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Re: Funny clunking noise
Historical mailing list
Mon, 6 Aug 2001 13:39:00 EDT
Eventually CV joints will wear out to the point that they do fail and sometimes actually explode (they really get hot when they are...
Accurate maintenance records
Historical mailing list - developtrust
Fri, 1 Mar 2002 13:19:08 -0800
...I was delighted to discover that the CV joints were dismantled, cleaned , inspected and repacked 4,000 miles ago. Also new spark plug wires...
Re: CV Joint packing
Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
Thu, 6 Jan 2005 16:46:04 -0500
...http://volksweb.relitech.com/cvjoints.htm Ben's info builds on Tom's, but I have not read Ben's carefully enough to know...
Re: CV belt tension, measurement
Historical mailing list - Ryan
Mon, 19 May 2008 21:30:40 -0400
...CV belt tension, measurement > I know, I know - I was thinking about that - 'how do i check the > tension on my Constant Velocity belt...
Re: CV joint boots
Historical mailing list - Richard Smith (Smirby)
Tue, 17 Aug 2021 13:20:46 -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: Syncro Viscous Coupling : when should it be freewheeling ?
Historical mailing list - Modl6971
Sat, 2 May 1998 05:22:13 EDT
...There's nothing wrong with your syncro exept that one of your CV joints up front is going bad. Put the drive shaft back...
[NVC] Need advice on Passat CV joints
Historical mailing list - David Kao
Wed, 2 Jul 2008 23:41:32 -0700
...There were no cracks on inner CV boots so I did not think there was any problem with the inner CVs. Now I have...
Re: CV GREASE?
Historical mailing list - Robert Rountree
Wed, 23 Jun 1999 08:39:43 -0400
...Canadian Tire CV grease on each boot.... looks like I could have used 30 pumps, no problem.... It made all the joints quieter. Rob...
Re: Regreasing my CV's. Flip driveshafts on reinstall good idea?
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sat, 15 Aug 2009 17:25:06 -0400
...Flipping the joints on the shaft and >replacing it on same side works. Swapping the shaft to the other >side works. Flipping joints *and...
is it my CV joints
Historical mailing list - A Brandon Smith
Fri, 15 Dec 1995 12:51:54 -0800 (PST)
...she says it reminds her of a noise a friends car made with a bad CV joint. anyway, i asked her to crawl under...
Syncro rumble at 50+ mph
Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
Tue, 14 Jul 1998 11:30:20 -0400
...So what is it? My guess is that the spirited 4-wheeling "did in" the rear CV joints. However, reading the archives suggests that...
Re: What do you use in your parts washer
Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
Fri, 9 Jun 2006 19:27:13 -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...
For Archives: replacing transmission drive shaft seals
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Sun, 20 Nov 2005 21:17:49 -0600
...Tap in new seal, smear joint with RTV adhesive. 19. Refit CV joint, packing with grease if necessary. 20. Repeat from step 1 for...
Re: OLDER VANAGONS AND SELF-RELIANCE
Historical mailing list - Michael Nichols
Sat, 18 Nov 2000 20:58:56 -0500
...By the way, how does someone "rebuild" a ball bearing CV joint? 5. Vanagons (air cooleds, anyway) are not that difficult to maintain, and...
Re: Syncro Universal Joints
Historical mailing list - EMZ
Mon, 14 Jun 1999 19:55:22 -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...
Re: drilling out axle bolts
Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
Mon, 1 Dec 2003 09:38:02 -0600
...Mon, 1 Dec 2003 03:35:41 -0800 > >today i began an attempt to replace the cv joints on the 2nd axle. the >first...
syncro driveline universal joints
Historical mailing list
Wed, 18 Sep 1996 10:18:37 -0700
Kris, Is the syncro driveline a true univeral (aka Hooke or Rose) joint or a cv? Two forks and a cross linking them? Or...
For Capt Meschwitz from Boston
Historical mailing list
Tue, 29 Oct 1996 14:24:59 -0500
...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: 87 Synchro CV Boots
Historical mailing list
Sat, 26 Oct 1996 23:36:23 +0100
...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: Best Engine Conversion
Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
Tue, 14 Aug 2001 21:01:15 -0700
...Ever look at a CV joint on one of those babies? Phil 84' Westy __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Make international calls for as low as...
Re: CV joints / automatic
Historical mailing list - John Bange
Thu, 10 Nov 2005 18:37:03 -0800
> > I think he means swapping ends on same side? > That don't do nuthin'. Looking from the wheel side for each, the left has...
