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Date:         Thu, 4 Jan 2001 21:45:44 -0800
Reply-To:     David Marshall <david@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         David Marshall <david@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG>
Subject:      Re: [Syncro] Heavy Duty Rear Axels/CVs (108mm), Factory
Comments: To: EMZ <VW4X4@FYI.NET>, 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:  <Pine.GSO.4.21.0101032121340.9832-100000@ewok>
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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 > > > > If you would like to modify your subscription settings (including unsubscribing), visit: > http://www.egroups.com/subscribe/Syncro > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >

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