I'm not positive but it was probably an EMPI. The one I slapped on their on Tuesday night sure is in EMPI.

On Wednesday, November 01, 2006, at 11:18AM, "Dave Vickery" <davevickery@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote:
>Were those OEM shafts or EMPI?  I haven't heard of the OEM ones snapping,
>but have with replacements, even new replacements.
>
>
>>From: Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@MAC.COM>
>>Reply-To: Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@MAC.COM>
>>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>>Subject: Nutz...
>>Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2006 01:52:13 -0500
>>
>>Or rather half shaftz.
>>
>>I did it again. I gunned the SVX engine on my Westy Syncro....running
>>with the front wheels decoupled. And suddenly I didn't have any
>>power. Once again, I was only about 1 1/2 mile from my house so I
>>engaged the rear diff lock and limped home.
>>
>>Last time I had grenaded a CV joint on the right rear (outside) .
>>This time I sheared the axle cleanly on the left rear (inside).
>>
>>Of course I was planning on hitting the road for a trip in about 2
>>hours....instead I was lubing up the CVs in a replacement half shaft
>>and swapping it in. Got on the road a couple of hours later than
>>planned.
>>
>>'Tis a dangerous thing to have lots of power in a Vanagon....
>
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