Hi all,
Can anyone point me to a guide or resource on how to strip apart an outer cv joint?
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Ok I'm finding info for other cars talking about hitting these things at specific angles which I'm not a fan of.
New idea- is it ok to just submerge the whole joint in brake cleaner until all the old grease is gone and then push in all the new grease?
I just beat the shit out of mine with a big hammer to snap the circlip.... ;D
I would wash it out with petrol, which will shift the old grease really well. Dry with an airline and re-pack.
Quote from: Carolyn on July 20, 2023, 08:42I would wash it out with petrol, which will shift the old grease really well. Dry with an airline and re-pack.
This sounds imminently sensible... thank you!
@Gaz2405 i appreciate the option should I have the sudden urge to let loose with the hammer!
Wow! That was fast! I was expecting it to need ages of soaking before the grease shifted, but apparently not!
Going to leave them in there till lunch time and then give them a blast with the air as suggested- thanks
@Carolyn !
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Having cleaned mine in situ, following similar advice from
@Carolyn, I thought your need was to disassemble your CV for reasons other than simply cleaning.
I would be very shy about hitting hardened steel, particularly where bearings were involved, with a hammer.
Quote from: Joesson on July 20, 2023, 10:04Having cleaned mine in situ, following similar advice from @Carolyn, I thought your need was to disassemble your CV for reasons other than simply cleaning.
I would be very shy about hitting hardened steel, particularly where bearings were involved, with a hammer.
Nope- just cleaning, regreasing and replacing the CV boots. 150k miles is probably time to do it, plus there was some brown residue in one of them so I think there was a leak somewhere as well.
Quote from: jvanzyl on July 20, 2023, 10:17Nope- just cleaning, regreasing and replacing the CV boots. 150k miles is probably time to do it, plus there was some brown residue in one of them so I think there was a leak somewhere as well.
It was April 2017 when my PFL 2 was at 62,500 miles I noticed a weep/ leak from the driver's side inner CV boot.
The oil OE grease was an emulsified "oil" and mostly ran out of the joint, I helped it along with a small paintbrush, I don't recall, if I used a solvent as the shafts were in situ and the boots were in good condition and didn't want to damage them.
I did re grease all the joints and replaced the clips with aftermarket type. Fortunately my neighbour at that time had a heavy duty professional type of pliers to fit the clips, as the pliers supplied with the clips was made of Chinesium and broke at first use!
I recall
@jinxedkitten, not heard from these long days past, as having a similar CV problem but no other reports of similar leakages.
Is it that the leaks go unnoticed, unreported or don't happen to others and JK and I got the short straw?
Quote from: Joesson on July 20, 2023, 11:51It was April 2017 when my PFL 2 was at 62,500 miles I noticed a weep/ leak from the driver's side inner CV boot.
The oil OE grease was an emulsified "oil" and mostly ran out of the joint, I helped it along with a small paintbrush, I don't recall, if I used a solvent as the shafts were in situ and the boots were in good condition and didn't want to damage them.
I did re grease all the joints and replaced the clips with aftermarket type. Fortunately my neighbour at that time had a heavy duty professional type of pliers to fit the clips, as the pliers supplied with the clips was made of Chinesium and broke at first use!
I recall @jinxedkitten, not heard from these long days past, as having a similar CV problem but no other reports of similar leakages.
Is it that the leaks go unnoticed, unreported or don't happen to others and JK and I got the short straw?
Damn you've got a good memory!
Mine was caused by a slight error by my local mechanic - they'd applied heat to remove bolts somewhere on the wheel assembly when redoing the handbrake and managed to slightly melt a bit of the CV boot at the same time, fixed it foc for me though.
Quote from: jinxedkitten on July 21, 2023, 17:56Damn you've got a good memory!
Mine was caused by a slight error by my local mechanic - they'd applied heat to remove bolts somewhere on the wheel assembly when redoing the handbrake and managed to slightly melt a bit of the CV boot at the same time, fixed it foc for me though.
Hello after a long time JK, hope all is well with you and your yellow 2. I did recall your problem but not the cause. Whether I'm the only owner whose CV grease turned into an emulsion or not I'm pleased that I noticed the leak and have grease back in the joints.
I reckon most of our members' cars will have dirty cream where their CV grease should be.
Every one I've opened up was emulsified, unless it had been re-greased in the past few years.
Quote from: Carolyn on July 22, 2023, 17:20I reckon most of our members' cars will have dirty cream where their CV grease should be.
Every one I've opened up was emulsified, unless it had been re-greased in the past few years.
Your saying my car's not special ! ?