Re: [T3] cv boots

["Jim Adney" <jadney@vwtype3.org>]

On 19 Aug 2007 at 17:48, Dave Hall wrote:

> That change in suspension angle going up the ramp probably precipitated that 
> happening - one ball is dropping in and out of its worn pit.  You might find 
> it'll go away, then start again just as you've got the car loaded up for the 
> Invasion!

I've cured this symptom a couple of times by just getting under the 
car and yanking the half-shaft axially back and forth a few times. 
The first time I did it, I wondered if this might just redistribute 
some of the grease in there, but I was astonished to find that it 
actually seemed to cure the problem permanently.

It's most likely that it just settled the balls into different 
locations and gives them a fresh start. The part I don't understand, 
however, is why they don't immediately fall back into their old wear 
pits.  

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Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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