << If you have the 12 pt sockets screws on you cv joints > instead of the...
• Re: 12 Point CV Tool Size?
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Thu, 29 Nov 2007 18:11:20 -0500
  ...8mm for Vanagon CV joints. My Audi uses 10mm. The measured size of the bit is slightly less than the given mm size. I...
• Re: CV Bolts... clunk, clunk.
  Historical mailing list - Albrecht Jander
  Mon, 26 Jun 95 10:46:44 PDT
  ...CV Joints Anon. sound like the place for me. I also had all six bolts fall out at a stoplight. Clunk...whiirrrr...thump! The...
• Replacing Rear Axels tips and tricks?
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Ralphs
  Mon, 2 Feb 2004 22:58:01 -0800
  ...I have replaced CV joints before YEARS ago on my old GTI but it has been awhile since undertaking something this substantial with a...
• Re: CV Joints
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 5 May 2014 08:37:38 -0700
  ...Consider the thousands of vanagons there > have been that went hundreds of thousands of miles on the original CV > joints with no more fuss...
• Re: received no posts since March
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Wed, 1 Jul 2026 15:13:38 +0000
  ...Marcus posted something about his CV joints just recently. On Wednesday, July 1, 2026 at 06:07:22 AM PDT, Spencer Allen <soxndubs1951@gmail...
• RE: Help! Horrible Knocking from the left rear!
  Historical mailing list - Chris Tucci
  Sat, 18 May 1996 20:52:12 -0600
  Thanks to all for the quick response on my knocking CV joints! I've decided that I'm going to try the regreasing, because...
• hmm, now i have more mail
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan 'Snuggles' Edwards
  Sat, 13 Jul 1996 02:39:45 -0400 (EDT)
  ...can't be much harder then putting cv joints back together when first learning. hehehehe jonathan
• Transmssion noise
  Historical mailing list - Terry Tan
  Mon, 9 Jun 2003 01:44:04 -0400
  ...In the past I have always been able to trace it to the CV joints which after replacement or repacking with new grease eliminated...
• Re: Can_CV_Joint_Grease_be_Removed_from_Upholstery
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Tue, 19 Sep 2006 09:10:35 -0700
  Remove the uphostery and take it a comercial laundramat and wash it. Maybe after the break-clean treatment. m > Problem is, some idiot threw...
• need help identifying cause of noise
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Wed, 9 Sep 2009 16:53:57 -0800
  ...The mechanic working on the van told me the CV joints were in good shape, but did find one of the CV bolts loose...
• Loose stub axle?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 18 Dec 1995 00:29:29 -0500
  ...Last March I greased the CV joints on my 78 Westy. As I was lowering the drive shaft, I happened to bump into the...
• Re: removing ball joint nut?
  Historical mailing list - VW Doka
  Thu, 3 Sep 2009 13:10:05 -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 - Hans Vanhethoen
  Sat, 12 Apr 2003 09:53:04 -0400
  It kind of strange I have had cv boots fail, The rubber can breakup any time. I replaced the boots on my 84 lasted...
• Assessing CV joints?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 6 Nov 2014 21:07:33 -0800
  Is there an easier way to get an idea of the CV joint's condition without taking it off the tranny? What I've...
• Re: Question about Auto Trans for experts
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sat, 27 Nov 2004 06:46:58 -0700
  ...Is either joint now hitting max deflection at max top or max bottom? The best to raise or lower would depend on the cv...
• My Repair Costs
  Historical mailing list - Jim & Melody
  Mon, 12 Apr 1999 18:23:40 -0600
  ...40.00 Replaced ball joints: 230.00 Replaced starter: 125.00 Service 8 CV joints, one new joint & 1 used shaft: 325.00 Coolant...
• Re: Right Rear Wheel Growl 85-1.9L
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 26 May 2006 08:03:09 -0400
  ...Next thing > I did was to slide underneath for an attempted feel at the outer > CV joint on both wheels. No noticable warmth at...
• <F> Found on Car Talk (bus content)
  Historical mailing list - Alan Bosch
  Fri, 9 Apr 1999 16:29:22 -0500
  ...cc engine.) (7) CV joint ball bearing (About 1,000 miles after the CV boot was repaired, the CV joint came loose while traveling...
• Re: 86 Vanagon CV boots replacement
  Historical mailing list - Tobin T. Copley
  Fri, 22 Mar 1996 12:40:39 -0800 (PST)
  ...and 8mm allen wrench for the CV joint bolts, a > 32mm? socket for the axle nut, a breaker bar to help get that axle...
