Date:         Thu, 6 Jan 2005 19:22:44 -0600
Reply-To:     Stan Wilder <wilden1-1@SBCGLOBAL.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Stan Wilder <wilden1-1@SBCGLOBAL.NET>
Subject:      Re: CV Joint Packing Grease?
Comments: To: "Bill H." <starfinder88@YAHOO.COM>
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I've been buying molybdenum grease by Valvoline for 10 years and just giving
my CVs about 5 strokes or pumps of grease twice a year for 275,000 miles and
no CV problems.
The picture is of a 3 oz cartridge gun but I've got the same thin brass tube
setup on a large cartridge gun with a flexible hose to the brass needle
insert.
The brass needle just slips in beside the seal at the axle and goes back
into the CV joint to put grease right where you need it.
You can give your gun a few pumps and determine haw many strokes it'll take
to properly lube your joints.
Yes CVs do loose grease.
Porsche 914/912e use seals on the CVs top stop this.

Stan Wilder
Engine Ceramics
214-352-4931
www.engineceramics.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill H." <starfinder88@YAHOO.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2005 6:18 PM
Subject: CV Joint Packing Grease?


> I got some great suggestion on how to pack the joints but an additional
> suggestion was to use Red Line grease. So far I've been unable to locate
Red
> Line in the North Hills of Pittsburgh and an order will take till Monday
so
> what likely available grease would be suggested as a second choice? I
could
> use the grease that came with the CV/axle unit (EMPI from Bus Depot) but
it
> seems to be mystery grease and would like to be sure I'm using good stuff.
> Thanks as usual.
>
> Bill H.
> 88GL
>
>
>
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