>>Regarding carrying a spare right-front spindle, I think spare parts are >>magic. I have never broken anything I had a spare one of in the car. >>B. I my accelerator cable once broke while I was on the way to work. Lucky for me I have the cable, as I was thinking about replacing it. Unlucky for me I had yet to get the hex wrenches to remove the old cable. I had to walk about 3/4 mile, in the rain, to a friends house and beg for a ride to the local hardware store and buy some wrenches. Went into the engine compartment and tried to pull the cable through. You can't do this, the cable go stuck in the tube that runs by the transmition. After ripping apart the tube with some wire cutters got the cable out. That having been done I was up and running again, although I did have to tie a not in the cable to get it to work. The lesson is this, if you don't want the part to break. Bring a spare and the tools to put the spare in. Oh yeah, bring the manual too. BTW, does any know where i have get this accelerator cable tube. Steve Pribyl VWII72@aol.com 72 Camper - The Happy Camper
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