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• a (cv) day in the sun
  Historical mailing list - Matt Greenwell
  Sun, 7 Mar 1999 19:55:57 -0500
  ...when pulling the axles, the cv grease was in the following condition. driver side and passenger side outer joints had stickey gummy grease, not...
• Re: 12 Point CV Tool Size?
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Mon, 3 Dec 2007 08:38:26 -0800
  ...The 10mm one I used on my Passat CV joint bolts ripped all its teeth as soon as I torqued by hand of course...
• Re: 87 Synchro CV Boots
  Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
  Sun, 27 Oct 1996 01:55:33 -0400 (EDT)
  ...I plan on pulling all the > axles and repacking the joints. What's the best CV boot available, and > where can I get them...
• Re: CV Maintenance - Re-use old or new Rockford USA boots?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 18 Apr 2017 12:14:02 -0700
  ...CV Maintenance - Re-use old or new Rockford USA boots? > > Hi, > > I am going to clean and lube the CV joints on my 2wd...
• Re: 9-month life on new CV boots
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Tue, 23 Apr 2013 12:14:56 -0400
  ...digest processor < >> LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> wrote: >>> >>>> All this talk about CV joint cleaning and booting made me take a look >> at my >>>> boots...
• CV R&R questions
  Historical mailing list - Aaron
  Sun, 13 Aug 2006 13:59:16 -0700
  ...The other end of it slips over the outside edge of the CV joint. In this case, the entire cover easily slipped off and...
• Re: Anyone interested in low mileage Mazda Miata?
  Historical mailing list - Mike South
  Fri, 5 Aug 2011 07:54:09 -0500
  ...4, 2011, at 11:47 PM, Paul <wognacious@gmail.com> wrote: > CV joint* my friend pass it over to me. * note token VW content...
• Re: Where we're from
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Nelson
  Wed, 29 Sep 1999 21:21:11 -0600
  ...Die Road Crew 86 GL syncro (rod through engine case, busted CV joint, need a core!!!) 78 Toyota FJ40 Landcruiser (snowplow) 83 Toyota Tercel...
• Re: CV JOINTS; IS THERE A INSIDE/OUTSIDE DIFFERENCE?
  Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
  Thu, 25 Jul 2002 14:19:47 EDT
  I replace mine few weeks ago. Those groove sides should be on the boot sides as I noticed on the old ones... Jim W88kender...
• Re: Mechanic in Knox, TN?
  Historical mailing list - John Jensen
  Thu, 5 Feb 2004 16:23:48 -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: 9-month life on new CV boots
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 23 Apr 2013 09:41:50 -0500
  ...9-month life on new CV boots >>> >>> All this talk about CV joint cleaning and booting made me take a look at my >>> boots...
• Re: clunk clunk
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sat, 28 Feb 1998 21:36:24 CST
  ...rear drivers side when turning at >low speeds, my guess is cv joint(s). How hard are these to replace > and what is the...
• Re: cv-joints
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 8 Jul 94 15:12:52 bst
  ...So, before I shell out for a new joint, what is the verdict of the net-jury? Is the c.v. joint guilty or...
• Re: greasing CV joints - Grease needle experience
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Mon, 26 Nov 2001 07:45:12 -0800
  ...ask Romel. > You could have had sand in the joints with perfect boots and no holes. > > Stan Wilder
• Re: cv boot woes ;lessons learned department.
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Sun, 21 Nov 1999 20:20:25 EST
  ...i fear the >worst...having just replaced all four cv joints and boots,.... i see that >the outer cv boot is in tatters!.... is...
• Re: MrEdII Broke! And its....
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 10 Jul 1998 02:08:24 EDT
  ...You could likely get away with having new grease installed for now and start saving for replacement of likely one or two CV joints...
• Eurovan Parts Blow-Out!
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 9 Dec 1998 20:04:10 -0500
  ...CV JOINT & BOOT KIT, OUTER, THRU '94 701 498 099 $139.95 AS ABOVE, MODELS W/ABS 701 498 099A $149.95 CV JOINT...
• Re: Redline CV-2. User Input?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Tue, 10 May 2011 17:10:37 -0600
  ...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: 5 speed SA transmission issue
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Sun, 30 Mar 2003 09:35:05 -0500
  ...Just as I was finishing the job and reconnecting things I realized the flanges for the CV joint were larger than those on my...
• New mystery. Faint rumble from right side of van
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Fri, 8 Mar 2002 21:12:29 -0800
  ...Front, middle of van or rear? Right front might mean wheel bearing? Right rear might mean a CV joint going bad. The sound is...
• Re: CV Boots spun off again ?
