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• 86 syncro FS
  Historical mailing list - Wizzard Cafe
  Thu, 30 May 2002 22:12:01 -0400
  ...It needs a front cv joint and an oxygen sensor. It has the lock out diff and mechanically is very sound. It was used...
• syncro: removing front shocks
  Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
  Mon, 13 Oct 2003 15:12:06 -0400
  ...87 syncro in order to replace the bearings and ball joints, repacking front cv's etc...  well, i bought some boge front...
• Ben McCafferty on CV joints
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Sun, 5 Dec 2004 16:06:51 -0700
  ...Reversing the direction of ROTATION of the CVs is NOT the goal--rather, reversing the direction of the WEAR PATTERN on the CVs is...
• Re: Oil/gas leak from passenger cv joint
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 11 Apr 2011 13:58:56 -0700
  ...Oil/gas leak from passenger cv joint > I'm trying to disconnect the hoses to bypass the firewall plastic piece. > Are > you saying I...
• Re: Inject grease into rear wheel bearings w/o disassembly?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Mon, 20 Jul 2009 20:30:58 -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: Noise from left front wheel when making a right turn in my Syncro?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 11 May 2005 20:04:39 -0400
  ...Anyway could this noise be the CV joint starting to fail? How can I check it? Any help appreciated. Robert 86' Syncro 82' Westy
• Re: Spring advice
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Sun, 18 Apr 2021 23:18:46 -0500
  ...I seem to be > paying the tax in extra CV and upper ball joint wear. > > I did the rears first, and was driving around...
• rear wheel noise
  Historical mailing list - Sara
  Fri, 29 May 1998 01:05:11 -0700
  ...The CV joints were replaced about 6000 miles and 6 months ago. Does this sound like the wheel bearing? It's an automatic. Is...
• Re: 5 speed trans
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Wed, 17 Feb 1999 08:18:49 PST
  ...It simply bolted up, the cv joints fit perfectly, my shifter linkage, accessories, and starter (I did have to open the starter hole slightly...
• Working on Gravel
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
  Fri, 29 Apr 2005 18:48:24 -0400
  ...at least you aren't pulling the tranny or replacing the cv joints or something that keeps you on your back... The only things...
• Re: SA T3 Ventilation System
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Fri, 2 May 2008 18:43:56 -0700
  ...FORWARD under the left axle, adding another level of horror to CV joint service? I know I seen it linked here, but I can...
• CV problem has been FIXED!!
  Historical mailing list - Chris Gkikas
  Mon, 27 Dec 1999 23:12:58 -0500
  ...I then packed the joint as best I could with a tube of Speedi-Boot. Underneath, I lifted the joint to the trans and...
• Transmission leak
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Sat, 26 Sep 2009 16:27:37 -0700
  ...If you have not done the CV joints in the past few years I would suggest doing the axel on that side and replace...
• Re: Rear-wheel clunk (possibly) identified
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Thu, 26 May 2016 09:55:59 -0400
  ...Thank you. >>> >>> The thread on samba zeroed in on the theory that the axle itself was >>> moving >>> between the CV joints. Because it's...
• Re: clamps for cv boots, ridged washers for cv bolts
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 30 Aug 2011 21:53:08 -0700
  ...clamps for cv boots, ridged washers for cv bolts Johnson Foreign Auto, my local Vanagon gurus, does not use an inside clamp or tie...
• Re: Gah. Inspections
  Historical mailing list - Dylan Spurgin
  Fri, 9 Aug 2002 00:57:40 -0500
  ...Sigh. > >CV boots torn on both front axles. Steering rack boots torn. The CV joints >had sprayed their grease all over the front brakes...
• Re: Just back from the mechanic, HELP!!
  Historical mailing list - mike barker
  Tue, 9 May 2000 12:56:21 -0400
  ...5. CV probs -500 >6. Clutch probs -400 >7. Haphazard wiring cutting and splicing -100 or much much more. >8. Ball joints -400 >9...
• Ignition Switch Help!
  Historical mailing list - van man
  Sun, 30 Sep 2001 17:37:49 -0700
  ...She had to sit for a while I waited for a new CV joint. I installed the axle saturday and the van started right...
• Re: Squeaking Wheels When Brakes Not Applied
  Historical mailing list - Michael Rule
  Fri, 9 Jul 2004 11:34:07 -0400
  ...sorta-kinda-not unlike how a cv-joint on it's way out is (nearly) silent on straightaways, but cackles and crunches on turns...
• Syncro w/driveline vibration - but not the driveshaft?
  Historical mailing list - Warren Chapman
  Tue, 26 Jul 2005 10:43:04 -0400
  ...Axles ?? CV joints? Wheel bearing ??? How to check/test these? Warren C.
