Front Axles For 91 Audi 200 20V Avant

Huw Powell audi at humanspeakers.com
Sat Nov 29 07:39:06 PST 2014


But are the shafts different lengths?  Perhaps Marti is playing it safe 
since many are?

- Huw

On 11/29/2014 9:08 AM, Grant Lenahan wrote:
> they are round, after all.
>
> Grant
> On Nov 28, 2014, at 10:23 PM, Kneale Brownson <kneale at coslink.net> wrote:
>
>> ETKA shows one number (no designation for left or right) for front axles on 3Bs.
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>> On Nov 28, 2014, at 7:04 PM, Paul Caouette <paxnobis at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hmmmm,
>>>
>>> Could it be? Marti at Raxles says left and right are different.....???
>>>
>>> I think my fallback will be to park it down here and buy a pickup to tow the trailer back to Denver. Can always sell the pickup. Can't imagine life without Veronica.
>>>
>>> I'll call Chris on Monday.
>>>
>>> Thanks somuch. What a great tribe this is.
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>>> On Nov 28, 2014, at 5:06 PM, Huw Powell <audi at humanspeakers.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> OK, let's move on to used parts.
>>>>
>>>> Chris at Force5 should be back on Monday.
>>>>
>>>> - Huw
>>>>
>>>>> On 11/28/2014 3:15 PM, Paul Caouette wrote:
>>>>> Sad News!
>>>>>
>>>>> As some have noted this is turning out to be a nightmare. Raxles can build the right from shelf parts. But the outer joint is NLA.
>>>>>
>>>>> I've had them rebuilt once already so it might not be possible to go that route once again.
>>>>>
>>>>> Oh my! This is really troubling.
>>>>>
>>>>> I might have to give her up. .....:-(
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Nov 28, 2014, at 12:25 PM, John Larson <viejoloco at comcast.net> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 11/27/2014 9:38 AM, Huw Powell wrote:
>>>>>>> It is so common to see entire rebuilt half-shafts being used to replace bad CVs these days you might be able to find a pair of those through any decent FLAPS or perhaps a local repair shop.  Perhaps.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> If you have time to wait for shipping (which you do, you shouldn't be driving thousands of miles on those!), you ought to be able to find some on the web.  Partsgeek, perhaps.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Good luck and have fun!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> - Huw
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On 11/27/2014 11:58 AM, Paul Caouette wrote:
>>>>>>>> Both front axles have bad outer CV joints.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> If I were in Denver I'd jack it up remove and have them rebuilt. Alas, I'm
>>>>>>>> on the road in north Florida; more precisely south of Jacksonville.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I have a long drive back with a tool trailer to tow. The joints are bad
>>>>>>>> enough to cause vibration when we are doing above 50.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I've got my wrenches and wondering where I could find a set of rebuilt
>>>>>>>> ones.........????
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Paul Caouette
>>>>>>>> sv Wild Iris (V40-133)
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>>>>>> Worldpac doesn't list either the axles or the outer CV Joint, which frequently means no one else does either.  Rebuilders may be the only choice available.  I recall others on this forum speaking well of Raxles.  Might give 'em a call at (800-257-8192).
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Good luck!  John
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