Yah "swing axle" is old school! :)
IIRC they're referred to as IRS axles or half shafts.

I think.....

Neil.

On Nov 28, 2007 9:24 AM, Ben Cichowski <cichowski@montana.edu> wrote:

> I may be using the wrong terminology...if so, I'm sorry.
>
> By "swing axle" I'm talking about the axel coming off each side of the
> transmission with large rubber boots creating a seal to keep debris out.
> They have a full ring of allen bolts around the connection point to the
> tranny.
>
> Sorry again if I got the description wrong. - Ben
>
> On 11/28/07 8:49 AM, "Ben Cichowski" <cichowski@montana.edu> wrote:
>
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I checked the archives - there was a good post similar to this - but no
> > follow up replies.
> >
> > I had my '88 Wolfsburg with the rear end up in the air on jack stands
> last
> > night to make a slave replacement easy.
> >
> > I noticed one of the Swing Axle Boots leaking a bit of of oil out on the
> > narrow end facing the wheel. Kind of squeezed out when I jacked it up on
> the
> > opposite side. I'm thinking it may be a result of jacking the van up one
> > side at a time to put in the stands, thus put extra pressure on the
> opposite
> > side.
> >
> > Has this happened to anyone else...and is it something to worry about -
> i.e.
> > change right away...
> >
> > ...or is it a common occurrence from jacking the vehicle up that just
> leaks
> > a bit only when under pressure like this, but doesn't pose much of an
> issue?
> >
> >
> > -Ben
> >
> > BTW, slave and clutch MC replacement took all of an hour or so - Thanks
> Ken
> > for the quality parts. The MC I got from you is about 3 times the
> quality of
> > the one I took out from the PO...and the "new" slave he had put in
> looked
> > like it had been through a war. Now I'm just waiting on my pressure
> bleeder
> > now to come in.
> >
>

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