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The boots are intact and in good shape. The rubber is not cracked or hard. Thanks for this tip, I will try it out this weekend. Last weekend I put the Square up on a lift and put the car in gear and turned the wheels. No noise at all. But then I didn't have the engine running either. Allen Jim Adney wrote: > > On 23 Feb 99, at 22:10, Allen Moore wrote: > > > The first things to check would be the CV joints. Make sure the boots > are intact. Then grab each axle in turn and yank it back an forth > axially several times. They should each move about 1" total. > Sometimes this redistributes the grease in them and actually cures > them, sometimes it just makes the noise change (which is a sign that > you are on the right track), sometimes it does nothing, and > sometimes, I assume, it causes them ro promptly fail next time you > drive the car. In the latter case it's no real loss, because at least > you were just on a test drive near home;-) > > Jim > > - > ******************************* > Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org ÉšŹNn, Wisconsin, USA > ******************************* > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Too much? Digest! mailto:type3-d-request@vwtype3.org Subj=subscribe