Date: Mon, 12 May 2003 06:24:39 -0600
Reply-To: John Rodgers <j_rodgers@CHARTER.NET>
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From: John Rodgers <j_rodgers@CHARTER.NET>
Subject: Re: CV Joint questions and anwers anyone?
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Robert, there are several list vendors that carry them. I get mine from
Ken Wilford at http://www.vanagain.com. He sells Lobro kits. Comes with
one CV, one new boot, one squeeze tube of the proper grease. I get my
spare grease for my emergency box there as well.
John Rodgers
88 GL Driver
Robert Keezer wrote:
> This is probably the case . One of the tubes of grease could have been
> inferior or wrong type.
> Who sells CV joints and for how much? I think I will replace it new
> unless
> the other used ones I have are OK.
> I have a full lube gun of CV joint grease.
>
> Robert
>
> 1982 Westfalia
>
> ----Original Message Follows----
> From: Zoran Mladen <zmaninco@YAHOO.COM>
> Reply-To: Zoran Mladen <zmaninco@YAHOO.COM>
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: CV Joint questions and anwers anyone?
> Date: Sun, 11 May 2003 16:28:50 -0700
>
> It is likely that someone repacked your cv joint, but
> used axle grease instead of cv joint grease. CV Joint
> grease has this wonderful property of clinging to
> metals so it stays on as you drive. You will notice
> that there is nothing on either side on the cv joint
> to keep the grease in...
>
> If you put on high quality cv joint grease, it will
> last for years. But I would remove, clean, and repack
> every three years or so.
>
> Z
>
> --- Robert Keezer <warmerwagen@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote:
> > Recently someone posted that their CV joint(s) were
> > drying up and making noise. They asked , "{where
> > does the grease go?
> >
> > Well, a friend rode with me a couple weeks ago and
> > said- you got a dry CV joint -it was making a
> > hideous knocking sound.
> >
> > So, today, I removed the right rear axle and found
> > the outer CV joint as he said- dry as a bone.
> > The inner is still greasy.
> > The outer is not looking good. I'll have to replace
> > it.
> >
> > Now I am asking the question- how does it dry up
> > when countless old CV's I have looked at have are
> > greasy after 20 years.
> > Is it the brand of grease?is it possible to put the
> > CV joint backtoghter wrong? I will admit I have
> > only been rolling on CV's for seven of my 23 years
> > of VW's.
> >
> > So - obviously i don't know everything and it is
> > time for me to look at the maintenance interval
> > chart and grease these things on time. I got a
> > refund for my grease needle which was garbage and I
> > knew it would not save me from this problem which I
> > allowed to exist too long.
> >
> > Part of the reason for this is that the noise went
> > away for a couple of months. I thought it was
> > something else.
> >
> > Robert K
> >
> > 1982 Westfalia
>
>
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> Robert
> 1982 Westfalia 1987 Wolfsburg
>
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