VIN vs. chassis # (and blown CV joints)

[James Bell]

Craig:

There is a difference between Auto-Z shafts
and  Blau units. The re-man cheepys are generally
not hardened after regrinding. You get what you pay for. For cost savings go
with good used OEM ones.

J.B. in ID.


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From: "Craig D. Niederst" <niederst at pghmail.com>
To: "Quattro List" <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Saturday, January 04, 2003 4:09 PM
Subject: VIN vs. chassis # (and blown CV joints)


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My brother managed to blow both of the CV joints out of the '86 CGT, so

I'm looking to buy a pair of remanufactured half shafts. I checked

locally at the AutoZone and Advance Auto Parts places, and they both run

~$80 per side plus a $45 core charge (with a lifetime guarantee). When

looking up the parts, the computer asks before or after chassis # 81D077974
(which according to them is on the center of the firewall). Unfortunately,
that number corresponds to nothing that I can see on the CGT. The last 9
characters of my VIN are 4GA141877, which looks nothing like the chassis #
they list. So do I basically buy the one with the later chassis # range?
Also, they are out of stock of the driver side shaft. Are there other
sources of these shafts online that are reasonable (Blau @ $220 a side is
not reasonable IMHO). TIA.



Craig

'92 100S (101k)

'86 CGT (221k)


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