Most of the time they just need to be serviced. The grease will dry up or otherwise fail over time. Automatics especially seem to dry up the grease on the differential side. Remove them, disassemble, clean and inspect. Some grooving on the drive parts is normal. Check the cages for cracks. If badly grooved (a cause of click click) you can rotate them to other side to wear the opposite faces but that will give you sloppy drive line over time and next failure can be a broken cage which means a tow home. The better boot kits will come with the hardware and grease and some extra parts like an inner clamp and the cone washer which the Vanagon does not use. Pack the joint and the flanges with the grease, not the boots. Re-install and use a torque wrench 32 ft. lb. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Fuzzy :philippe Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2013 9:52 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Needed: Rear right CV axle '87 Vanagon 2.1 Mine is making noise, so I'm thinking I need another one. Or do you think it can be repaired? Philippe |
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