Date:         Sat, 11 Dec 2004 21:26:59 -0800
Reply-To:     "Tom L. Salicos" <TomSalicos@COMCAST.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         "Tom L. Salicos" <TomSalicos@COMCAST.NET>
Subject:      Re: Struck Oil, Rebuilt CV's and a Tense Trip Home
Comments: To: jbrush@AROS.NET
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>
> 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