Date:         Mon, 27 Dec 1999 18:57:05 -0800
Reply-To:     Stuart <stuart@COBALTGROUP.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Stuart <stuart@COBALTGROUP.COM>
Subject:      Re: Cleaning CVs
Comments: To: Tom Young <young@SHERLOCK.SIMS.BERKELEY.EDU>
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To all who get 200,000 miles out of their CV's, congratulations.  I
suspect mostly flat terrain and mostly freeway driving in your life.  I
still say they will last for "life" without repacking, whether that is
100,000 or 200,000 miles.  It is more dependent on how many hard turns
you make (i.e., low speed, uphill, high torque, etc.) than it is on
lubrication, as long as the boot is intact.

Think about it before you respond!

Stuart

Tom Young wrote:
>
> Three of my four CV joints lasted well over 200,000 miles with ZERO
> maintenance.  Maybe the California climate has something to do with this
> but I've sure enjoyed NOT crawling under the van periodically to deal
> with these beasts!
>
> On Mon, 27 Dec 1999, Joel Walker wrote:
>
> > From: "Stuart MacMillan" <stuart@COBALTGROUP.COM>
> > > I have found that van CV joints are "lubed for life," unlike CV joints
> > > on lighter cars.  In my experience since 1974 their life is about 80,000
> > > to 100,000 miles no matter what you do.
> >
> > i have to disagree here ... with periodic regular maintence, cv joints can
> > last well over 100,000 miles ... even up to 200,000 miles. the trick is to
> > pull them down and clean them and regrease them at regular intervals. the
> > recommended interval is two years or 30,000 miles.
>
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> Tom Young               young@sherlock.SIMS.Berkeley.EDU
> Lafayette, CA  94549    '81 Vanagon
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