Super Heavy Duty Axles

[xavsbud at gmail.com (David Winchell)]

On Thu, 16 Dec 2004 07:49:24 -0500, Dan Bubb <jdbubb@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
> I don't think he's suggesting these for the everyday street driven Scirocco.
> And they're hardly comparable to the common rebuilt axle!
> Maybe some of the street driven turbo Sciroccos with over 300 Hp might need them.
> Probably the only guys that would really need them would be guys running drag slicks that can
> actually get enough traction to worry about breaking an axle through shear torque.
> Dan

Yeah, I understood that.  Like I said. Pretty cool.  I was intrigued
by the "Upgrade" offered as well. Vented boot? Sounds like sweet
stuff.  My point was they cost more than most of us paid for our cars
(not me unfortunately) and that expense would be steep.

I hadn't heard of anyone snapping a CV from off the line torque or
ortherwise. I know they fail (like I said I have had several rebuilt
or replaced) but usually it is due to the torn boot spinning out out
the lubricant and allowing metal to metal contact over time. (Gotta
love that clicking sound.)

Dave

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David L. Winchell, II
'87 Scirocco 2.0L 16V
'86 Scirocco
'84 Scirocco
'01 Galant V6
'00 Silverado