I'd like to know details of how you built that carrier underneath. I have
played with the idea, but never thought it through. If I were to get very
far from home I might consider same.

Jim

On Mon, Oct 18, 2021 at 1:35 PM Richard Koerner <rjkinpb@sbcglobal.net>
wrote:

>  Thank you Dan for the endorsement.  The plywood box holding a brand new
> half-axle was for me a great decision and project.  The axle will get used
> eventually.  But the peace of mind....priceless.  Towing, waiting,
> coordinating between visit to repair shop and back to motel...all of this
> costs money....and time.  Totally blows all planned excursions.  With a
> Tintop, mounting the plywood box was super easy; I just used the existing
> female threaded fasteners on underside, normally used to mount Propane
> Tank.  85 Tintop.  Nice of VW to have these ready to go.
>
>     On Monday, October 18, 2021, 11:12:45 AM PDT, Dan N <dn92610@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>  As Richard mentioned, carrying a spare half-axle is a good idea... btw any
> other spare parts in your van is a good idea too.
> It's not fun or easy to repair on the side of the road and under bad
> weather... for me the idea of carrying spare is you have it when you get
> (or towed) to the shop so they can put it on and you don't have to wait in
> a motel for shipping/part availability and the such... I carry a lot of
> spare parts... some I can replace some I don't.
>
> On Mon, Oct 18, 2021 at 9:57 AM Jim. Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I've thought about carrying one of my rebuilt OEM axles with me, but so
> far
> > have opted for the (hopefully) marginally more practical injector needle
> > that snaps on the end of a grease gun. The theory is that anywhere I
> would
> > travel I am bound to find someone with a grease gun to get me by, but not
> > have a way to inject or repack the joint. Hence the needle, which
> > penetrates the boot and lubes the joint. I have replaced CV hardware on
> the
> > road and got lucky the time I had to do it. I would hate to try it in
> most
> > locations I have been. I used to carry a packed OEM joint and boot but
> > after having to change out the bolts in a grassy ditch in someone's front
> > yard while my friend fought off a menacing german shepherd and hold a
> > flashlight for me, I want something quick and easy.
> >
> > Jim
> >
> > On Mon, Oct 18, 2021 at 11:43 AM Richard Koerner <rjkinpb@sbcglobal.net>
> > wrote:
> >
> > >  I went to the trouble of constructing a plywood box, mounted on
> > underside
> > > of Vanagon, with brand new ready-to-go half-axle inside; top quality,
> > Lobro
> > > CV joints.  I do some long roadtrips.  Just for peace of mind.  Cross
> > > country, most folks don't even know what a Vanagon is.  Even mechanics.
> > So
> > > having the part ready is cheap insurance.  For me.
> > >
> > >    On Monday, October 18, 2021, 09:18:48 AM PDT, Dan N <
> > dn92610@gmail.com>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > >  I had my mechanic replace the boots and repack the grease last month
> at
> > > 222K miles. Before that it was in 2015 at 199K miles, tintop Syncro. So
> > 23K
> > > miles in 6 years.
> > >
> > > On Mon, Oct 18, 2021 at 6:49 AM Jim. Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > > I was going through some shelves in my garage this morning and came
> > > across
> > > > a container of the CV lube that Chris sells/sold at T3techniques.
> It's
> > > > called CV-2, a stinky muddy-looking heavy grease. It got me wondering
> > > when
> > > > was the last time I packed my axle joints because I used this stuff.
> I
> > > > looked it up in my log, the date was 2013, almost 60,000 miles ago.
> > > >
> > > > This seems like a long time compared to what I had previously been
> used
> > > to.
> > > > Thoughts and experiences?
> > > >
> > > > Now that I have stated this publicly, I realize that the CV joints
> are
> > > not
> > > > long for this world. But I had to ask.
> > > >
> > > > Jim
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
>
>