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On 22 Mar 99, at 7:23, Allen Moore wrote: > When I took the drivers shaft off (Look out for flying debris like > mud and junk!) I found a CV joint shop literally down the street > and around the corner from me that cleaned up the shaft and the > joints for 10 bucks (US)! In about 30 minutes, I got a sparkling > set of joints and a like new drive shaft back, and they checked > it for balance too! However, I was horrified when I examined the > CV joints. The outside ones inner race looked like the balls > were trying to cut a new one groove in the opposite direction! Some > really deep cuts were in there! I assume these were the old ones and that they are now replacefÈcïBTW, you might > want to wear some surgical gloves when packing the CV's. Man, it > is a MESS!!! Yucky, gooey but thankfully not stinky! The black stuff is the moly (MoS2) > that shop was out of the molybdenum > grease. The CV place said that they haven't heard of anyone using that > stuff in years, they said they recommend this Quaker State stuff called > FSL, or something like that which is a high temp green grease made for > CV joints. Lubricants change, and usually for the better. I am surprised that the moly greases are going out of style, but I haven't shopped for it for several years. > As with the rear axle oil (Hypoid 90) no longer being readily > available, I had to use the Penzoil "4096". Any GL-4 should be fine. Is the same going > to be true with the CV joint grease soon? NLA? Would that > green lithium based stuff be ok? CV joints are here for the long run. If there is grease for them, use it. Jim - ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ------------------------------------------------------------------- Too much? Digest! mailto:type3-d-request@vwtype3.org Subj=subscribe