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Date:         Mon, 12 May 2003 06:24:39 -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 Joint questions and anwers anyone?
Comments: To: Robert Keezer <warmerwagen@HOTMAIL.COM>
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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 > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. > http://search.yahoo.com > > > Robert > 1982 Westfalia 1987 Wolfsburg > > _________________________________________________________________ > MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus >


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