Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2002 23:21:11 -0700
Reply-To: Leon Korkin <korkwood@WSHOST.NET>
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From: Leon Korkin <korkwood@WSHOST.NET>
Subject: Re: My balls are knocking!!
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This problem stranded me in the middle of nowhere 2 times.
First time with 3 broken screws requiring removing stubaxle and surgery to remove
screws. Ride in U-haul truck with westy in tow. Was sure trans blown.
Second time no broken bolts but no tools to tighten bolts except flathead screwdriver.
made home but had to retighten few times resting in dirt.
All result of washboard dirt roads driving.
So, lesson learned, used only 12 point head screws, tooth lockwashers and threadlock(med. strength).
Torqued to max spec. Works so far.
Leon
8/13/02 9:59:02 AM, John Rodgers <j_rodgers@CHARTER.NET> wrote:
>Or so I thought.
>
>Off and on over the last several months I would hear this knocking sound
>coming from the right rear. I decided that it was a CV getting ready to
>"Retire"! I could just visualize those balls and cages getting more and
>more loose until the thing just flew apart.
>
>Well, yesterday, when going all out climbing a long steep hill which
>down here is known as a "mountain", things started to really get fun.
>Going up the grade there becan this knock, knock, knocking sound. I was
>running along a concrete safety rail and the sound was being refleted
>back. What a racket!!! Anyway, I thought "I will never make it to the
>barn before that this lets go and leaves me stranded on a narrow
>shoulder, going up a mountain grade, with traffic going like a bat, and
>it's dark" But I did make it.
>
>This morning I proceded to remove the right swing axle. When removing it
>I thought, "this is odd. There is no slop in the CV bearing". I got the
>tranny end off. Next was the outboard CV. Loosened the the first two cap
>screws, then discovered the next one was only finger tight. I backed it
>out, then while contemplating how to remove the remainder, for whatever
>reason I just bulled on it.It came right out.
>
>There were only two screws that were tight and required a wrench to
>loosen. A third was only finger tupNo wonder the thing was rattling.
>
>So, I'm going to clean and lub the bearings and re-install.
>
>Someone on the list has an excellent writeup of how to change and
>service the CV's, but I can't find the URL address for it. Anyone
>know?????
>
>Thanks,
>
>John Rodgers
>88 GL Driver
>
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