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

[Martin Mikush]

thank you all for your suggestions, while looking for better visual
explanation / manuals I found an online manual but in German - it is
rather iformative since it has plenty of photos:
http://sowirdsgemacht.com/fahrzeug/band17/VW-Bus.html#!94
Danke und alles guttes .

Martin
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On Sun, Jul 12, 2015 at 6:16 AM,  <accessys at smart.net> wrote:
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> hang em from some part of the frame with an adjustable strap/wire zip ties
>
> Bob
>
> On Sat, 11 Jul 2015, Pat Spragge/RFAN wrote:
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>> Date: Sat, 11 Jul 2015 18:51:17 -0700
>> From: Pat Spragge/RFAN <Pat.Spragge at rfan.com>
>> To: "accessys at smart.net" <accessys at smart.net>
>> Cc: Martin Mikush <martinmikush at gmail.com>, Type2 list <type2 at type2.com>
>> Subject: Re: [T2] T2 '70 CV Joints - noise ? & replacement ... need
>> help...
>>
>>
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> Sent from my iPad
>>
>>> On Jul 11, 2015, at 6:45 PM, accessys at smart.net wrote:
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>>> 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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