Re: CV joints
Historical mailing list - Rob
Wed, 20 Feb 2008 18:15:12 -0800
...To much time on my hands if I'm going to write this much about CV joint balls! Rob becida@comcast.net
Re: Serious problems with CV reinstall -HELP!
Historical mailing list - Tom Carrington
Sat, 1 May 1999 22:09:48 -0400
...http://www.relitech.com/tomc/cvjoints.htm The joints can be disassembled and re-assembled with the inner race still on the half-shaft...
Re: Odd sound from rear end...(not Friday and no smart 'subject' remarks please)
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 14 Jan 2011 14:56:09 -0800
...I did check and re-grease > the > outer CV joints about 2 yrs ago, but I have not had those apart since..At > that...
Re: CV Repair
Historical mailing list
Thu, 6 Apr 1995 13:05:51 -0300
>> Complete rebuilt and warranteed axles,( both CVs etc,) for my '87 >> Syncro are $141 CDN, (ie $100US) so you should do some checking. It...
Re: Inject grease into rear wheel bearings w/o disassembly?
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Mon, 20 Jul 2009 19:12:26 -0500
...the rubber boot on the passenger side CV joint is torn. No clunks from the CV's yet, so I was planning just to...
Re: New owner questions
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 24 Nov 2012 10:35:48 -0500
...Is this normal? > > Other than the obvious CV boot, should I be also picking up the outer > CV joint also? What about the other...
Re: Shuddering after fixing coolant leak !?!?
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Tue, 19 Sep 2023 16:18:40 -0400
...Have you checked the other CV bolts? Have you done recent work on the CV joints? Have you raised the van up and checked...
Re: Help removing stripped CV joint bolts
Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
Fri, 8 Dec 2006 15:08:05 -0500
...It is slightly larger than a 6mm, smaller than a 7mm, and can rather easily be pounded into a stripped out 6mm CV joint...
Re: CV advice needed
Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
Tue, 26 Nov 1996 00:12:50 -0500 (EST)
...Wheel drive for 2 year now, after I first heard my CV joints starting to make noise on turns. Take your trip! No rush...
Re: Stripped CV Joint Bolt
Historical mailing list - George Goff
Thu, 26 May 2005 11:29:07 EDT
...Use a spotting drill or wrap some duct tape around the flutes of the drill so that you don't bitch up the CV...
Re: Sheared CV joints
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Mon, 26 Jun 2006 14:35:04 -0700
...lockup > > the inertia from the movement creates a strain on the CVs and > > eventually the axles get sheared. > > > I'm not sure I understand...
Re: WTB; CV JOINT SPACER/
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Fri, 7 Aug 2009 17:59:08 -0700
Those metal spacers are only used up front on Syncros for the inner joints. Mark John C... wrote: >> Right, that's the paper gasket...
Re: sticking rear shoe?
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Mon, 4 Oct 2004 11:32:01 -0500
...Sort of like a CV > joint is popping about. But i don't think it is > (new'ish joints, plenty of grease, etc). > > I...
Re: cv, wheel bearings, or both?
Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
Thu, 3 Jan 2013 15:59:58 -0700
...This is what makes me think it may be a wheel bearing. > > My second symptom makes me wonder if I have a cv joint...
The Saga Continues...Serious problems with CV reinstall
Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
Sun, 2 May 1999 18:33:13 -0500
...CV, pulled out the old boot, and that pressed that Inner Race on BACKWARDS too! So, now I have two backwards CV joints! F...
Re: More: Re: Rear CV joints
Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
Fri, 21 Dec 2001 09:57:49 -0800
...This means > you'll have to bolt on the CV's yourself (a simple but messy job), versus > buying the rebuilt units that are...
Re: CV Joint Vibration
Historical mailing list - Blake Heinlein
Thu, 17 May 2007 17:02:36 -0700
...com> wrote: > > Hi everyone, > > I installed a new half-shaft (2 CV joints, 2 boots, and shaft) on the > driver side of my differential...
Re: cv, wheel bearings, or both?
Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
Thu, 3 Jan 2013 17:40:20 -0700
...Turned out to be a catastrophic failure of the cv joint - the cage broke. I suspect it knocked for a long time and then...
Vanagon for sale (FWD)
Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
Tue, 27 Oct 1998 07:30:51 -0800
...clutch, shocks, cv joint, Bridgestone tires, Python car alarm, propane tank. E-mail: shermj98@aol.com or call 206-324-2083 (Seattle). Thank You!
Re: Running syncro without driveshaft?
Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
Fri, 19 Mar 1999 22:55:49 -0700
...Neal" wrote: > > With driveshaft on, my front tires resist tight turns. > During tight turns is also when the CV joints decide to self destruct...
Re: FW: CV Joint Swapping
Historical mailing list - Rusty Johnson
Thu, 20 Apr 2000 22:35:48 EDT
David Beierl wrote: >Yes, it will reverse the direction of rotation. But it won't reverse the >pressure relationships between the inner and outer...
Re: Clunking sound
Historical mailing list
Sun, 23 Dec 2007 15:33:47 EST
...speeds - > well probably just can't hear it going fast!! > > bad CV joint.... chris ************************************** See AOL's top rated recipes (http://food.aol.com...
Re: CV boots
Historical mailing list - bill (w.r.) crick
Wed, 6 Mar 1996 16:05:00 -0500
I know there are two types of CV boots for some cars. The first is basically a tube, and requires the shaft/joint to...
Re: NAPA - Syncro axles $82/ - any good?
Historical mailing list - EMZ
Fri, 11 Sep 1998 18:06:27 -0400
...Most parts books only acount for one axle in vehicles with CV joints. The people who did most of the books for part stores...
Re: 87 Synchro CV Boots
Historical mailing list - Peter Larsson
Sun, 27 Oct 1996 14:50:09 +0100
...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 boots cracking
Historical mailing list - Pat
Fri, 22 Mar 2013 16:21:03 -0400
...Ball joint/tie rod boots, strut mounts, window seals, you name it. Makes you wonder sometimes when the OE stuff will go 25 years...
Re: rotating cvs and axles from left to right
Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
Tue, 14 May 2002 19:39:37 -0400
...when i pulled the cv's apart i had them power cleaned, i noticed slight wear where the balls were riding, but nothing major...
Re: CV Joint failure - New or Rebuilt?
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Tue, 20 Jul 2004 22:39:52 -0500
...New bolts, new boots, new CV's freshly packed. Thats hard to beat. With routine maintenance they should last a very loooong time!! Regards...
Re: Driveline vibration 87 automatic
Historical mailing list - Project Pat
Mon, 9 Sep 2013 18:07:48 -0400
I was going to suggest running in the air, but I thought doing so may introduce some extra variables, like CV joint angle changes...
rear axle clicking?
Historical mailing list - Michael Wagner
Tue, 17 Oct 1995 19:33:05 -700 (PDT)
...Guessed at CV joint(s). Any gratuitous advice welcome from anyone whose carpal tunnel isn't too bad tonight... Thanks!
Tires. Yeah again.
Historical mailing list - Brad Spear
Wed, 6 Jan 1999 19:08:55 EST
...Right after I put a new cv joint in, tha is. Any info would be greatly appreciated. SFC Brad Spear '72 Westy '87 Syncro...
Re: FW: CV Joint Swapping
Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
Thu, 20 Apr 2000 19:18:16 +0200
Steve Sullivan wrote: > Wrong. Wrong! Whattayamean, wrong? Seriously, I did swap > mine end for end keeping the same axle on each side. Will something...
Re: Supporting tranny
Historical mailing list - John_K_Hopp
Tue, 18 Jul 1995 09:13:38 -0600 (MDT)
...are the CV joints, in my '70. When I first installed a motor, no problema. But I looked at those beat CV boots and...
Re: CV anatomy
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sat, 29 Aug 2009 19:02:21 -0400
...joint back together correctly, that is to say it moves as freely as >the other ones, but after reading you can destroy the CV...
Re: CV joint theory: long
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Sat, 19 Mar 2005 08:11:46 -0600
All this perfect fit and new CVs is just a waste of money. I've bought new Lubro CVs and I'm sure they...
Re: CV boot problem repair problem continued
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Tue, 23 Aug 2016 19:41:51 -0400
...grateful. > > I’m gathering the items needed to do all four CV joints and want to be ready to make this work go as...
Re: Cv axles
Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
Tue, 5 May 2015 16:04:08 -0400
...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: Sound conundrum - input requested
Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
Tue, 19 Oct 2021 22:39:56 +0000
I sure sounds like worn out CV joint. Manual or Automatic? I recently bought one of these assemblies; made a plywood box to store...
Re: CV joint rotation ?
Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
Mon, 23 Jul 2001 16:58:10 -0700
...Bus drivers blow joints all the time... T. At 5:02 PM -0600 7/23/01, Damian Shaw wrote: >Beware of swapping driveaxles from...