Excellent how-to! I would like to mention that the CV joint grease is moly-based and is the nastiest grease you'll ever work with! I notice you are working with gloves. Smart move. This grease will NOT come out of clothing or off your hands/face etc. And for those of you following along in your Bentley please note it is not correct in how to orient teh inner and outer CV parts. It's skinny part opposite the wide part just as Oli mentions!
Guess I need to cross out the CV Axles shaft rebuilding section of my Bentley manual! Lets hope the Haynes and Chilton manuals are more accurate! Thanks for the info!
I've had my Rabbit for 30 years, and the axles have always been one of those mysteries that I've never tackled. This is a great tutorial that takes the mystery right out! Thanks, Oli!
@@proudvirginian buying a new axle would be much easier. I’ve done that quite a few times. But new parts aren’t always as good as refurbishing the old. So I decided to refurbish the axle too!
@@OlisGarageI can see where that might come in handy on offer projects. Trying to find an exhaust manifold for an '85 Cabriolet is like trying to find moon rocks.
Love the video, as my CV has been giving me issues as well, I replaced both cv axle's (full arm replaced) I was worried they did not come with grease on the inside as there was a grease bag provided. I opened up the boot and there was grease inside already, But after seeing this video im wondering if the pregrease was enough. You placed a very generous amount. On top of this it seems that when Im turning LEFT ONLY (& only in motion) The transfercase area makes a single loud pop/clunk, It also happens when the steering wheel returns to center. Any ideas would be greatly appreciate it.
@@Juulin4u thank you! I always start with the easy stuff first. Check to make sure the bolts are right. Jack the car up on jack stands, start it, put it in gear, and now turn the steering wheel. Can you replicate it that way? Maybe something else is loose? How do you know where the pop is coming from? If you think it’s the axle, do you have the old one to put back on? When did the noise first start? Some thoughts and questions above that could help you narrow it down
Phew! That CV ball-bearing race was FUBAR! Folks - that is why it's important to check your CV boots periodically. When that boot is torn then foreign material contaminates the grease and your CV bearings unwittingly become a gravel crusher. Not good! Remember; preventative maintenance is cheaper than replacement maintenance! That said, I'd normally just order an entire new axle shaft. Typically VW has an extensive back catalog of mk1 Golf components, so they're inexpensive enough to offset the work and mess of rebuilding the CV axles. But, and I mean BUT, considering the terrible quality of aftermarket parts now (especially how the market has been flooded with cheap 'Chineseium' components), the idea of rebuilding them with quality name-brand subcomponents seems more appropriate now. It'll save you work time and money in the long run. Just don't wear your Sunday-Bests and wear gloves when doing them; LOL what a MESS! Thanks for the great video Oli, that'll definitely be booked marked for when I inevitably need to service my Mk1 Jetta's CV Axles. Cheers!
I think this was already an aftermarket axle. Unfortunately not the original VW stuff. But, I figured oh well I’ll rebuild it. It’s not that hard and it’ll make it last longer.
Excellent how-to! I would like to mention that the CV joint grease is moly-based and is the nastiest grease you'll ever work with! I notice you are working with gloves. Smart move. This grease will NOT come out of clothing or off your hands/face etc. And for those of you following along in your Bentley please note it is not correct in how to orient teh inner and outer CV parts. It's skinny part opposite the wide part just as Oli mentions!
Thank you Oran! I have pinned your comment to the top. You highlighted the important things I didn't cover!
Guess I need to cross out the CV Axles shaft rebuilding section of my Bentley manual! Lets hope the Haynes and Chilton manuals are more accurate! Thanks for the info!
I've had my Rabbit for 30 years, and the axles have always been one of those mysteries that I've never tackled. This is a great tutorial that takes the mystery right out! Thanks, Oli!
Great tutorial Oli, greetings from England
@@stephenhargreaves381 thank you! And greetings from USA 😀
I just watched the how to replace the axles video you made and it seems like it would be so much easier to just do that than all of this.
@@proudvirginian buying a new axle would be much easier. I’ve done that quite a few times. But new parts aren’t always as good as refurbishing the old. So I decided to refurbish the axle too!
@@OlisGarageI can see where that might come in handy on offer projects. Trying to find an exhaust manifold for an '85 Cabriolet is like trying to find moon rocks.
process is also the same for all manual/stick VW cars till today ...
Love the video, as my CV has been giving me issues as well, I replaced both cv axle's (full arm replaced) I was worried they did not come with grease on the inside as there was a grease bag provided. I opened up the boot and there was grease inside already, But after seeing this video im wondering if the pregrease was enough. You placed a very generous amount. On top of this it seems that when Im turning LEFT ONLY (& only in motion) The transfercase area makes a single loud pop/clunk, It also happens when the steering wheel returns to center. Any ideas would be greatly appreciate it.
@@Juulin4u thank you!
I always start with the easy stuff first. Check to make sure the bolts are right.
Jack the car up on jack stands, start it, put it in gear, and now turn the steering wheel. Can you replicate it that way?
Maybe something else is loose? How do you know where the pop is coming from?
If you think it’s the axle, do you have the old one to put back on? When did the noise first start?
Some thoughts and questions above that could help you narrow it down
Phew! That CV ball-bearing race was FUBAR! Folks - that is why it's important to check your CV boots periodically. When that boot is torn then foreign material contaminates the grease and your CV bearings unwittingly become a gravel crusher. Not good! Remember; preventative maintenance is cheaper than replacement maintenance!
That said, I'd normally just order an entire new axle shaft. Typically VW has an extensive back catalog of mk1 Golf components, so they're inexpensive enough to offset the work and mess of rebuilding the CV axles. But, and I mean BUT, considering the terrible quality of aftermarket parts now (especially how the market has been flooded with cheap 'Chineseium' components), the idea of rebuilding them with quality name-brand subcomponents seems more appropriate now. It'll save you work time and money in the long run. Just don't wear your Sunday-Bests and wear gloves when doing them; LOL what a MESS!
Thanks for the great video Oli, that'll definitely be booked marked for when I inevitably need to service my Mk1 Jetta's CV Axles. Cheers!
I think this was already an aftermarket axle. Unfortunately not the original VW stuff. But, I figured oh well I’ll rebuild it. It’s not that hard and it’ll make it last longer.