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Subject:Re: MEYLE Ball Joints, Wheel Bearings, Brake Cylinders
From:John Rodgers
Date:Tue, 31 Aug 2021 07:33:32 -0500

Ken, thanks for the reply. Makes me feel better about using those parts in
this work I am about to undertake.

On Tue, Aug 31, 2021 at 7:24 AM kenneth wilford <kenwilfy@gmail.com> wrote:

> I have found them to be good myself.  As Dennis said, I have used the ball
> joints for years and years and have had no issues with them.  About 5 years
> ago a company did a big expose on ball joints and posted it on the
> internet.  This has caused lots of confusion and pain to vendors such as
> myself as they use this expose as the basis of their ball joint purchase
> instead of just trusting the parts source.  The expose is outdated and no
> longer applies to the ball joints available right now.  The ones they
> recommend the most aren't even made anymore.  But I still need to waste
> precious time talking to customers about different brands of ball joints.
> I appreciate the thought behind what they did, but it has had much
> unintended consequences.
>
> Ken
>
> On Tue, Aug 31, 2021 at 12:08 AM John Rodgers <jrodgers113@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> When 'Unca Joel' left the Vanagon List, he gave me an absolute ton of
>> Vanagon parts, new and used. Among the new were MEYLE PARTS as listed
>> above. Wondering what the experience of THE LIST has been with Meyle
>> parts.
>> I am about to have extensive work done and could use those parts. Just
>> wondering what the list experience has been.
>>
>

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