In a message dated 28/07/2009 11:41:07 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes:

        REALLY, lucky you !  I have a whole box full of bad ones.  Change
them here on a  regular basis.  Better get a new one from VW and maybe two as
they will  soon be OBS then what are you gonna do ?  Last ones I ordered
came in here  at $283.08 CAD.  AND, yes I have made the tour of all the local
machine  shops and bearing suppliers trying to round up replacement yokes
and needle  bearings to rebuild them, NO LUCK !

>>>>I havn't seen those wear  ever.<<<<<<

Cheers,

Frank  Condelli
Almonte, Ontario, Canada
'87 Westy & Lionel Trains (_Collection for sale_
(http://frankcondelli.com/trainsal.htm) )
_Frank Condelli &  Associates_ (http://frankcondelli.com/busindex.html)  -
Vanagon/Vanagon Westfalia Service in the Ottawa Valley
_Vanagon Stainless Steel Exhaust  Systems_
(http://frankcondelli.com/exhaust.htm)
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