Date:         Fri, 5 Jan 2001 12:20:42 +1200
Reply-To:     Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
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From:         Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
Subject:      Re: Source of Heavy Duty Rear Axels/CVs (108mm), Factory
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>The CV joints are from the 5cyl-version of the Audi 5000.
>Since the 16" syncros are hard to find, just take the CVs from the Audi. A
>lot easier to find!



These big VW/Audi CVs don't happen to be interchangable with 930 CVs, do
they? Ha, having typed this message, I saw Chris Weddle's messafe. Funny,
he didn't tell me about RSA flanges when I saked...just offered me
flange-adaptor rings! Can you tell me if the 108mm VW CVs are the same as
930? If so, maybe I could get some direct from RSA.

I really need to find a "cheap" source. The US-new 930 CV prices are not
affordable ($124US each complete, or about $1127NZ for a set!!). If I can
find out that the Audi or BMW units are the same, I could get used ones no
problem locally. What about Mercedes CVs?

The imperatives...MUST have identical axle diameter to 930, same spline
tooth-size and number, same CV total length. And if clearance is close on
the VW outer flanges, outer CV base diameter would be critical too.

None of this is info I can get here in NZ. Even the German Porsche wreckers
don't seem to know anything about CVs...was offered 100mm 915 CVs and G50
CVs when I asked for 930s.





Andrew Grebneff
Dunedin, New Zealand
VW & mollusc nut
1984 VW Caravelle (currently SVX engine; waiting for a Porsche trans)
1985 Mitsubishi Galant Sigma 2.0 (FWD), for sale
1986 CE80 Toyota Corolla 1.8DX diesel (extaxi)
1989 CE96 Toyota Corolla 1.8DX diesel wagon
1989 CT170 Toyota Corona Select 2.0 diesel (taxi)