Date:         Thu, 10 Nov 2005 17:54:47 -0800
Reply-To:     John Bange <jbange@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         John Bange <jbange@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: CV joints / automatic
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On 11/10/05, Stephen DeMocko <SDeMocko@fdsmfg.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Volks,
>
> Can I swap the axels from one side to the other on my '85 automatic?


Nope, axles on the auto are different lengths on each side. You could remove
the CVs from the left axle and put them on the right axle (and vice-versa),
but if you're going to go to all THAT trouble you might as well just put NEW
ones on.

By the way what
> size tool is required to remove the bolts at the flange, it looks like
> torx but I don't seem to have the right size?


8mm 12-point tri-square. You'll end up with a somewhat single-purpose tool
when you buy one, but it's a heck of a lot more reliable than those awful
hex sockets. I replaced all CV bolts with tri-square after a hair-raising
experience with two or three of the hex ones. Nothing like stripping out
that socket on a bolt head INSIDE the rear swing arm...


--
John Bange
'90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"
"We'd tell a monkey how to peel a banana, if he said he was peeling one in a
Vanagon."