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Some have said that it's necessary to put each injector half on a sheet of sandpaper (1000 or 2000 grit) on a very flat surface (like glass) and lap the injector halves a bit. I have not ever done this. I have just removed the injector and tightened the halves a little more and that's solved the le...

Anybody have a fix for injectors that leak between the two injector halves?

I can't get the joint assembled. I can get the cross into the cage and I can get the cross and cage together into the housing. The problem I'm having is the cage slots and the housing slots won't line up to let the steel balls be inserted. If I was able to rotate the cage to line up with the slots i...

Put in 2 opposite balls. Then tip it up and put 2 in one side, then tip it the other way and slip the other 2 in. Sorry to bother you one more time. I still can't get the joint assembled. I can get the cross into the cage and I can get the cross and cage together into the housing. The problem I'm h...

Hey guys thanks for all the help.

I've got the order down on how to reassemble now. But, I still can't get the steel balls assembled with the cage in the joint. Anybody know how to do this? Help!

Need some more help guys. Like I said in my last post I took my outer boot off to see in the hope of finding out how to assemble the inner. Well now I can't figure out how to get the outer together. What I'm having trouble with is the cage and the steel balls. Which way does the cage go (it's differ...

82vdub, I finally figured the reassembly process out. I reassembled it two or three more times with no luck so I decided to cut the other boot off and look at it. After I cut clamps and boot off I removed the boot and started wiping off the grease. During this process I remembered one arrangement I ...

82vdub, you're not kidding. I thought it was easy to put back together but I've done it 4 different ways and it still won't flex.

This may be the problem; is the main inner "gear" supposed to have the flat boss down or up?

Thanks for the input guys. I assembled everything back the way the Bentley manual says. With the exception I used a hose zip tie for the boot. Good suggestion zman, but I beat you to the punch (I had already put one on). I just have to assemble the joint now and install. Like you, 82vdub, I too asse...

I read through this post; http://www.vwdieselparts.com/forum/search.php?st=0&sk=t&sd=d&sr=posts&keywords=cv+boot&start=15 but I still was wondering about a few things. I have a boot kit just like this one to reboot my caddy. http://www.autohausaz.com/search/imageexpand.aspx?image...

Vincent Waldon wrote:

Caddyman wrote: Other than the strainer, I'm out of ideas.

But you've checked the strainer?

Vince,

No I haven't checked the strainer yet. That is next on the list.

Ok guys, I changed the fuel filter (and primed it with atf), then I purged the return line with compressed air (heard the air in the tank coming out, so I know it's not blocked), and then I replaced the return flexible rubber line. It still exhibits the same problem of dieing at highway speeds. Othe...

Does someone have a picture of the driver's side of the engine block identifing all the senders / switches on that side? I need to know what all the senders on that side are.

On the cylinder head?
On the "thermostat" housing?

Classic sign of fuel starvation. Change the fuel filter. If it keeps quitting under the same situation, put a vacuum gauge on the IP to monitor if you're drawing a vacuum on the fuel system. Could be a bad fuel tank vent line not letting air enter the tank as well, but classic signs of fuel starvat...

thanks guys. I was thinking it was trash in the tank clogging the strainer also.