At 09:29 PM 8/28/2009, Troy wrote: >I just took possession of a couple of half axles from Van Cafe'. One >of the CV's has come apart in transit with ball bearings laying in >the box. I need to find out from anyone who has assembled these what >a reasonable amount of time/labor would be to put one back together. >It's just one side. Van Cafe' has agreed to reimburse me for time, so Aside from the grease, about a minute and a half. Plus another three minutes if you did it backwards the first time (it won't flex if the center part is wrong way round). But I sort of doubt a shop would charge less than half an hour just to pick it up and set it down again. Any special reason for you not to just do it yourself? 42.8-9 tells you how to do it. Some rags, a can of Brakleen or similar and 90 grams of CV grease... -- David Beierl - Providence RI USA -- http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/ '89 Po' White Star "Scamp" |
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