saigonij
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| posted on 21/4/07 at 07:09 PM |
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How much Grease to pack in...
how much grease to i use / pack in when replacing the cv boot on a sierra diff???
I have taken the drive shafts off, and the cv joints etc - cleaned them out so they have very little grease left in them.
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nick205
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| posted on 21/4/07 at 07:12 PM |
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usually the amount provided in the sachet in the CV boot replacement kit 
Haynes manual may tell you, failing that, go and look at a boot replacement kit at the motor factors and see what size the sachet of grease is.
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saigonij
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| posted on 21/4/07 at 07:16 PM |
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yea, i got the small pack of grease, but bear in mind that most people dont wash out all the grease when chaing the cv boot, so the sachet might not
be enough...
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nick205
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| posted on 21/4/07 at 07:58 PM |
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I reckon the sachet provides enough as a split CV boot empties it's grease fairly well so the repair kit should allow for this.
I cleaned mine out completely when I overhauled them and filled them up witht he sachet. 500 miles so far and no problems.
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saigonij
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| posted on 21/4/07 at 08:25 PM |
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wicked, thats what i wanted to hear. thank you very much.
is there a danger of over filling?
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wilkingj
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| posted on 21/4/07 at 08:48 PM |
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Completely cleaned mine out, and nearly 3k miles later, still OK, as far as I am aware.
Std sachet used.
1. The point of a journey is not to arrive.
2. Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway.
Best Regards
Geoff
http://www.v8viento.co.uk
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goodall
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| posted on 21/4/07 at 09:39 PM |
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depends as sometimes it says on the instrutions for the boot to only use half the grease in the pack but personaly anytime i have done cv joints i
have cleaned them out totaly with petrol let dry and then put everything back together useing the specified amount of grease, so i uess i aint been
much elp but as far as i know you can over fill them as the excess will just cling to the inside of the boot
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RazMan
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| posted on 21/4/07 at 09:58 PM |
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It is possible to overpack them imo. I went a bit crazy with the stuff and I believe that is what caused my new CV boot to fail while on the rolling
road. I think that a big dollop stuck to the inside of the boot and caused it to wobble so much that it got pinched in the tripod bearings at 152mph
 The boot exploded and everyone within 20 feet of the car got splattered with warm, black Satan snot!
Hey, its a theory I cleaned and repacked with the sachet supplied with the new cv boot and everyting has been fine for 3k miles [crosses
fingers]
[Edited on 21-4-07 by RazMan]
Cheers,
Raz
When thinking outside the box doesn't work any more, it's time to build a new box
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ruudbeckers
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| posted on 22/4/07 at 08:36 AM |
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What type of grease is it what you find in these sachet, or is it just standard grease? This because I always have the nasty habit to dismantel
everyting I have, also when it is perfectly fine. This is also the case for my CV boots. I removed the clips that holds the boots, loosing some of the
grease. However, my CV boots are perfectly fine, so don't want to buy new boots.
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RazMan
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| posted on 22/4/07 at 09:29 AM |
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CV Grease is a lithium based grease of Number 2 (medium) consistency, containing Molybdenum disulphide.
Cheers,
Raz
When thinking outside the box doesn't work any more, it's time to build a new box
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Hellfire
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| posted on 22/4/07 at 05:23 PM |
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You need to pack 80 grammes of grease into each one.
Phil
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saigonij
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| posted on 22/4/07 at 07:30 PM |
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thanks, that helps loads. I did not want to over pack, nor not enough.
was that from haynes?
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Hellfire
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| posted on 22/4/07 at 08:45 PM |
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Nope, that is how much grease is in each sachet in Fords replacement CV boot kit.
Phil
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