VIN 4728 Running Resto

[Rich_NYS]

I continued to work on the CV joints tonight, and will be painting the axles tomorrow night. I expect to finish & reinstall them this weekend.

I'm going to bring one of the new boots to Home Depot and see about using the item Luke posted.

Dana, you mentioned getting synthetic grease. If you didn't already know, the boot kits come with grease but I don't know if it's synthetic. I'll find that write-up for you.





I've been starting the car every night, it's running nice and it seems to sound "healthier" each time.

Fans come on at around 175 degrees.

After I get the axles installed and bleed the brakes & clutch, I'll be able to drive it in & out of my garage...I'm getting psyched!

[FABombjoy]

FWIW I'm running a pair of skinny nylon zip ties on the axle side of one of my boots. The locking blocks are rotated out of phase with each other to ensure there isn't an open pinched section. Been fine this way since I rebuilt them in 2007.

[Rich_NYS]

Dana, I'm guessing you already found it, but here's the article I mentioned anyway:

http://dmctalk.org/showthread.php?12...ghlight=Joints

I'll post anything I do differently...

[DMC-81]

Dana, I'm guessing you already found it, but here's the article I mentioned anyway:

http://dmctalk.org/showthread.php?12...ghlight=Joints

I'll post anything I do differently...

Thanks Rich! Good luck with the job.

[Rich_NYS]

Dana, I'm guessing you already found it, but here's the article I mentioned anyway:

http://dmctalk.org/showthread.php?12...ghlight=Joints

I'll post anything I do differently...

Thanks Rich! Good luck with the job.

The article is pretty good, I think you'll like it. I only have two things to add:

-For cleaning off the old grease; I first used heavy-duty disposable shop towels to clean the parts, then used cleaner (mineral spirits.)

-I didn't see [in the article] any mention of "which end is up" for the inner race. See in the pics:

This side goes toward the axle:
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This side faces "out:"
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Before disassembly:
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Installed:
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I have the parts cleaned & ready for reassembly:

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The axles in my custom spray booth, ready for painting:

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[Lwanmtr]

Fancy booth

[powerline84]

Looks like you got your balls nice and clean for those axles lol

[Rich_NYS]

Fancy booth

I figured it would become the envy of the DeLorean community.

Looks like you got your balls nice and clean for those axles lol

....and inspected for any imperfections! -lol

[Rich_NYS]

FWIW I'm running a pair of skinny nylon zip ties on the axle side of one of my boots. The locking blocks are rotated out of phase with each other to ensure there isn't an open pinched section. Been fine this way since I rebuilt them in 2007.

Elitist!

These are available at Home Depot (and probably other hardware stores) too for slightly less:

http://www.homedepot.com/p/Commercia...=stainless+zip

They cut easily with tin snips

I bought a pack of these today; they're a bit narrower than the nylon ties that come with the boot kit, but appear to be around the same width as OEM.

[FABombjoy]

Elitist!

Haha, they are nylon after all. Not some pedestrian plastic zip ties.

Once a year I see them and think, "oh I should replace these with the proper clamp", then I promptly forget until the following year. 2017 will be the 10 year anniversary of good intentions.