• Re: 86 Vanagon CV boots replacement
  Historical mailing list - Tobin T. Copley
  Sat, 23 Mar 1996 08:27:38 -0800 (PST)
  ...and 8mm allen wrench for the CV joint bolts, > > This is good to know but I don't think they are Allen bolts. You...
• need part suppliers numbers
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Mon, 11 Sep 95 16:08:52 EDT
  > anyone have a number for Transform? or other reliable parts distributors? > looking specifically for axle assemblies. > > jonathan > > If anyone needs CV's only not...
• Re: CV boots does anyone make quality boots these days ? maybe it is not the boot
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Sun, 11 Mar 2007 17:23:48 -0700
  ...pages that explain CV joint repair and > therefore boot installation, one can find details about how to install > the CV boots. > > There are good...
• Re: Thumping Noise - Wheel CV Joint Bearing?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 2 Jul 2010 18:00:53 -0700
  ...BenT On Jul 2, 2010, at 4:58 PM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > I had brand new joints fail after only...
• Re: Midas or not
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 2 Nov 1995 13:29:35 -0500
  ...Also, after charging me an arm and a leg for replacing the CV joint boots, a year later I had to replace it again...
• fs: 86 GL Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Ankeny
  Fri, 20 Apr 2001 16:26:41 -0500
  ...Tranny was rebuilt last year, front CV joints at 130k, driveshaft u-joints replaced last year, new rear heater core this past winter, five...
• CV - Will it fit?
  Historical mailing list - Barry Mercer
  Mon, 8 Oct 2001 10:40:50 -0400
  ...I have a couple of 1970's vintage CV joints that are in much better shape than the ones I removed. Would they be...
• 77 Airflow meter
  Historical mailing list - Matt Bushore
  Tue, 18 Apr 1995 17:36:08 -0500
  ...I am also looking for CV joints perhaps. Mail me and we will work something out... OOOhh, I am still working on getting th...
• Beer can effect
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Danrich
  Fri, 16 Jun 2000 00:57:27 -1000
  ...find what this big boom was, some thought it was the CV joint settling. Then discovered it one day taking off the gas cap...
• Re: It happens every 100k - vanagons with over 200k mi
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Fri, 1 Feb 2002 10:20:01 -0800
  ...upper control arm bushings CV joint a little seam rust Jere 90 GL 88 GL
• Re: Vanagon CV Joint Fasteners
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Sun, 14 Dec 2008 18:52:08 -0700
  I think they are known as 'three square' and the last time these were discussed on this forum, as I recall, it was agreed...
• Re: Vanagon CV Joint Fasteners
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Sat, 13 Dec 2008 19:25:17 -0700
  Dave, I just rebuilt my rear axles and used brand new 8x50s, purchased from GoWesty, and they worked fine, with no length problem....don...
• Re: Grease on axel
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 3 Oct 2023 11:03:31 +0000
  ...my experience is as follows.  I replaced the boots on my CV joints a few years ago.  A year or so later, I was...
• Re: new driveshafts for raised vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 1 Apr 2011 11:46:53 -0700
  ...I've found a better solution, this German made driveshaft set > up.It > allows extreme axle angles using stock CV joints > > http://www.eathen64...
• Re: Help! Horrible Knocking from the left rear!
  Historical mailing list - Glen Buhlmann
  Tue, 21 May 1996 13:57:05 -0800
  ...But > yesterday I had the CV joints repacked and so far I haven't heard it. Here's an update: The knocking sound came...
• Re: CV boot problem repair problem continued
  Historical mailing list - Ned Savoie
  Mon, 15 Aug 2016 16:45:05 -0400
  ...I am hoping to look at a friends spare axle and CV joint > before handling mine. That will be a big help. > > > > The info...
• Re: Noise: Tranny or CV or What?
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Wed, 13 May 1998 20:59:36 -0700
  ...a lower RPM than the other noise is a right rear cv joint. A little "knowledge" and a lot of fear...hope I'm...
• CV joint 12 point cap screws (bolts)
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 15 Aug 2002 11:23:24 -0500
  ...driver for the 12 point cap screws (Porsche) for the Vanagon CV's. My driver stripped its teeth this last go around. Bought the...
• Re: CV boot problem repair problem continued
  Historical mailing list - T3 Technique
  Tue, 23 Aug 2016 15:08:01 -0700
  ...I’m gathering the items needed to do all four CV joints and want to be ready to make this work go as well...