Well I'm glad you cleared THAT up.  I was so confused!  I will NOT
however rotate my rear for your crass amusement.

Ed

Karl Wolz wrote:

>Imagine this!!
>
>I was driving down the highway yesterday with my arms extended forward, I
>opened my hands with palms down, and extended my
>thumbs.  I observed the thumbs point to each other.  Just then, Cupid, who
>was following me, started to honk and wildly gesticulate with his
>passenger's axle.
>
>I pulled over and he explained, "With your arms extended forward, open the
>hands with palms down, and extend the thumbs. Observe the thumbs point to
>each other."  He was quite correct, and it was great!
>
>I got back in and the relaxed fingers of the right and left axles, or
>passenger and driver side axles respectively rotated from side to side when
>suddenly, Cupid began furiously waving again.
>
>We pulled over together and holding our axles in each hand, turn right
>or left until facing rearward, and the front of the van is at our back.
>This was great, and we just had to get into town to share with Baalzo.
>
>We got together and Baalzo showed us how by the curl in the fingers, the
>direction of the rotation is now to the rear.  Well, rotation to the rear
>won't work for forward driving until you are facing rearward.
>
>"This is the only way I know of to keep the rotation concept clear", bleated
>Baalzo triumphantly, holding the axles in his respective hands, with thumbs
>pointing along the shaft.
>
>Signed,
>
>Blooey
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "John Rodgers" <j_rodgers@CHARTER.NET>
>To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2002 9:37 PM
>Subject: Re: rotating cvs and axles from left to right
>
>
>>Matthew Pollard wrote:
>>
>>>I am getting psyched up  can i rotate the cv's from side to side of the
>>>car? or what
>>>about just from inner to outer?
>>>
>>In the study of DC electricity, one learns how using the thumb and fingers
>>of the hand to determine the direction the current flows through the wire
>>( the thumb of the hand follows the current in the wire) and the direction
>>of the magnetic field ( the curled fingers point the direction of the
>>field of manetic flux.
>>
>>Applying this principle to a degree,
>>
>>Imagine this!!
>>
>>You have the engine out of the van, and you are standing in the opening
>>facing the front of the van, and the input shaft of the tranny. With your
>>arms extended forward, open the hands with palms down, and extend the
>>thumbs. Observe the thumbs point to each other. Relax the fingers to a
>>curl. With your
>>arms extended forward, open the hands with palms down, and extend the
>>thumbs. Observe the thumbs point to each other. The relaxed fingers point
>>
>the direction of rotation
>
>>(and consequently the CV's) of the right and left axles, or passenger and
>>driver side axles respectively.
>>
>>Now imagine that you are holding the  axles in the respective hands, with
>>thumb pointing along the shaft towards the tranny and the fingers curled
>>in the direction of rotation. Holding your axles in each hand, turn right
>>or left until you now are facing rearward, and the front of the van is at
>>your back. Note that the right axle (passengers axle)  is now on the
>>drivers side of the van, and the left (drivers axle) is on the passenger
>>side. By the curl in the fingers, the direction of the rotation is now to
>>the rear of the van, right? Well, obviously it can be observed that axle
>>rotation to the rear won't work for forward driving, so the axles( and the
>>CV's)  now have to rotate in the reverse of the original configuration.
>>
>> This is the only way I know of to keep the rotation concept clear, and
>>ensure that all works properly to get true opposite rotation to ensure
>>even wear on the CV's.
>>
>>Problem solved.
>>
>>John Rodgers
>>88 GL Driver
>>
>