Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2013 19:26:28 -0700
Reply-To: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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From: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject: Re: Cv boots cracking
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We sure have different experiences evidently.
I have seen countless CV joints with barely much grease in them after a
few years, especially the inner ones by the transaxle.
I put in more than the whatever few ounces is specified ...
of black moly graph grease . I have yet to have one problem with any CV
joint or boot that I have installed..
andthat's dozens of them , years later even. I have sure never heard
of venting them or found any indication at all that anything like that
is needed. Maybe where you live, lol !
This early failure of new supposedly good CV joint boots ..
is an example of why I don't necessarily think 'all new' is really
always that good actually.
My style is to make the money go the furthest ..
I keep good parts in service when it's the right thing to do.
and naturally, with a thought that the goal and expectation is that
things keep working reliablyfor a good long time.
And 'all new' is not a guarantee at all for thatat all. Even introduces
new issues sometimes. I like doing 'just the right thing' ..
no more, no less.
Careful work on good stuff isthough.
In my perception, the right coast is an entirely different world than
the left coast. What is standard or works there is different than here,
seems to me pretty often. fwiw.
S.
On 3/22/2013 7:10 PM, Dennis Haynes wrote:
> This problem is not unique to you. There is still a lot of stuff out there
> of poor quality being reboxed in many different brands. One thing that helps
> is proper installation and packing of the grease. A properly packed joint
> will NOT have any grease in or on the boot. After install the boot needs to
> be vented so that it is not under vacuum or pressure.
>
> Dennis
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> Craig Cowan
> Sent: Friday, March 22, 2013 9:31 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Cv boots cracking
>
> I've only driven my Syncro for a year. It took over a year toget it ready
> and I'm not sure at which point I rebuilt my rear half shafts. At best,
> they're only two years and about 10,000 miles old but I'm finding that
> several of the boots are already cracking significantly. These where Rhein
> boot kits purchased from ken willford.
> What could cause this aggressive decay and how can I prevent it?
>
> -craig
>
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