Date: Thu, 4 Jan 2001 21:45:44 -0800
Reply-To: David Marshall <david@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG>
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From: David Marshall <david@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG>
Subject: Re: [Syncro] Heavy Duty Rear Axels/CVs (108mm), Factory
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Just replaced all four of my rear CVs this past weekend - with stock 100mm
units. One was clicking, but that was the extent of the problems back
there. Never bent or broke one in action thought! Just on an "interesting"
note - the VW Iltis uses 100mm CV joints with the same size balls and the
shaft is the same size to - only the splines on the shaft are different -
outer assembly is exactly the same as a T3 joint.
Not saying the 108s are a bad idea - just can't justify the expense an
hassle of installing them when the 100mm joints are about $300 CAD to do the
rear.
Mind you, I'm with Derek about the "hey look at this" at the VW shows -
perfect trick item! :)
David Marshall
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-----Original Message-----
From: EMZ [mailto:VW4X4@FYI.NET]
Sent: January 3, 2001 6:25 PM
To: mark lortie
Cc: Derek Drew; Syncro@egroups.com; VANAGON@GERRY.VANAGON.COM; Chris
Weddle; euromog@aol.com
Subject: Re: [Syncro] Heavy Duty Rear Axels/CVs (108mm), Factory
One real easy question. Has anyone on the list ever broke
or bent a haft shaft? I can see an advantage to the bigger cv
joints but not a chance of bending or breaking the shaft! The transmission
will break first.
Eric 86-VW4x4
vw4x4@fyi.net 86-SS Syncro
Pittsburgh, PA USA 1936-Chrysler
www.my.treeway.com/emz
On Wed, 3 Jan 2001, mark lortie wrote:
> I used to have a couple of old land rovers & the rear axles broke once in
a while but it
> wasnt a big thing cause you could slip them out through the wheel hub &
use 2WD to limp
> home (wouldnt work in a syncro) . At first I thought it was another
legendary english design
> problem but upon reflection I realized it was an inexpensive weak link in
my drive train &
> fixable in the field (I tried welding a few ... didnt last ). Bottom line
it saved my
> tranny when working in low gear ratios . You may ask yourself what you
prefer to save .. A
> syncro axle or a tranny .
>
> On the positive side . .. The land rover axles are encased & protected .
The syncro axles
> are not and I can easily see a shaf getting bent in the field by dropping
onto a rock so a
> heavy duty shaft could be of benefit .
>
> another $0.02 for the pot
>
> --
> Mark J Lortie PhD
> Division of Nephrology & Hypertension
> UCSD School of Medicine
> La Jolla CA.
> 858-552-8585 x 7139
>
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