Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2011 13:46:49 -0500
Reply-To: Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: CV Joints (as long as we are discussing it)
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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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