Just replaced all four of my rear CVs this past weekend - with stock 100mm
units.  One was clicking, but that was the extent of the problems back
there.  Never bent or broke one in action thought!  Just on an "interesting"
note - the VW Iltis uses 100mm CV joints with the same size balls and the
shaft is the same size to - only the splines on the shaft are different -
outer assembly is exactly the same as a T3 joint.

Not saying the 108s are a bad idea - just can't justify the expense an
hassle of installing them when the 100mm joints are about $300 CAD to do the
rear.

Mind you, I'm with Derek about the "hey look at this" at the VW shows -
perfect trick item!  :)

David Marshall

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-----Original Message-----
From: EMZ [mailto:VW4X4@FYI.NET]
Sent: January 3, 2001 6:25 PM
To: mark lortie
Cc: Derek Drew; Syncro@egroups.com; VANAGON@GERRY.VANAGON.COM; Chris
Weddle; euromog@aol.com
Subject: Re: [Syncro] Heavy Duty Rear Axels/CVs (108mm), Factory

     One real easy question. Has anyone on the list ever broke
or bent a haft shaft? I can see an advantage to the bigger cv
joints but not a chance of bending or breaking the shaft! The transmission
will break first.

            Eric                   86-VW4x4
            vw4x4@fyi.net          86-SS Syncro
            Pittsburgh, PA USA     1936-Chrysler
            www.my.treeway.com/emz

On Wed, 3 Jan 2001, mark lortie wrote:

> I used to have a couple of old land rovers & the rear axles broke once in
a while but it
> wasnt a big thing cause you could slip them out through the wheel hub &
use 2WD  to limp
> home (wouldnt work in a syncro) . At first I thought it was another
legendary english design
> problem but upon reflection I realized  it was an inexpensive weak link in
my drive train &
> fixable in the field (I tried welding a few ... didnt last ).  Bottom line
it saved my
> tranny when working in low gear ratios . You may ask yourself what  you
prefer to save .. A
> syncro axle or a tranny .
>
> On the positive side . .. The land rover axles are encased & protected .
The syncro axles
> are not and I can easily see a shaf getting bent in the field by dropping
onto a rock so a
> heavy duty shaft could be of benefit .
>
> another $0.02 for the pot
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> Mark J Lortie PhD
> Division of Nephrology & Hypertension
> UCSD School of Medicine
> La Jolla CA.
> 858-552-8585 x 7139
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