Here's what I do: Get two one-pound coffee cans. Three CV joints will fit in one can. Put them in the cans carefully to keep the joints intact and cover them with lacquer thinner. Cover with the plastic snap-on lids, and shake every few hours. Pull out your clean ball joints about 24 hours later. Pour a little lacquer thinner over them as a final rinse, or rinse in a pan of lacquer thinner. Repack and you are ready to reinstall. Jim
On Mon, Apr 22, 2013 at 12:45 PM, Jeff Lincoln <magikvw@gmail.com> wrote: > I finally got to starting the clutch replacement on Gertie ('85, 1.9) > > When I got the axles removed fromt he trans I discovered that the passenger > side CV seems to have some pretty old grease in it. ANy suggestions on the > best way to clean that up and prepare it for adding some fresh grease - > Without disassembling it. I mean I can figure it out on the basic side but > is there anything I shouldn't do - or anything specific I should do? > > The Driver side looked fine and has some nice clean grease in it. > > Advice as always is appreciated. > Thanks, > > Jeff > '85 GL (Gertie) > '78 Bus (Melissa) Patty's Bus > |
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