OK - spent a few hours stripping it down.
Washed everything in solvent.
put one back together well packed with grease.
when I did the next, i put the cv together and it locked up solid !
very solid.
managed to free it - put the axel in a vice and a socket over the iner
part of the cv and hit it. had to do it a few times before it budged.

can you assemble a cv the wrong way ? did I do something wrong ? or is
this the bad cv ?

got it apart and next time I assembled it packed it with grease it was fine.

put it back in the bus and went for a drive.

wow !!!! I was amazed. before it was banging away like someone with a
hammer. now it was silent .

drove for a few miles and everything was good so I drove home.

I have a hair pin bend into my drive. when I went round it then noise
came back.

Its quieter than before but still clicks sometimes.

how do I tell wich joint to replace. none of the balls were worn. the
cv's showed wear but no scoring.

I would suspect the one that locked up when I assembled it. would you
agree ?

I will buy a CV tommorow and swap one. If it doesnt cure it I will swap
it again ! they seem tight enough. is there any hints to finding the
noisey one ?

Thanks all
Rich


tricky wrote:
> Hello all
> Last night on my way home my rear end started making a noise (ooh eer !! )
>
> The noise was like someone hiting once with a hammer every wheel
> revolution. Even with my foot just resting on the gas to keep a
> contstant speed. It was louder with more gas and barely noticeable with
> my foot on the clutch.
>
> I pulled over and checked for loose stuff.
>
> Wheels were ok.
>
> Moving the axle tube - no movement front to back or up and down (looking
> from the back of the bus) but moving to and from wheel to gearbox
> (tranny) one side was quite tight as if held by rubber - small movement,
> the other side I could move in and out of the wheel/tranny easily a few
> inches and would bottom out on something with a clunk.
>
> My guess is a CV joint. But thats just a guess. I have never looked at
> / stripped down a transaxel before.
>
> Any of you with more expereince can shed more light would be appreciated
> before I get under with my tool box !
>
> Thanks
> Rich