Date:         Fri, 9 Apr 2004 11:39:31 -0500
Reply-To:     Jim Felder <felder@KNOLOGY.NET>
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From:         Jim Felder <felder@KNOLOGY.NET>
Subject:      Re: CV joint noise problem and simple greasing fix
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Somebody on the list suggested going to a FLAPS and buying the injector
needle made on one end like a grease fitting. It just pops into the
grease nozzle on the gun. The needle penetrates the rubber boot easily
and the hole self-seals so that no grease comes flying out from
centrifugal force when driving. It's worked well for me.

Jim
On Apr 8, 2004, at 8:20 PM, developtrust wrote:

> I suspected a problem with my CV joints recently. The rear passenger
> side
> began to clunk when cold and much faster as I increased speed. I
> noticed
> this mostly at night when there was less traffic noise.
>
> I contacted Stan Wilder to refresh my memory about his small grease gun
> custom nozzle and the kind of grease to use. If anyone wants a photo
> of the
> grease gun and the tools I used pmail me. Thank God I used rubber
> gloves to
> do the job. That CV grease is the messiest material I've ever worked
> with
> and hard as can be to clean.
>
> I searched everywhere for those Multi-Purpose Molybdenum grease
> cartridges
> used in the small grease gun and was told they were discontinued.
> Rather
> than keep searching locally or order it on the Internet for a high
> cost and
> additional shipping charges I had a stroke of luck. My old, small hand
> held
> grease gun had an empty cartridge still in it. I cleaned the grease
> gun and
> empty cartridge with gasoline and spooned into the empty cartridge
> some Red
> Line CV grease I had in a 14 OZ container I bought last year. Perfect
> solution.
>
> I had to use an awl under the CV boot ends to allow the 1/8 inch
> tubing to
> go inside where I pumped about 30 squirts of grease per CV joint as
> Stan had
> recommended. I positioned the tip of the grease gun applicator around
> several locations inside the boot, then used a plastic tie to tighten
> the
> boot around the axel. I then massaged the boot trying to force the
> grease
> toward the CV joints. I hope this worked.
>
> A temporary maintenance until I can replace the CV axels with rebuilt
> ones
> or disassemble, clean and re-grease them myself. I don't think I can
> trust a
> dealer or mechanic to do it properly.
>
> Thank you Stan for the tips, the idea and the simple solution for a
> messy
> job.
>
> William
>