Date: Sun, 17 Feb 2008 13:48:07 -0800
Reply-To: neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
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From: neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: CV joints
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Years ago, I had a CV come apart on my 69 Beetle. Didn't torque the CV
bolts right.
("knocks on wood") That ain't happening again!
As a novice I found it useful (peace of mind most likely) to look for
signs of galling etc. on the parts when I did the CV replacement.
:^)
On 2/17/08, Scott Daniel - Shazam <scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:
> I never take those balls out and cages apart.
> I just check for excessive rotational play, and if that's not too excessive,
> I add more black slimy moly type grease. And I never have a CV joint
> problem.
>
> Once there is a lot of play, or they've been run dry a long time.......then
> they're shot.
> If you think about it hard enough, you can install them so they push 'the
> other way' .......and the balls will have a new surface on the inner part to
> bear against, and thus their life will be extended some.
> Getting the screws tight enough is one area people mess up.
> Also, the later type 12 point CV screws are way better than the old 6 mm
> allen ones - they don't strip out at all almost.
> I always fill the 'cup' part of the flange the joint bolts to with grease
> too.
> Scott
> www.turbovans.com
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> neil N
> Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2008 12:43 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: CV joints
>
> Thanks Rob.
>
> IIRC, I read it when I installed new CV's but it just didn't create a
> good mental pic, for me, at the time.
>
> Thanks for explaining it. I'm sure they will be due for an regrease soon!
>
> Neil.
>
>
>
> On 2/17/08, Rob <becida@comcast.net> wrote:
> > At 2/17/2008 12:16 PM, neil N wrote:
> > >I was thinking of that the other day. Using a Pittman puller to pull
> > >off CV. Glad to know the (right sized) Pittman puller works.
> > >
> > >Did you use the 1- 5/16" Pittman puller? (the size used for seperating
> > >VAnagon front end stuff)
> >
> > I'm using a generic pitman arm puller, the one I have.
> >
> >
> > >Not to knock Bentley (or your success with it!) but as a CV newbie,
> >
> > It's been a LONG time since did CV joints, it I wasn't on a budget
> > I'd have ordered new ones. I have always had a hard time putting them
> > back together but I really followed the directions this time.
> > The 'key' to reassy was page 42.9 drawing 40-012, (Vanagon Bentley).
> > Make sure the skinny part (grooves) on the inner and wide part
> > (grooves) on the outer ring are like the picture, it just folds in
> > like it's supposed to.
> >
> >
> >
> > Rob
> >
> > becida@comcast.net
> > Western Washington State, USA
> >
> >
>
>
> --
> Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia - "Jaco"
>
> http://web.mac.com/tubaneil
> http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/
>
>
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Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia - "Jaco"
http://web.mac.com/tubaneil
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