Date:         Fri, 3 Jul 1998 19:04:39 -0400
Reply-To:     PAT <pdooley@GTE.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <Vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         PAT <pdooley@GTE.NET>
Subject:      Re: Help- stranded- cv joint problem
Comments: To: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM
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Mark, from what I can gather, you have assembled the cv joint incorrectly.
The joints can go together two ways, right and wrong.  The wrong way allows
for no axial motion.  Take the thing apart again, rotate the inner part of
the cv one click, and reassemble.  Check for axial motion of a couple inches
when you are done.

-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Schrope <mschrope@VIMS.EDU>
To: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM <Vanagon@VANAGON.COM>
Date: Friday, July 03, 1998 6:55 PM
Subject: Help- stranded- cv joint problem


>Well, I was pretty pleased with myself having just removed, cleaned and
>regreased my cv joints for the first time.  Things seemed to be going
>really well.  Got them back together and went to reinstall.  Here's the
>problem.  I get a bolt in place on the outer joint, and I can't get the
>axle to angle up so that I can bolt in the inner side.  Axle is perfectly
>parallel to the ground.  There's no mention of doing anything special when
>reassembling so I've obviously screwed something up.  With the joints on
>the axle I can move the middle ring using my fingers through what I assume
>to be its full range of motion.  I kept track of which joint went on which
>side, and the proper direction for it to go onto the end of the shaft.  As
>for putting the joint itself back together, it doesn't seem like that could
>have been done wrong since everything fit together properly.  Can anybody
>tell me what I've screwed up, or what I'm doing wrong?  How hard should it
>be to get the shaft to angle upwards?  I've pushed reasonably hard but
>don't want to break anything.  Should I be able to get the shaft to pivot
>by hand when I've got everything on the bench?
>
>The vanagon is the only vehicle in the family, so we're stuck until I
>figure this out, or until I give up and take it to a mechanic on Monday.
>Any advice or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.  I'll be checking
>mail first thing in the morning (have to bike to work to check it).  I'm on
>digest so please send p-mail.  Thanks again
>
>Mark
>'89 Wolfsburg
>
>
>
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>Mark Schrope
>Virginia Institute of Marine Science
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