Good luck and wear gloves! Here's what I do in case you are interested. I remove my joints and put them in coffee cans submerged in lacquer thinner for a few days, shaking them a few times a day. When they come out they are clean like a new penny. Then I lube them up and reinstall them on the shafts with new rubber. After I assemble each end, I put a square of rag over it and wrap it with a cable tie so I can handle it getting it back on (not to mention getting the other end installed) without the things coming apart until I am ready. The soaking in solvent makes for no cleaning. Jim On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 1:39 PM, Steven Johnson <sjohnso2000@gmail.com>wrote: > Thanks Jim. You actually answered my next question about in what > quantity? :) > > Cheers! > > Steven > > > On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 11:35 AM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I have a really good VW shop in my town that uses it, so it is readily >> available and relatively inexpensive at $10 a tube that will do four joints. >> I have used it for 20 years on vanagons and have gotten very good service >> out of my CV joints. I'm sure there are a lot of other choices, but this is >> a good one that should be readily available without resorting to an >> expensive trip to the dealer. I use it for wheel bearings, too. >> >> Jim >> >> >> On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 12:06 PM, Steven Johnson <sjohnso2000@gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> Jim, >>> >>> Any particular reason you favor this over any other CV joint grease? >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> Steven >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 10:03 AM, James Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com>wrote: >>> >>>> Amsoil purple. >>>> >>>> Jim >>>> >>>> On Apr 19, 2011, at 10:27 AM, Steven Johnson <sjohnso2000@GMAIL.COM> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> > Hi all, >>>> > >>>> > I need to replace my CV's as well and I have some CV's I bought quite >>>> a >>>> > while ago from >>>> > BD. The grease packets that came with it burst open somewhere along >>>> the way >>>> > and I'd >>>> > like to know what is the best grease to use for CVs? >>>> > >>>> > Thanks! >>>> > >>>> > 91 Westy (Manual) >>>> >>> >>> >> > |
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