[tcb] Shocking!
- From: Julie <julie.hey.ho.lets.go@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 3 May 2011 08:47:16 -0500
My '71 started making a new noise the other day. Upon further investigation I
see that one of my rear shocks is loose. The nuts and bolts are in place but I
can move it side to side. Shouldn't there be a rubbery bit that holds it more
securely to the bolt? (Any danger if I keep driving it this way for a few more
days, I don't think the shock will fall off?)
So if I should just replace the shocks, I should replace the gosh dang blasted
cv boots. Ugh! They were all replaced like three years ago, the new ones all
fell apart within a year (just bought whatever ones they had at Austin VeeDub).
Then two years ago replaced them with Danish made ones they sell at Wolfsburg
West and now they are falling apart! And if I put new shocks on they will just
be covered with goopy grease in no time.
It is easy to buy those already put together cheapy cv axles/joints/boot things
and just put them on but people tell me they are junk - use the old cv joints
if they are in good enough shape. But heck at the rate of replacing them every
couple of years, maybe I should just go ahead and buy a case of them!
What grease should I be filling these joints with? Maybe I use the rubber boot
eating grease?
So what shocks should I get?
Should I buy those complete CV axles thingies? Or are they junk?
What kind of grease should I use in the CVs?
Can I do any care to the outside of the CV boots to help keep them from falling
apart so often? Like caress them with Lubridem or Armor All?
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