Date:         Tue, 14 Dec 2004 22:13:52 -0600
Reply-To:     John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET>
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From:         John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET>
Subject:      Re: What size tool for CV joint removal?
Comments: To: jbrush@AROS.NET
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The Lobro CV kit contains everything you need to change out a CV. CV
itself, new CV boot, a new set of Tri-square head bolts, one tube of
high pressure CV grease. I consider the tube of grease supplied in the
kit to be minimal. I would suggest you buy one additional tube of grease
for each new CV and install the two tubes when you put it back together.

Regards,

John Rodgers
88 GL Driver

Anonymous Digest wrote:

>I took a peek at the bolts on my CV  joint that  needs replacing, and
>could see that they are stars, not allen heads.
>
>>From reading the info on CV joint R&R, and the writeups in the archives
>and places like Volkscafe, it seems to be a 6mm or 7mm allen head, or the
>star.
>
>I don't know for sure if the bolts on the outer joint are allen or star,
>and I am content to just buy both and do it all at once no matter what I
>find on the outer ones.
>
>At Autozone, they have the star tools, but they are not in mm, but are
>T-45, T-47, etc.
>
>Assuming my bolts are the same as everyone elses, what size star took do I
>need to get, and are the bolts with allen heads 6mm, or 7mm, as I have
>been told both?
>
>(yea, I could buy a whole rack of both, but prefer to just get what I
>likely need for now <g>)
>
>As always, thanks for all the advice and assistance.
>
>John
>
>P.S. The half shafts are the same for the left or the right, but are they
>the same for an automatic and a manual trans?
>
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