The Vanagon does not use the cone washer. The outside of the joint should
have a line. The line faces away from the shaft.

Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
ralph meyermann
Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2013 6:51 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: cv joint question

Thanks, but what about the cone washer and the shoulder on the splined
inner? Should it be placed inside or outside on the shaft?

Velma 82 1.9L AAZ td westy
On Oct 15, 2013 5:39 PM, "Jim Felder" <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:

> I have Bus Depot boots on my van right now, and they seem pretty good.
> Time will tell. This after a horrible three-year spell of getting
> crappy boots locally. My point is, the quality varies. If I had a good
> set of OEM VW boots on my vanagon I would leave them alone if they
> were not split before I would put some iffy aftermarket brand on. Been
> there, done that, once every ten months or so.
>
> The good ones seem three times as thick and much more pliable than the
> bad ones.
>
> Jim
>
>
> On Tue, Oct 15, 2013 at 5:34 PM, Michael <mbucchino@charter.net> wrote:
>
> > Inspect them closely for good long term usage.  If they pass your
> > inspection for defects or aging, go ahead and reuse them.  Just
> > realize what a pain it can be to have replace them later if they go bad.
> >
> > Mike B.
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> > > On Oct 15, 2013, at 17:54, ralph meyermann
> > > <ralphmeyermann@GMAIL.COM>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi all! me again bugging the biggest collective of Vanagon
> > > knowledge
> for
> > > help. I finally removed one side to replace the cv joints and
> > > noticed a difference between the old and the new lobro ones. The
> > > new ones seem to have a small shoulder on one side and the old
> > > ones do not, and the old
> > ones
> > > seem not to have the cone shaped washer provided in the new kits?
> > > Also
> if
> > > my boots arent torn should I reuse them? Thanks as always
> > > --
> > > Velma 1982 1.9L AAZ turbo diesel Westy
> >
>