I bet that's what the 'runny' grease is from...The P.O. "injecting" some oil to quiet down the CV at the wheel end. I don't see how oil could be down there from the transmission. Thanks all for the insight. I was planning on packing around the least worst (sic) CV of the ones I replace, as an emergency spare...Standard practice for me...when I replace a worn but working part, I usually stick the old one into my spares 'stash' under my rear seat, just in case. Some of the 'towns' I visit don't even have phones, much less vanagon parts.. Don Hanson ----- Original Message ----- From: "neil N" <musomuso@gmail.com> To: "Don Hanson" <dhanson@gorge.net> Cc: <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com> Sent: Saturday, November 22, 2008 1:54 PM Subject: Re: CV joints...condition?
> There is a cap in the middle of each flange on the tranny. Double > check the archives, but I'm pretty sure that if it's failing/failed, > tranny oil will seep into the CV. And..... I have read that in a > pinch, one can "slip in" some lube under the small end of the boot > (possibly motorcycle chain oil) to extend the life of the CV w/o > actually removing it. Maybe the PO did that? > > Cheers, > > Neil. >.. ------------------------------------------------------------ + To unsubscribe from the Vanagon List send an e-mail to + listserv@gerry.vanagon.com with SIGNOFF VANAGON + in the body of the message. ------------------------------------------------------------ |
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