Date:         Mon, 12 Feb 2001 14:06:39 -0800
Reply-To:     Mark Drillock <drillock@EARTHLINK.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Mark Drillock <drillock@EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject:      Re: Still Confused about Syncro CV Boots
Comments: To: KENWILFY@AOL.COM
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Ken, the joints are the same front inner and all rear. However, the
front inner Syncro joint has a 2 piece boot. The metal flange is reused
and only the rubber part gets replaced.

Of course, the rear boots work also and may have already been installed
in the Syncro in question in which case the front rubber only part is
useless. Send a one piece rear boot also to be safe.

Mark

KENWILFY@AOL.COM wrote:
>
> OK, first I want to thank everyone for their info into the Front
> Syncro CV
> question I posed last week.  However I am actually more confused now.
>  I have
> found that the front inner CV joint is the same as the rear CV joint
> (same
> part number, etc).  However the boot kit for the front CV joint is
> different
> than I expected.  I ordered several of them from my normal supplier
> and when
> they came in they were Lobro and had the part number of 251 498 201A
> which is
> what ETKA says it should be.  However inside I have a boot that is to
> be
> attached on both ends with a clamp, some bolts (which are the same
> length as
> the rear bolts), the spring washer, spring clip and some grease.
>  However in
> the ETKA it shows the inner front boot looking just like the rear boot
> (has a
> metal end on it with holes for the bolts).  This boot looks more like
> a Jetta
> Outter boot (clamp both ends with metal clamps onto the shaft and CV
> joints
> themselves).  Does anyone have an idea as to what is going on here?
>  The
> Lobro number on the box itself is 300504 but I don't have any way of
> checking
> to see if this is the right number as the ETKA doesn't list by Lobro
> number
> only VW PN.  I just want to be really sure I am sending the right part
> as the
> customer is actually in South America right now and needs these parts
> for a
> trip.  Any help would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> Ken Wilford
> John 3:16
> www.vanagain.com
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