Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2021 20:43:57 -0500
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From: Mbob1950 <mbob1950@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: When was the last time you re-packed your CV joints?
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I carry a axel with greased CVs along with a bunch of other spares in two mortar cases
mounted under the floor at the slider and refrigerator area. Only stuff that I don’t need to get to often. It’s also makes a good safe area with some 12 point safety screws.
Bob
> On Oct 18, 2021, at 14:55, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Yes, Chris knows his stuff. He was practically raised in a VW distribution center, Riviera Motors in Portland OR, where his father worked as did he when a lad. Riviera Motors distributed VWs and parts to dealers in the NW in the '60s & 70s (and beyond I think) and had the Riviera Camper built by nearby conversion company ASI when VW could not meet the demand for campers in the NW. The OEM boots are higher quality than anything you can get now and can last a long time. You might try to find good used ones on eBay or The Samba. In the three vans I've owned I've never had to replace one. That's well over 300k miles of use. Maybe I've been lucky, but from what I've read the replacement boots all seem to have short lifetimes.
>
> Here is a good writeup on Riviera Motors: http://www.type2.com/library/camper/riviera.htm
>
> Stuart
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Eric Caron <ericcaron96@comcast.net>
> Sent: Monday, October 18, 2021 12:29 PM
> To: Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com>
> Cc: Vanagon List <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Subject: Re: When was the last time you re-packed your CV joints?
>
> Thanks Stuart,
>
> Bolts and grease ordered and I have the tool but got his as well as it looks much nicer. I really like his products and recommendations. But, I’m still hoping for a better CV boot than the Rockford.
>
> The site worked pretty well.
> His shipping cost was very reasonable.
>
> Go Chris at T3!
>
> Eric Caron
>
>
>> On Oct 18, 2021, at 12:20 PM, <stuartmacm@gmail.com> <stuartmacm@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Chris at T3 Technique sells all that. Definitely get the bolts from him with the proper tool he sells.
>>
>> Stuart
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com> On Behalf Of
>> Eric Caron
>> Sent: Monday, October 18, 2021 8:54 AM
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> Subject: Re: When was the last time you re-packed your CV joints?
>>
>> Hi Jim,
>> Grate question, and good timing for me,
>>
>> I’ve packed often as I do it every time a boot fails and I’m getting really good at boot changes.
>>
>> What is the preferred CV grease these days? I want to keep some on hand for the next packing, and I’m fresh out.
>>
>> Also what is the best source for CV bolts and washers as I’d like to change mine for best quality I can get at the next change.
>>
>>
>> Eric Caron
>>
>>
>>>> On Oct 18, 2021, at 9:49 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
>>
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