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Date:         Wed, 28 Nov 2007 09:57:24 -0800
Reply-To:     neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Swing Axle Boot Leak Question Redux
Comments: To: Ben Cichowski <cichowski@montana.edu>
In-Reply-To:  <C372F27A.336E%cichowski@montana.edu>
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Yah "swing axle" is old school! :) IIRC they're referred to as IRS axles or half shafts.

I think.....

Neil.

On Nov 28, 2007 9:24 AM, Ben Cichowski <cichowski@montana.edu> wrote:

> I may be using the wrong terminology...if so, I'm sorry. > > By "swing axle" I'm talking about the axel coming off each side of the > transmission with large rubber boots creating a seal to keep debris out. > They have a full ring of allen bolts around the connection point to the > tranny. > > Sorry again if I got the description wrong. - Ben > > On 11/28/07 8:49 AM, "Ben Cichowski" <cichowski@montana.edu> wrote: > > > Hi all, > > > > I checked the archives - there was a good post similar to this - but no > > follow up replies. > > > > I had my '88 Wolfsburg with the rear end up in the air on jack stands > last > > night to make a slave replacement easy. > > > > I noticed one of the Swing Axle Boots leaking a bit of of oil out on the > > narrow end facing the wheel. Kind of squeezed out when I jacked it up on > the > > opposite side. I'm thinking it may be a result of jacking the van up one > > side at a time to put in the stands, thus put extra pressure on the > opposite > > side. > > > > Has this happened to anyone else...and is it something to worry about - > i.e. > > change right away... > > > > ...or is it a common occurrence from jacking the vehicle up that just > leaks > > a bit only when under pressure like this, but doesn't pose much of an > issue? > > > > > > -Ben > > > > BTW, slave and clutch MC replacement took all of an hour or so - Thanks > Ken > > for the quality parts. The MC I got from you is about 3 times the > quality of > > the one I took out from the PO...and the "new" slave he had put in > looked > > like it had been through a war. Now I'm just waiting on my pressure > bleeder > > now to come in. > > >

-- Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia - "Jaco" (Bustorius) http://web.mac.com/tubaneil

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