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Subject:Re: Struck Oil, Rebuilt CV's and a Tense Trip Home
From:Anonymous Digest
Date:Sat, 11 Dec 2004 21:17:42 -0700

>This has been my experience with rebuilt CVs - NOT WORTH THE MONEY!
>Original, new, Lobro units will be slightly more expensive, but they last
>literally 100X longer.

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>I wouldn't waste my time on rebuilts. For just a grunt more than $200
>you can have four brand spanking new Lobro CV's, which if properly
>installed, lubed and services routinely, will last just about forever. I
>have them on mine 88 GL.

Good info in this thread. Are these "Lobros" the ones I will get from our
friendly vanagon list dealers?

If not, where do I go to find them?

If the new ones are just a tad past $200 for  a set of them, how much are
rebuilts, and where are they. I have been 'shopping' the net this weekend,
and not seen anything much cheaper than about $50 a piece, and the ones
already on the shafts are very appealing.

Thanks,

John