• Re: Small successes first Axle in
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 30 Jun 2022 14:05:27 +0000
  ...And, now I will not worry about dirt and sand getting into the joints going back and forth to Townsend VT. And, one final...
• Re: Slight VW Content - Most versatile torque wrench?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Fri, 28 Apr 2017 16:51:13 -0600
  ...steve@williamsitconsulting.com> wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> I am going to service my CV joints this weekend. I've decided it's >>> worthwhile to invest in...
• Re: CV boot or axle?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Mon, 13 Apr 2009 09:30:10 -0400
  ...As long as your joint doesn't have a lot of play in it I would just repack and put new boots on both...
• Re: Short c.v. Axles ?
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Tue, 17 Jul 2018 12:49:12 -0700
  ...torn CV boots. > > I discovered the boots were shot on my drive from Los Angeles to Montreal > back in late April. > > The Joints and...
• Ongoing engine build, it starts! part 4
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 5 May 1995 08:35:18 -0700
  ...CV joint day, pick up other axles from storage on the bicycle, rip apart. Clean all that stuff, yech. Piece up four good CV...
• Re: Success and clunk question
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Fri, 1 Jul 2022 19:17:19 +0000
  ...It is not the CV joints as I’ve replaced all. All seems fine under the van and it handles great. It also shifts...
• Re: 2.0 L ABA engine monted at 50 degrees
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sat, 9 Feb 2008 11:43:07 -0800
  ...The CV joints don't care. If you change angles too much shift linkage alignment becomes an issue. You can even lower the left...
• Will 73-74 bug parts fit a '74 van?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 26 Dec 95 07:59:46 EST
  ...let me know....i may be able to get tie rods, cv joints, heater boxes, and other parts. the guy said he basically just...
• Re: new van, inspect'n & warrnty questions
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 14 Apr 1995 14:57:09 -0700
  ...I am going >to have it inspected by a mechanic today or this weekend to check on cv >joints, water pump, heads, trans, etc...
• RE: Good deal?
  Historical mailing list - Matt Michael Lamar
  Wed, 6 Nov 1996 15:57:57 -0800 (PST)
  ...Brakes, tranny (manual), shocks, CV joints, etc. are all in good shape. The dealer is asking $4900, but said he will take off $800...
• Re: CV Joint Swapping
  Historical mailing list - Steve Sullivan
  Thu, 20 Apr 2000 10:26:06 -0700
  This wouldn't be the first time it was shown on this list that my headlights burn a bit dimmer than most . . . Thanks to...
• Re: Regarding Darrell and his Digitool
  Historical mailing list - Ron Semko
  Wed, 1 Mar 2000 21:17:16 EST
  ...I have owned my Vanagon for going on 5 years now, and with the exception of the CV joints, and the water pump, which...
• Re: Instant horsepower (Pinwheel)
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Sun, 7 May 2000 22:44:27 -0600
  ...Neither has had any transaxle/CV joint problems to date. It's nice to be able to keep up with traffic. Your inflammatory comments...
• Re: "conventional" transmission for a mid-engine conversion
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 18 Nov 2003 22:39:58 +1300
  ...driveline >angles get severe, and that is to use CV's instead of U-joints. Depending >on how much cargo area you plan on...
• Re: Tranny leak
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Wed, 8 Oct 2003 11:15:34 -0700
  ...Remove the the cv joint and look inside. Likely you will have to wipe off the grease, but tis there. Cheap plug also, just...
• Re: AMC Cylinder Head Question
  Historical mailing list - VW Doka
  Thu, 13 Dec 2007 20:02:08 -0800
  ...I think it is not the CV joints. A broken clutch? I can depress the clutch, start the engine and shift. But as soon...
• Re: Minimal vanagon support kit
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 6 Sep 2009 16:33:43 -0700
  my 'list' is divided into tools, products we use, like CV joint grease and gasket sealer say, and .....Parts. I just grab one of...
• 93 Eurovan engine electrical problem
  Historical mailing list - Carl Scheider
  Fri, 27 Mar 1998 14:10:53 -0600
  ...There have been many CV joints, heads, air conditioning, etc. -- Later! This problem is a complete loss of engine electrical. The engine stops, and...
• Re: Remanufactured engines & Halfshafts (AutoZone)
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Sun, 14 Apr 2002 12:43:12 EDT
  ...I spent almost that much for one new CV joint from the Bus Depot and I had to spend a bunch to get it...
• Re: Remaned Drive shafts
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Tue, 31 May 2005 15:55:49 -0600
  ...First clean with a tooth pick or similar all of the holes in the heads of the six bolts holding each of the joints...
