Hi all.driving my bus yesterday, notice clicking sounds,can i just repack or do i need new ones?.when driving it the sound goes away then comes back,not too sure.i know on most cars it means replace.
Glennby
cv joint/axles
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Pillow
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Gobusgo
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Oh no! Quite the contrary! Especially if you enjoy getting sticky, messy grease everywhere while trying to take the CV joint off to clean, having to wipe your hands every few minutes to pick up the tools you need, making sure the little steel balls don't fall out the cage and roll to the nether recesses of the area under your work table, and did I mention a greasy, sticky mess?...repacking is one of the worst jobs ever...
I'm in the middle of this job right now...
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raygreenwood
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A note of HEALTH on the black grease. Most true CV joint grease...like that in the little blue OEM tubes.....has a HUGE lead content. Very toxic! It also has a HUGE volume of Molybdenum disulphide...also works just like lead in your system. USE GLOVES!
I usuall use the moly-graph...(molybdenum disulphide and graphite grease). Its easier to find stays more consistent...and is marginally less toxic. Ray
I usuall use the moly-graph...(molybdenum disulphide and graphite grease). Its easier to find stays more consistent...and is marginally less toxic. Ray
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Gobusgo
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Bookwus
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Hiya Guys,
For what it might be worth to you.......................
I've found a way to minimize the mess of actually repacking the CV and, at the same time, do a much better job of forcing the grease into the cage and around the balls.
Here's the skinny.............. With the new CV in place on the half shaft, I place a sheet of plastic kitchen wrap (like Gladwrap) on my work bench. I then place the CV on top of the kitchen wrap so that the half shaft is pointing straight up and the CV is resting on the kitchen wrap. A big dollop of moly grease goes on the CV. Then I gather the ends of the kitchen wrap and secure them to the half shaft (forming a bag around the CV and grease) with some duct tape. I try to get as much air out of the "bag" as is possible. Then I work the grease into the cage. The kitchen wrap is surprisingly tough, but very pliable. This allows me to get the grease into the bearings without getting the mess on my hands.
So, why not just use gloves? Well, the plastic wrap actually helps to contain the grease and FORCE it into the crevices. Very neat. Once you go this route, you'll never go back to gloves and mess.
For what it might be worth to you.......................
I've found a way to minimize the mess of actually repacking the CV and, at the same time, do a much better job of forcing the grease into the cage and around the balls.
Here's the skinny.............. With the new CV in place on the half shaft, I place a sheet of plastic kitchen wrap (like Gladwrap) on my work bench. I then place the CV on top of the kitchen wrap so that the half shaft is pointing straight up and the CV is resting on the kitchen wrap. A big dollop of moly grease goes on the CV. Then I gather the ends of the kitchen wrap and secure them to the half shaft (forming a bag around the CV and grease) with some duct tape. I try to get as much air out of the "bag" as is possible. Then I work the grease into the cage. The kitchen wrap is surprisingly tough, but very pliable. This allows me to get the grease into the bearings without getting the mess on my hands.
So, why not just use gloves? Well, the plastic wrap actually helps to contain the grease and FORCE it into the crevices. Very neat. Once you go this route, you'll never go back to gloves and mess.
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Glennby
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Well guy's it's in..after i had to put one side together.had a lot of trouble,but i got it.but it's binding not as flexable as the other side.i thought being new and all.. the inboard side is ok.soooo i will take it apart again to see what's what.btw it clunks real bad going forward. and backing up it's fine.something must be backwards.could this be the problem???.i wanna thank those folks who responded BIG HELP!!!after not working on these things in over 25 + years i forgot several little things.also the star bolts takes the t40 adapter right?.the old bolts rounded off pretty easily.sorry this is long but see what coffee does to ya....
Glennby
Glennby