Re: [T3] cv boots

[russw <russw@classicvw.org>]

On Sun, 2007-08-19 at 15:16 -0600, Jim Adney wrote:


> 
> 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.  
> 
A trick I have used before, and when I repack them, is to flip the axles
over. Run the CV's in the opposite direction. Then they get a new place
to run the balls.

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russw <russw@classicvw.org>

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