Date:         Tue, 31 Aug 2021 08:24:41 -0400
Reply-To:     kenneth wilford <kenwilfy@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         kenneth wilford <kenwilfy@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: MEYLE Ball Joints, Wheel Bearings, Brake Cylinders
Comments: To: John Rodgers <jrodgers113@gmail.com>
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I have found them to be good myself.  As Dennis said, I have used the ball
joints for years and years and have had no issues with them.  About 5 years
ago a company did a big expose on ball joints and posted it on the
internet.  This has caused lots of confusion and pain to vendors such as
myself as they use this expose as the basis of their ball joint purchase
instead of just trusting the parts source.  The expose is outdated and no
longer applies to the ball joints available right now.  The ones they
recommend the most aren't even made anymore.  But I still need to waste
precious time talking to customers about different brands of ball joints.
I appreciate the thought behind what they did, but it has had much
unintended consequences.

Ken

On Tue, Aug 31, 2021 at 12:08 AM John Rodgers <jrodgers113@gmail.com> wrote:

> When 'Unca Joel' left the Vanagon List, he gave me an absolute ton of
> Vanagon parts, new and used. Among the new were MEYLE PARTS as listed
> above. Wondering what the experience of THE LIST has been with Meyle parts.
> I am about to have extensive work done and could use those parts. Just
> wondering what the list experience has been.
>