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Mon, 13 Aug 2007 12:38:03 -0700
  ...do you think lobro engineering realy beleive that crimps will add to boot/cv life by keeping debris out of the joint with this...
• Re: 71 bus question
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 17 May 1995 09:52:22 -0700
  ...Most of us I'm sure have replaced tie-rods, ball joints, steering gears, CV's, brakes, etc. so that it is mostly rebuilt...
• List vendor request..
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Mon, 13 Sep 1999 19:21:37 EDT
  Greetings and Saultations; Do any list vendors sell the twelve point allen socket needed to remove the bolts from the CV joints? Drive Safely...
• Re: What's on YOUR checklist?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 14 Mar 2004 23:50:45 -0700
  CV joints. Repack them before a long trip. If they've already been repacked fairly recently, have your mechanic verify they're properly torqued...
• Re: drilling out axle bolts
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Tue, 2 Dec 2003 00:44:10 EST
  ...my new cv joints didn't come with retaining rings, how bad is it to reuse the old ones? --- Not ideal, but, done with...
• Re: removing a broken cv joint stud
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 7 Oct 2007 18:13:50 -0700
  ...On 10/7/07, David Clarkson <Dvdclarksn@aol.com> wrote: > I've got a problem After over 70,000 miles my outer cv joint...
• Re: parts
  Historical mailing list - Leon
  Fri, 19 Sep 2003 14:29:58 -0700
  AT CV joint axles are diffrent length left from right because AT differential is offset from centerline. Leon On Fri, 19 Sep 2003 01...
• Re: Replacing Rear Axels tips and tricks?
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Tue, 3 Feb 2004 08:23:50 -0700
  ...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: No Go on CV Boot R&R
  Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
  Thu, 4 Nov 2010 11:15:24 -0400
  ...When you replace just the joints and boots, quality control is completely in your hands. You can inspect the parts for defects, and ensure...
• Audi Parts in a Vanagon (Frankensteinagon?)
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Thu, 26 Feb 1998 18:33:01 -0800
  ...Besides playing around with some CV joint sizes and axle lengths and most likely the shift linkage do you think it would be possible...
• Re: Inner CV joint Allen bolt...
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Sun, 18 May 2003 13:07:13 -0700
  ...Except to remove the bearing housing and pull the whole CV/axle assembly out where you can get vise grips on it. You'll...
• Re: cv, wheel bearings, or both?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 5 Jan 2013 10:55:53 -0500
  ...My second symptom makes me wonder if I have a cv joint issue. I realize that when a cv joint goes, it usually means...
• Re: Cv axles
  Historical mailing list - Richard Smith
  Tue, 5 May 2015 12:58:44 -0700
  ...Only found out when the driveshafts and cv joints were replaced. Not sure when it happened (previous, previous owner, I guess), but they were...
• Re: brake & CV q's
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 30 Jun 2013 23:19:37 -0400
  ...CVs without removing the rear wheels, i.e., must I tangle with the axle nuts? It is usually easier to loosen the CV joint...
• Re: Cv boot passenger side
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 21 Apr 2012 18:44:10 -0700
  ...if you push sideways on the axle end ...you shouldn't hear any cv joint looseness , noise, or rattle . They start out very smooth...
• CV problem solved
  Historical mailing list - Mark Schrope
  Mon, 6 Jul 1998 10:43:44 -0400
  ...For those who didn't see my message Friday- I went to clean and repack my CV joints for the first time and when...
• How not to snake wire/why "constant" velocity joints? Was: Wiring rear speakers - 86 Weekender - long
  Historical mailing list - Mark Hersh
  Mon, 16 Jul 2007 19:18:05 -0400
  ...Now onto my first CV joint repack job in many, many years (didn't have a VW for a while). Why are they called...
• Re: CV Joint advice
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 8 Jul 1999 15:41:43 -0400
  ...pencil. > >I know, I know, this explanation is as clear as CV grease. Ask Joel how to >clean No, it's beautiful. I was...
• Re: NEW Lobro Half Shafts with CV's for Syncro on Ebay
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Thu, 7 Sep 2000 13:00:53 -0400
  ...I am auctioning 2 of the German Lobro Half Shafts with cv joints and boots > for the Syncro. I bought these from Bus Depot...
• Re: Knocking noise
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 4 Dec 2004 07:03:54 -0800
  ...The lateral grooves are there so that when the suspension allows the wheel to go up and down the inner and outer CV joint...
• Re: Struck Oil, Rebuilt CV's and a Tense Trip Home
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 11 Dec 2004 18:56:04 -0600
  ...One said he thought I had a CV joint that was about to leave me stranded. > >I talked a gentleman from VW Paradise in...
