Date:         Sat, 6 Dec 1997 09:29:15 -0700
Reply-To:     freeholder bill <bill@FREEHOLDER.COM>
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From:         freeholder bill <bill@FREEHOLDER.COM>
Subject:      CV joints
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Well, my rebuild kits are in and I am going to remove my cv joints and see
if I can fix them up.  They aren't making noise or anything, but a couple
of the boots are torn, so I want to clean and repack them.

I have already discovered that I need a special tool (12 pointed star) to
remove the bolts, so while I look for one of those is there anything else I
need to know?

It looks like I remove the six bolts from each end and just remove the
axels with cv joints attached.  Is there anything tricky about this other
than the special tool and the fact that the bolts on the wheel end of the
axel are kind of awkward to reach?  I have the van on ramps.  Will this
work OK, or will I have to rotate the wheels?

Once I have them off, it looks like a circlip holds each cv joint onto the
axel.  Once it is apart, do I just clean them in kerosene and repack?

The kits I got have boots, bolts, circlips, and special grease.  Anything
else I need?

Thanks,

Bill    (SE Arizona)            (Bill@freeholder.com)
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