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Date:         Fri, 21 Apr 2000 02:25:50 -0500
Reply-To:     k1cajun <k1cajun@PIPELINE.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         k1cajun <k1cajun@PIPELINE.COM>
Subject:      Re: Caution on Half Axle swap
Comments: To: Vwfraz@AOL.COM
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John Frazier wrote:

> Hello to All, Before swapping rear half axles to extend CV wear it would be > well to measure their lengths. The axles on my 89 Westy Automatic are not the > same lengths. To get the same effect it would be necessary to remove all 4 CV > joints to change sides and leave the axles in their original places. Perhaps > this does not apply to Manual transmissions . Guess how I found out! > John

Yes, it is the same length on both sides for a manual transmission. I recall that the manual lists the shaft lengths for the manual as the same and that the automatic are different.


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