Classic VW CV Axle Repack 

Thank you, just spent an hour trying to work this out. Back together in no time after your film.

Man I really appreciate this video. I bought a new vehicle axle and when arrived the balls had fell out during the transport here. Had no idea how to get them back in without taking them apart. I had no snap ring pliers so that was not an option. Then I seen your video and with just a little time about 10 minutes I had them all back in and in working order. So they can be put back together while on the axle. Great Video and THANKS AGAIN!

Although I'm working on a "03 Jetta, this video helped me out so much. Didn't even take 15 minutes and I was ready to reassemble. Awesome video, THANK YOU!!!

I just redid my CV axles after watching this video. Thanks Mick! (Now I'm going to watch the brake videos.....)

Good video. Matt You definitely have some serious experience the first tie my Dad and i repacked VW CV joints it was more like a Laurel and Hardy. Show chasing steel balls with greasy hands all over the garage floor and trying to keep the dirt from getting into the grease with a few cus words of course. ! We had both had some wrenching experience but that was our very first CV joint. On a front wheel drive Rabbit that needed new struts that the VW manual said it must be done by a VW shop My Dad wasn't one to. Go to dealerships for service. And i didnt have the money to repair my newly acquired $ 500.00 used Volkswagen ! The car was parked for a long time in someone's driveway and needed brakes and carb work to get her on the road i used to pedal my bike past. The guys house until one day i saw him outside and asked if he would consider selling that old car in his driveway We towed it home and had it running that day then went at it little at a time untill it was road worthy and looking better that turned out to be the first of many water cooled VWs i owned in my life and like you i wound up getting pretty. Good at repairing them and the systems on them , my true love was. Always British Cars and Honda Motorcycles however my Father. Always had a love for VW since he bought a brand new 58 and 63 Beetle Years earlier and drove the heck out of them as his only car at the time , my Mom told me the 63 Bug had a payment of 67 dollars a month. When they. Bought it but my Dad wanted the power increase with the engine as they drove thru the Catskills Mountains in upstate New York quite often and the 36 horsepower had to work pretty hard to haul every thing in the Bug She said she used to get tired of watching him shift on those trips LOL and only a few weeks ago she showed me a picture of my Dad and the 58 on the day he bought it in front of my Grandparents house ! He told me when he drove it in the city. People would ask lots of questions about the car. As. The engine in the rear was something many people thought was strange at the time

Two things: First, I put two crisscrossed small strips of electricians tape on the ends of the axels. This makes a smooth surface for the boot to stretch over (and also prevents cutting into the boot). After the boot is on, I remove the tape, of course. Second, the first boot can be installed backwards on the axel-for the opposing CV. No collapsing and messing with that one boot, using a screwdriver, etc. Just slip it on and push that boot down the length of the axel for later when you do the opposing CV.

I think you made a mistske on the inner race. The flat area goes away from the axle, but the thrust raised surface goes toward the axle. On the axle you have a thrist concave washer that presses against the inner race.

I stopped video at 1:35 to explain the star is facing wrong direction.. fyi. The flange/raised center of the star goes away from the wheel or trans... Another words it goes towards the axle. Opposite direction of the 3 lines on the CV race..... 3 years later, hope you've figured it out.

Extremely helpful video!! I'm going to just order the rebuild kit

Shout out from Aztec New Mex. Thanks for the vid!

Great job I have 1997 VW golf axle already, didn't know where grease went.

Great video, many thanks. A trick I use is to put a plastic bag over the shaft with a little grease on the outside before you push the boot over the shaft. No risk of damage from the splines, screwdriver etc and it goes on really easily.

Thank you, Very helpful stuff.. especially when the Bentley didn’t specify which side the tapered end of cage went on.. 👌🏻👍🏻

It looks so easy when you know how to do it. I spent about about an hour wrestling the first joint when replacing them last year, what a puzzle. Definitely grease them up after assembling.

Thank You for the information.. I will be doing mine soon

Very good video, thank you!

Great video helped me a lot

That helped a lot man.. thanks

Good video ! Thanks

When I've replaced mine, the spring washer stops the joint from going in far enough for the snap ring to slip in. Is it suppose to go in with the flange facing the joint of the shaft?

Nice job. 👍

Great vid, thanks... but you have made one mistake. At 0:40 you say that the smooth side of the inner race should go TOWARDS the axle... this is wrong. It is that chamfered side which goes towards the axle shaft.

Just a little thing that has made my life a little easier. First thing is clean the shit out of the joint and boot with a paper towel after packing and assembly. Then cover the end with a paper towel to keep dust, twigs and your fingers from getting in the grease as you install.

Perfect 👌

I have a 2004 VW Jetta TDI wagon. It has a rattle or clunk when driving on a bumpy road. I took the car in for a free estimate and assessment of all the maintenance needs. The drivers side CV axel was mentioned as the cause of the rattle when driving on bumpy roads. The replacement CV is only about $80.00 if purchased from the auto parts store. The repair shop wants over $600.00 for the job. After seeing your video I wonder if I could repack the CV joint. Do you have an estimation about how long, how many miles the repacked CV joints run on your VW's?

When trying to put that cv boot on, use an air compressor nozzle, it should pretty much float on haha

Nice!

Interesting......I've watched a few of these and no one uses anti seize on the threads of the bolts when reinstalling. Any comment about that?

Mine didn’t need redone it just lost a ball bearing or two when I took it out of the car.. man you made this look so much easier then my struggle but maybe because I’m trying this with the boot on and shaft through the middle??

Warm the boot area that's supposed to slide over the axle with a heat gun and it goes on easily.

HI, On the Inner race, you say the smooth side goes towards the axle, and the raised part goes away from axle.. A bunch of other videos show it the other way? Do you know this for sure?? Thanks.

EXCELLENT informative and instructional (but messy (LOL)) video!!! THANX!!!

I accidentally put mine together little hump towards little hump and big hump towards big hump like you show at 1:55 not to do couse Im an idiot..... Is their any way to take it apart again and reassemble it the correct way? Or do I need to buy a new CV joint?

Do these style cv axles need rephrasing or clocking?

I agree there is so much contradiction on orientation and assembly of the cv joints. It has been awhile, any issues with the way you assembled and oriented the joints? Thanks.

Lost some oil from Gear box when disconnect the axle?

Do you have to clamp the boot down?

Looks identical to my t4 20 years later and no change

Do you have the part number for the kit?

Thank you for the video. Bolts can not be lubricated with grease; sealant must be used

Saved me £170

Hey bro what year is it?

Low quality video ; compared with older videos you have. Still.... Great information on how to do the cv axle .

Why does everyone just run it till it breaks anymore? My passat has a couple hundred miles from the 60k service, I plan to do timing belt, not from mileage but from age. And also plan to do cv boots. Not because the boots are bad, because the frigin grease has been in there for 60 thousand miles and it needs new grease.

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Next time install the bearing then put the grease

Please tell me the piece number

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