• Re: Alas...A Good Moderator is Hard to find or Vice Versa
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 12 Jan 2009 14:36:25 -0800
  ...on subaruvanagon if you start asking about CV joints or tires say........ the moderator will stop it .....it's not 'subaruvanagon specific. ' You still...
• Re: Syncro front driveshaft spacers
  Historical mailing list - SyncroWesty
  Tue, 4 Mar 2003 17:50:53 -0700
  ...At approx 120,000 miles > (late 1999) my '87 syncro needed new CV joints, one front and one rear. I > didn't have a...
• Cheapo CV Boot repair(emergency only)
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Fri, 25 Mar 2011 17:05:12 -0500
  ...I went back ands forth over the entire area from axle to CV joint buit didn't put a lot of pressure nthe stretch...
• Re: . Tires done now on to shocks
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 8 Jan 2019 05:30:48 +0000
  ...For these modifications different axle-cv joints should be used to allow for the increased distance. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto...
• Re: Toolkit
  Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
  Tue, 23 Nov 1999 01:33:27 -0800
  David, Is the CV joint "socket" the 12-point wrench/fitting? Have you found a source for the old style "emergency boot," (a short...
• Sound Recording of my Mystery Noise
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Mon, 14 Jun 2010 14:00:16 -0400
  ...For this reason, I believe I can rule out CV joints, wheel bearings, etc. (As a reference, almost all the times you hear the...
• RE: vanagon rear wheel brg. ????
  Historical mailing list - Kerry G. Stanley, SWPRD
  Sun, 28 Aug 1994 21:52:02 EST
  ...I have never replaced a rear CV joint (135K mi), but have taken to regreasing them based on Joel's recommendations. Kerry '86 syncro...
• Re: Bus Depot Shipping?...Was "order line?"
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Fri, 3 May 2002 13:51:58 -0400
  > Today is May 3rd and I just got my SA Radiator, ball > joint, CV boot kit and window rollers that I ordered > April 24th...
• Re: Transmission Noise ?
  Historical mailing list - Walter Houle
  Wed, 14 Jan 2009 20:11:41 -0800
  ...also.....if you have not actually seen inside your CV joints.....all 4 of them...... you really need to know that those are not...
• Re: new bearings and ball joints installation DIY
  Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
  Thu, 23 Oct 2003 00:51:27 -0400
  ...syncro westy project, new lower ball joints and wheel bearings, all brakes, seals, front and rear cv's etc... very gratifying even when you...
• Re: OFF TOPIC! Re: XM and Sirius announce merger
  Historical mailing list - Ronald Michaels
  Tue, 20 Feb 2007 21:49:27 -0500
  ...While I was looking I noticed that one of the CV joints had a torn boot. So, I decided to replace all four &#8211...
• Re: Spares list (was Spare ECU)
  Historical mailing list - Mark L. Hineline
  Sun, 27 Feb 2011 17:45:39 -0800
  ...It's cheap and small. >>> >>> For serious traveling, a complete axle, cv joints, and boots ready >>> to go >>> in. >>> >>> With this, only a catastrophic...
• Re: New mystery. Faint rumble from right side of van
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 9 Mar 2002 00:00:30 -0600
  ...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: Brake warning light flickering
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 18 Dec 2011 18:00:03 -0800
  ...you end up with things like dry worn out CV joints.. shot CV joint boots.. worn out transmission .. leaking clutch slave cylinder.. and about...
• Re: Source for reliable axle assemblies
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 12 Jan 2015 19:23:07 -0600
  ...This will penetrate the rubber boot and apply grease to the CV joint. Not perfect, massaging the boot will help. If simple lubrication is...
• overstressed tranny's was (Re: Instant horsepower (Pinwheel))
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Mon, 8 May 2000 21:40:01 -0700
  > converted, and both have more than 30k since. > Neither has had any > transaxle/CV joint problems to date. It's nice to be larry...
• Re: Reaching the end . . .
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 31 Oct 2000 09:15:36 -0500
  ...The '78 Horizon eats alternator brackets for lunch, munches distributors for tea, crunches CV joints for dinner, and prefers to run down the highway...
• Re: Rear Wheel Bearing Greasing
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 8 Nov 2000 15:12:18 -0800
  You can't get these bearings out working from the brake side, the CV joints have to be removed and the stub axles driven...
• Re: Motor Wobble?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
  Sat, 9 Mar 2002 02:33:35 -0500
  ...However, I am going to check the mounts further, when I do the CV joints next week. I like the idea of the "down...
• Re: Clunking sound
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 24 Dec 2007 10:15:03 -0600
  ...I've also had CV joint problems, one episode while traveling recently had me thinking that the axle was going to fly off the...