Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2013 14:14:41 -0500
Reply-To: Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Cleaning CV
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Good idea, leaving the boot on. Sometimes I wrap the joints in rags and tie
them up so that the one end doesn't fall to pieces while I am working on
the other. You could tie up in mesh, like a fruit bag, and stick the end of
the axle in a coffee can and really make things easy.
Jim
On Mon, Apr 22, 2013 at 1:51 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans <
scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:
> That method sounds great to me.
> I would add ...
> when practical, put the better CV joints toward the transmission, since
> in my experience they wear more due to running hotter there.
> Also ....before removing axles mark which side is which and which way they
> rotate.
> so you can, if you keep track of it all ....install axles so CV joints
> are being driven the other way ..
> like rotating tires sort of ...though its confusing/tricky ..
> and is well documented on the internet. I'd see if Van Cafe has a
> write-up on it.
>
> if boot is intact ..
> I'd be tempted to do the dip cleaning process with CV joint still on the
> axle.
> just slide the boot way up ..
> Be careful that the joint doesn't turn and balls fall out.
> I made a special jig just to prevent that when the joint it not attached
> to a boot.
>
> scott
> turbovans
>
> On 4/22/2013 11:10 AM, Jim Felder wrote:
>
> 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> <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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