Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2006 20:36:41 -0600
Reply-To: John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET>
Subject: Re: source of more cv grease?
In-Reply-To: <4412F5D8.2030106@cs.uchicago.edu>
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OOPS! We'un's forgot to tell you about getting extra grease. It's just
what you do when you tackle this job. Always have extra grease. In fact
some people I know pack those boots slam full!!!!
I always got extra when I ordered, so have not run against the problem.
I would thank the FLAPS would have something suitable. The grease is a
high temp, high pressure grease that is molybdenum based. Not much help
here. Maybe someone else can reccomend something.
Regards.
John Rodgers
88 GL Driver x2
Wesley Pegden wrote:
> this is turning into the job that never ends. I finally have everything
> I need, but I think I'm short on grease. The 80g packets that come with
> the boot kits are already short of the 90g bentley recommends per joint,
> and I used some of the grease to get the boots on the shaft. I'm also
> planning on messing up. So I need some more grease. Trouble is, no vw
> dealers in my area of the grease in stock (o their parts departments are
> closed today). Is there any chance of finding the correct grease at a
> FLAPS? What exactly should I be looking for?
>
> Thanks for any tips,
> Wes
>
>
> Wesley Pegden wrote:
>
>> Okay, I'm pretty sure I've done this right. If you look at Tom's
>> website about the cv joints: http://volksweb.relitech.com/cvjoints.htm
>> he has pictures in Step 4 of the "Front" and "Back" of the CV joints.
>> You can see the difference between the front and back of the inner
>> race. One has a raised circle, the other is totally flat. My "fronts"
>> face the flange they're being bolted to. In the case of my joints, that
>> means the group of 3 lines in a row faces the flange, and the single
>> groove (which is concealed by metal base of the boot when installed on
>> the shaft is towards the axle.
>>
>> -Wes
>>
>>
>> Dennis Haynes wrote:
>>
>>> The outside will have a line on it. The line faces the flange it is
>>> being bolted to.
>>>
>>> Dennis
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
>>> Of Wesley Pegden
>>> Sent: Friday, March 10, 2006 7:28 PM
>>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>>> Subject: Re: (rear) cv joint (again...)
>>>
>>> Hopefully this is my last question:
>>> The lobro cv joints have two sides: on one side, the inner race is
>>> totally flat. On the other, the inner race has an inner circle that
>>> sticks out past the rest. Which side should face away from the axle?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Wes
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
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