[T2] T2 '70 CV Joints - noise ? & replacement ... need help...

[Pat Spragge/RFAN]

Easier getting them out than putting them in. Especially if you are lying
on your back doing the one arm bench press to hold the driveshaft in place
while starting the bolts.

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> On Jul 11, 2015, at 6:45 PM, accessys at smart.net wrote:
>
> by a box of gloves and couple rolls of paper towels. you will use them.
> not that difficult a job but maybe messiest on bus.
>
> Bob
> PS  get the Bentley manual
> Haynes is really not that good
>
>
>
> On Sun, 12 Jul 2015, Martin Mikush wrote:
>
> > Date: Sun, 12 Jul 2015 01:14:53 +0300
> > From: Martin Mikush <martinmikush at gmail.com>
> > To: Type2 list <type2 at type2.com>
> > Subject: [T2] T2 '70 CV Joints - noise ? & replacement ... need help...
> >
> > Hello
> > She is a t2 1970 with some improvements.
> > After reading the Haynes manual and few posts here ant there I think
> > that I am ready to take on the job - replacing the outer CV Joints
> > with new ones.
> > On the 1970 t2 bus I have an intermittent banging noise on the rear
> > right side - checked the rubber boot - it appears with no cracks but
> > empty of grease. The banging noise starts after taking sharp turns
> > with harder acceleration and then disappears. Increases with the
> > speed. So my assumption is that the CV joints are the culprit. I
> > acquired the bus from a widow of a guy who did a lot of maintenance on
> > this bus but no exchange of information was possible in regards of
> > when and what was done on this beautiful bus.
> > I read the thread here about using the right washers and dyno to the
> > right torque too the retaining 6 bolts. Wrote down a note to remind
> > myself on the groove to be on the inner side - towards the shaft.
> > I was told that if not replacing all of them I could "rotate" them
> > -the one from the left side to go on the right side end vice-verca. I
> > was told that this way I could "extend their life.
> > Is there anything else I should be aware of before I take on this job?
> > - it will be my first time replacing CV joints.
> > Thank you
> >
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