Is there any way to get the grease down below the bearings in the constant velocity joint? I been tryin to squeese it in wif my fingers then rotating the joint but i dont know how far its gone down.

Is there any way to get the grease down below the bearings in the constant velocity joint? I been tryin to squeese it in wif my fingers then rotating the joint but i dont know how far its gone down.

Get a grease gun.

or take the whole CV apart and service it correctly. :-p

or take the whole CV apart and service it correctly. :-p

I didn't realize the CV could be taken apart and serviced. Are there individual components available to rebuild cv joints? I think I have one going on my drivers side inboard.

if you have the boot off, you can spin that little ball bearing retainer, till one ball pops out, then the whold thing rolls apart. to do this, you have to take a hammer to the outer stub axle part, to knock the axle off the cv joint. it might be the proper way, but you run the risk of damaging your good cv, if your practicing on a good one. or you might not get it back together as quickly.

 

new grease is better than nothing, especially if all your doin is replacing a torn boot, but if it was torn for long, it could have debris in there, that might lead to clicking down the road.

if you have the boot off, you can spin that little ball bearing retainer, till one ball pops out, then the whold thing rolls apart. to do this, you have to take a hammer to the outer stub axle part, to knock the axle off the cv joint. it might be the proper way, but you run the risk of damaging your good cv, if your practicing on a good one. or you might not get it back together as quickly.

 

new grease is better than nothing, especially if all your doin is replacing a torn boot, but if it was torn for long, it could have debris in there, that might lead to clicking down the road.

 

Thats the way to do it. Just be carful not to damage the balls and cages...its easy to NOT damage them...but still easy at the same time.

 

DOn bother trying to replace the parts...unless they are trashed. If then...just get a JY axle and try again. Thats what I do.

wjm, i have taken apart a few clacky ones, and the damage to the balls, and cage, always looked very minimal, can you repack clacky ones, with any good resluts?

wjm, i have taken apart a few clacky ones, and the damage to the balls, and cage, always looked very minimal, can you repack clacky ones, with any good resluts?

 

Ive done it...the DOJs at least dont make any noise. Never did this to a CV tho.