• Inline 4 exhaust manifolds
  Historical mailing list - Bill MacLachlan
  Mon, 30 Jul 2007 12:42:23 -0700
  ...thanks all Bill M btw thanks ato all who commented about the CV joint fastener tool....I found one, have new driveshaft in place....
• Re: CLicking from Rear wheel - '85
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Mon, 2 Jul 2012 11:42:11 -0500
  ...I have yet to experience this and my first thought (from reading > things here) was that it could be my CV joint. > > The wheel...
• Re: CV article
  Historical mailing list - Mike Lawrence
  Mon, 27 Jan 2003 21:47:36 -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...
• Re: Regreasing my CV's. Flip driveshafts on reinstall good idea?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 16 Aug 2009 14:43:07 -0700
  ...the angle of the CV axle. >> >> >> http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/XZN-Tool-Vw-Jetta-Golf-Passat-CV-Joint-Volkswagen-Audi_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp4634Q2ec0Q2em14Q2el1262QQhashZitem27aa6b7bbfQQitemZ170362895295QQptZMotorsQ5fAutomotiveQ5fTools >> >> M8...
• Re: ok where did I go wrong on my half axle 1984 vanagon powell river bc Canada
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 27 Mar 2012 06:10:47 -0400
  What is a "fluted" hex key? The CV joint bolts either use a 6mm "Allen: Key or the 8mm triple square, 12 point, or...
• Re: CV joint boots
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Tue, 17 Aug 2021 14:22:40 -0700
  Rich, if you don't mind, can you look closely at the joints and tell if they are matching NEW joints with factory markings...
• Re: Redline:CV-2 High temp. CV grease
  Historical mailing list - Todd Francis
  Mon, 13 Jan 1997 19:19:57 -0800
  ...Trans), noticed red line makes CV grease. > $8.00 a jar. I jar will probably do two joints.(also have in tubes)So when...
• Re: CV bolt rounded -- what to do?
  Historical mailing list - Rick Cooper
  Mon, 1 Jan 2024 12:17:17 -0800
  ...Our local dedicated VW parts shop has these https://vanagonwestfaliaparts.com/products/cv-joint-kit?variant=29737033793 at $95CAN, which is very roughly equivalent...
• Re: Syncro rumble at 50+ mph
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 16 Jul 1998 23:42:24 -0400
  ...I also didn't see any obvious tears in the CV joint rubber. > >As I was planning on going to Transporters by the Tunnel...
• Re: Ticking sound from rear wheel
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 15 May 2013 07:06:01 -0500
  ...Probably a CV joint problem, but the other two things I mention have happened to me. Jim On Tue, May 14, 2013 at 8...
• cv ball cage: inner or outer chamfer to axle? (and 090 AT reprise)
  Historical mailing list - C. Abney
  Wed, 1 Jun 2016 21:39:39 -0700
  I'm packing my cv joints, and come across a conundrum. van-cafe says "The side with the greater chamfer goes towards the axle...
• CV left front outer :( for'90 syncro westy
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 3 Nov 1996 12:37:56 -0500
  ...From list info, I've asked (not demanded) greasing the joints, but he felt the labor charge wouldn't be cost effective for me...
• Re: drive from Oklahoma to Spokane, WA
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 4 Oct 2014 23:27:14 -0400
  ...So I'll check the joints. mcneely ---- mark drillock <mdrillock@COX.NET> wrote: > Yes, the CV joints would be under maximum stress when you...
• Re: Grease on axel
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 2 Oct 2023 12:42:19 -0400
  ...Lately, I keep a Axel ready for my standard 84 and boots, Greece, bolts and parts, including extra CV joint ready to go. Eric...
• Re: replacement cv/axle assembly
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 11 Feb 2008 22:15:48 -0600
  ...near as good and long lasting > as two new german Lobro CV joints fitted to the Vanagon axle shaft. > > The axle shaft itself does...
• CV Joint Experts?
  Historical mailing list - Anonymous Digest
  Wed, 10 Nov 2004 17:38:55 -0700
  ...I am pretty sure its my turn to dive under and do the CV joint replacement, but I thought I would throw out what...
• Re: Success and clunk question
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Fri, 1 Jul 2022 11:30:43 -0700
  Well, just because you replaced the CV joints does not mean that they are ok. I realize you are an excellent mechanic and only...
• Re: SA Vanagon exhausts
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Sat, 11 Dec 2004 08:25:59 -0800
  ...That double downpipe off the exhaust manifold looks like it adds a whole 'nother dimension of pain and suffering to servicing the CV joints...
• Re: Clunking sound
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 24 Dec 2007 10:50:57 -0500
  I "Tend" to think you have a CV joint problem but don't overlook other possibilities. One is, in that you had the noise...