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Hi All:
Well, Jim you did it again. I was going to wait until Saturday
to check out the Square but I got home from work early today and
I still had some light left so I decided to try the "wiggling"
the CV joints. Boy did I find a difference between left and
right.
Here's the info:
I got under the car, grabbed the tube between the two joints (1970)
and slid it back and forth along it's axis. It slid very easily
with no noise whatsoever. When I pulled my hand out from under the
car it was covered in grease!
I did the same on the passenger side, no grease on the CV Tube, and
when I did the axis slide thing, there was slight resistance and there
was this noise of grease swishing around. I did not get this on the
drivers side.
So there we have it folks, I need new CV joints.
BTW, what happens when a CV joint fails? Does the CV tube just go
flying around smashing into things?
Does anybody know what a CV joint is called in German? I had a
German visitor over here last weekend and he didn't know what it
was called in English. He didn't know enough English to tell me
and my freinds who speak better English and German are not of
the mechanical variety and they didn't know either.
And yes, when I took it for a test drive the noise was completely
gone. I wonder how long I have? I really don't have the time
to do this job in the next few weeks, maybe mid-March. I wonder
if I should just park it until then?
And lastly, the CV Boots are in great shape, it seems the grease
leaked out through the hole%5Úhe CV tube comes in.
And Jim, that clock you fixed for me hasn't needed any time adjustments
yet! Still right on the mark! Thanks!
Sincerely,
Allen Moore
concept@compassnet.com
1970 AutoSquare Mit Einspritzer
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