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Date:         Wed, 3 Jan 2001 21:25:29 -0500
Reply-To:     EMZ <vw4x4@FYI.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         EMZ <vw4x4@FYI.NET>
Subject:      Re: [Syncro] Heavy Duty Rear Axels/CVs (108mm), Factory
Comments: To: mark lortie <mlortie@ucsd.edu>
Comments: cc: Derek Drew <derekdrew@rcn.com>,
          Syncro@egroups.com, Chris Weddle <info@2weddle.com>, euromog@aol.com
In-Reply-To:  <3A53B9B8.EC3A471A@ucsd.edu>
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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 > > > > If you would like to modify your subscription settings (including unsubscribing), visit: > http://www.egroups.com/subscribe/Syncro > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >


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