Date:         Mon, 18 Oct 2021 16:41:27 +0000
Reply-To:     Richard Koerner <rjkinpb@SBCGLOBAL.NET>
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From:         Richard Koerner <rjkinpb@SBCGLOBAL.NET>
Subject:      Re: When was the last time you re-packed your CV joints?
Comments: To: Dan N <dn92610@GMAIL.COM>
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 I went to the trouble of constructing a plywood box, mounted on underside of Vanagon, with brand new ready-to-go half-axle inside; top quality, Lobro CV joints.  I do some long roadtrips.  Just for peace of mind.  Cross country, most folks don't even know what a Vanagon is.  Even mechanics.  So having the part ready is cheap insurance.  For me.

    On Monday, October 18, 2021, 09:18:48 AM PDT, Dan N <dn92610@gmail.com> wrote:  
 
 I had my mechanic replace the boots and repack the grease last month at
222K miles. Before that it was in 2015 at 199K miles, tintop Syncro. So 23K
miles in 6 years.

On Mon, Oct 18, 2021 at 6:49 AM Jim. Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:

> I was going through some shelves in my garage this morning and came across
> a container of the CV lube that Chris sells/sold at T3techniques. It's
> called CV-2, a stinky muddy-looking heavy grease. It got me wondering when
> was the last time I packed my axle joints because I used this stuff. I
> looked it up in my log, the date was 2013, almost 60,000 miles ago.
>
> This seems like a long time compared to what I had previously been used to.
> Thoughts and experiences?
>
> Now that I have stated this publicly, I realize that the CV joints are not
> long for this world. But I had to ask.
>
> Jim
>