Date:         Tue, 11 Feb 2003 00:26:57 -0600
Reply-To:     John Rodgers <j_rodgers@CHARTER.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         John Rodgers <j_rodgers@CHARTER.NET>
Subject:      Re: CV Joints
Comments: To: Randy Huyck <Fritz_H@MSN.COM>
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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
>