Date:         Sat, 13 Mar 1999 14:31:34 +0100
Reply-To:     Dave Perry <anjar@ONLINE.NO>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Dave Perry <anjar@ONLINE.NO>
Subject:      Sad Syncro (CV Blues)
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Heres a rather sad tale from Norway. Two weeks ago I took my Syncro for its 2 yearly test and it failed on a defective front outer driveshaft boot. In deciding that the rubber was perished, the VW mechanic concerned made his point by damaging the boot to the point that it started spraying out its grease for the first time. Took me 2 weeks to get the replacement rubber boot and I booked into a local (nonVW) garage to get it swapped. Great, but when I got my van back last night I got a loud cracking from the joint on full lock (especially reverse). Took the bus back today and the mechanic says that the CV joint is shot, probably because a stone got inside the newly split boot. 
Before I put this down to bad luck I have a  question for the list. 
 When I asked the mechanic why the joint only made noise AFTER hed replaced the rubber boot he said that the joint must have been stone damaged already and it was his changing of the position of the joint in the boot swap that started the noise off. Does this sound like the truth, or could the CV have been damaged in the boot replacement process?

PS Price of a front CV joint in Norway is making me feel very sorry for myself!

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