Joe,

When the CV's started to go on my '84 GL, I swapped them and they were fine
for another three years till I felt like justifying the bucks for new. They
probably could have gone longer, but I was swapping the tranny and took care
of the joints at the same time. For my money the swap can buy time to budget
for replacement with little downside.

Cliff Ober
'84 GL

-----Original Message-----
From: Joseph Seitz <jseitz@FACSTAFF.WISC.EDU>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Date: Thursday, February 18, 1999 10:16 AM
Subject: CV switching

>Hello.
>
>I am new to the list.  Just picked up a sweet '83 Vanagon/Westfalia
>(poptop, full inners).  115,000 miles.  Mechanic (who deals with VWs)
>gave it a clean bill of health well actually two minor things???  I got
>it for $2500.  I am psyched.
>
>Question:  CVs may be going...  My mechanic says that he can swap the
>CVs across from each other and they then wear for another 100,000.
>Does this sound accurate?  Another mechanic told me that I should take
>it to CV pros and have them put a whole new axle in for less than the
>cost of two new CVs and labor?  Suggestions?  What would you do?
>
>Thanks.
>
>Joe
>