Date:         Sat, 20 Mar 1999 12:17:35 EST
Reply-To:     kenneth d lewis <kdlewis@JUNO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         kenneth d lewis <kdlewis@JUNO.COM>
Subject:      Re: CV joint repair?
Comments: To: stuart@COBALTGROUP.COM

Stuart;
        Hmmmm.. I remember assembling an axle and splined stub on the
work bench and trying to install it as a unit on my 86. Due to the
suspension box and angle it would not GO IN! I had to separate them and
put the stub in by itself.What year vehicles did you have success with
this procedure?
        I am glad you brought up the TORX thing. The new CV boot kit came
with "cap bolts" that had twelve point bolts. Sears did not have anything
that looked like that. Where do you get them. The 6mm allen did fit fine.

Drive Safely & Good Luck
Ken Lewis<Kernersville,NC>86 VW crewcab;60 T-5 Coupe

On Fri, 19 Mar 1999 14:43:31 -0800 Stuart MacMillan
<stuart@COBALTGROUP.COM> writes:
>Kenneth,
>
>Next time remove the transmission side cap screws, then remove the
>brake
>drum and flange (not always easy either) and tap out the splined stub
>axle with a soft mallet
>
>Also, I have run into Torx type cap screws on CV joints, and an allen
>wrench will almost always strip these out.  Just adds to the fun! Now
>I
>replace all the cap screws when I do the first CV replacement.
>

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