> > Good info in this thread. Are these "Lobros" the ones I will get from our > friendly vanagon list dealers? > > If not, where do I go to find them? > > If the new ones are just a tad past $200 for a set of them, how much are > rebuilts, and where are they. I have been 'shopping' the net this weekend, > and not seen anything much cheaper than about $50 a piece, and the ones > already on the shafts are very appealing. > I think the point here is that the new CV assemblies are $200 just for the parts. You then take your axle shafts and rebuild them with the new bearings. The rebuilts are not recycled shafts with new bearings, they are recycled shafts with recycled bearings. My vendor told me that the bearing races are bored out and larger balls are used. The downside as explained to me was that these machined surfaces are no longer heat treated, as are the new parts. For one, VolksCafe has both the rebuilt shafts and replacement bearing assemblies. Go to VolksCafe.com, then click on your vehicle info on the left side to get to Drive Shafts. Info is all there. Also check out their CV joint tutorial. Good luck. Tom Salicos |
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