You would have to be well organized and bust butt to do it in less time. I t can be done in less, but I never get in a hurry about it when I do them. And that lube really does make quite a difference. John Rodgers 88 GL driver Randy Huyck wrote: > Re-greased and put new boots on the CV's today - took me about 4 hours. > Does it take everyone this long, or am I the slowest mechanic in the west? > Also, has anyone out there ever actually felt the difference between > newly-packed CV's and old ones while the van is driving, or am I imagining > things? I am not imagining the fact that I don't hear that "click, click, > click" when I make tight turns at low speed anymore. > > Drove to the YMCA to pick up my daughter from a birthday party - must have > been Vanagon day at the Y. Counting my van, there were two standard > Vanagons, two Westfalias and one Country Homes Vanagon conversion in the > lot. > > Randy, Carla & Anna Huyck, Olympia, WA > '75 Rustfalia > '85 Vanagon GL > '90 Fox GL > '74 Super Beetle > |
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