I concur,
drive it home.
if you have a real issues.....
I'm right of I-5 near the bottom of Oregon,
with vanagons and parts of all sorts.
If you have a problem, and you get here, there's a huge chance we can keep
you going just fine.
Scott
www.turbovans.com

and hey ......if you have time, stop there in Yreka, ( if going on I-5 ) and
check out that VW junkyard looking place that is right next to I-5, on the
east side, in Yreka, Ca.
Not sure if I have ever stopped in there as it looks to be mainly old
air-cooed stuff .....
but if you stop in there, give us a report on what they have vanagon  wise
......and maybe I can get by there ,  as I'm delivering parts in that
direction soon.

----- Original Message -----
From: "David Kao" <dtkao0205@YAHOO.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, October 05, 2009 10:58 AM
Subject: Re: SF CV Update/Question

>I drove one of my Vanagons with noisy CV joints for years until
> I finally could not bear with it. In my opinion you should be
> able to make it home as is. You may be able to drive without
> problems for a much longer time. You have plenty of time to take
> care of it with quality CV parts back home. You can do it yourself
> if you want to save money.
>
> David
>
> --- On Mon, 10/5/09, Cunegonde <cunegonde.van.westfalia@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>
>> From: Cunegonde <cunegonde.van.westfalia@GMAIL.COM>
>> Subject: SF CV Update/Question
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> Date: Monday, October 5, 2009, 10:42 AM
>> Got here with no problems after I
>> greased (with no-name CV moly
>> grease) and re-torqued (Torque wrench is part of my travel
>> toolkit)
>> the passenger side trans CV. It was dry, having leaked when
>> the bolts
>> were loose before.
>>
>> Question: drive 750 miles back to Seattle, as long as the
>> joint
>> remains silent? Or tear down and rebuild/repack/retorque
>> while in East
>> Bay? I only have the stock jack, and no workspace.
>> If going to rebuild, Recommended FLAPS in SF or Oakland?
>>
>> Thanks for your expertise!
>>
>>
>> Bretts
>> '83.5 1.9l WBX Ivory Westfalia "Cunegonde"
>>