Date:         Thu, 10 Mar 2005 15:41:35 -0600
Reply-To:     Jim Felder <felder@KNOLOGY.NET>
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From:         Jim Felder <felder@KNOLOGY.NET>
Subject:      Re: CV joint hard times
Comments: To: Don Williams <williams@FIRE.BIOL.WWU.EDU>
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Anytime I have two of anything that needs holes aligned, I reach or or
fashion a tapered drift to maneuver the parts together until I get some
real fasteners in.

Jim


On Mar 10, 2005, at 1:10 PM, Don Williams wrote:

> I just spent a very uncomfortable weekend greasing my CV joints on my
> 85 Westy.
> The trouble was aligning the wheel side CV bolts to get them started.
> Flat
> on my back under the rig---it is difficult to get that first one
> started.  got it eventually but it was a small nightmare.  Are there
> tricks
> to get the holes aligned that I am not using??
> Also, one bolt would not go in, regardless of how i tried.  Maybe a
> bolt
> was broken off from a previous greasing/change.  One bolt was loose to
> start with and maybe this was it.  I didn't have the energy (at 64
> years)
> to disassemble it again and see if the hole was occluded with a bolt
> fragment.  How much of a problem to be running on 5 CV bolts?   I'll
> get it
> eventually, but I need a few days rest after that ordeal.
>
> Also, is CV joint grease always the same??  Found a discount parts
> house on
> line that sells CV joint grease at $9 per 400 gram tube----seriously
> cheaper than anyone sells 90 gram bags of CV grease.  Would like to
> spring
> for it but don't want to make a fool of myself.
>