[tcb] Re: Hey Bay peeps!
- From: Steve Chamberlain <steveraychamberlain@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 29 Feb 2012 06:20:30 -0600
Julie, what did you do to fix the oil leak? How did you find where it is
leaking from. I always tell Sharon that a VW marks it's spot but she
doesn't buy that. I think that mine may be coming from the external oil
cooler hose connection but with oil slung everywhere it is hard to pin
point.
On Wed, Feb 29, 2012 at 1:25 AM, Julie <julie.hey.ho.lets.go@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> Thanks Steve and Sammie for the advice. I will have to tackle the CVs
> tomorrow. Tonight I took care of lots of other fun stuff instead like oil,
> valves and filters.
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> On Feb 28, 2012, at 11:17 PM, Lisa and the Stevester <stevescott@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
> > To get the old cap out I always take a flat bladed screwfriver and
> basically hammer it into the middle of the old cap and then once its
> through the cap you can pry it out.
> > Get a socket that is about the same size as the new cap and tap it in
> place using the socket as a drift. Tap. not pound. no glue.
> >
> > Hope this helps Julie
> > -Steve
> >
> > Julie wrote:
> >
> >> I am trying to replace the new Chinese CVs (one of these new ones makes
> a bad noise and does not let the wheel turn freely and I had a real
> mechanic double check my work and he couldn't make it work any better) that
> are on my '71 with brandy new German ones. But I found a hole in the cap
> that keeps the tranny fluid from leaking into the CV. I just bought
> another one of these caps today. I didn't think it was going to be hard to
> pop the holy one off and pop the new one in place but yikes! That thing
> must be glued in place! Is that right? Am I supposed to glue it in? If
> yes then what sort of glue stuff should I use?
> >> And someone told me to Lock-tite my CV bolts in place. Should I really
> do this? It seems impossible to keep grease out of threads and off of the
> bolts with a CV packed full of grease. I wouldn't think Lock-tite would
> work with it being greasy. And if it did work I might never get the bolts
> out.
> >> Thanks,
> >>
> >> Julie
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