Date: Thu, 6 Apr 1995 13:05:51 -0300
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From: smitht@jupiter.sun.csd.unb.ca (Tim Smith)
Subject: Re: CV Repair
>> Complete rebuilt and warranteed axles,( both CVs etc,) for my '87
>> Syncro are $141 CDN, (ie $100US) so you should do some checking. It is way
>> cheaper to buy a rebuilt axle than to buy a dealer priced single joint and
>> do all the labour and end up without a warranty. Same goes for my ex-Honda!
>> tim s.
>>
>Where are you finding complete axles rebuilt for $100 US, the best I
>could ever find was remanufactured joints for $45 each, were these
>remanufactured with new OEM joints? if so share your source.
>
Hi all, and the answer is: ta-da from my local FLAPS! BION! <- believe it
or not. The local repair shops hate this place, since they sell at wholesale
plus tiny mark-up. When I get a repair quote I can usually bring in the
parts cheaper than the garage charges me, heh-heh-heh. The place is
Automachinery Ltd, Fredericton, New Brunswick, (506)-453-1600. They take
plastic, I've never asked about shipping though. Our sales taxes (2!) amount
to 18.9%, of which you can avoid at least 11% worth by shipping out of
province. So the shafts are $120US per plus your old shaft in exchange.
Oddly they only listed up to '82, then only Syncro '86 and on. I suspect the
rear Syncros are the same as 2WD std. trans. Anyone? Bentley only quotes one
length for all years Vanagon, don't know about other details. There IS a
difference with the automatic trans.
I don't know about OEM joints, these are really jumbo ball-bearings,
and like the rest of the bearings in your VW, they're NOT made by VW itself.
But by whom I dunno. I believe the warranty is against "factory defects",
presumably if there are no tears in the boot.
I can see what they would do with a USA order, I don't know what the
core charge is. Trans-border shipping is a pain, brokerage fees. I can MAYBE
help by delivering to Houlton Maine postoffice, but you likely won't avoid
Cdn taxes. tim s.
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