Re: CV fun away from home...

[John Erickson <hombre@elp.rr.com>]

Does that mean I should be shopping for the dreaded rear calipers?

John

At 05:23 PM 12/2/2001 -0600, dale witt wrote:
>John, these cars do not heal themselves, however, if they think that you are
>not paying enough attention to them.......they break without warning.
>
>Dale Witt
>82 and 86 16v rocs
>85 GTI
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "John Erickson" <hombre@elp.rr.com>
>To: "scirocco list" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>Sent: Sunday, December 02, 2001 5:14 PM
>Subject: Re: CV fun away from home...
>
>
> > At 03:53 PM 12/2/2001 -0700, Josh Hignight wrote:
> > >Well now, what would a nice relaxing trip to the folks house without a
>car
> > >problem be? A pain in the butt!
> > >
> > >No clicking/noise prior to breaking, but my left outer cv joint decided
>to
> > >explode about 30 miles outside Las Cruces NM (about 200 miles from my
> > >house). Okay, so about half way here the car started to shudder a bit,
>like
> > >an unbalanced tire, but no other signs. Being that it was on Saturday,
>after
> > >12 noon (why does everything in small towns close at noon?), I was only
>able
> > >to find a cv half shaft at NAPA. I installed the new shaft today (sunday)
> > >and everything seems fine. But has anyone ever had problems with NAPA
> > >half-shafts?
> > >
> > >Oh, and the CV bolt tool... HAH! I found one at Checker! How's that for
> > >lucky. I thought for sure I was going to have to call John in EP to see
>if
> > >he had one I could borrow.
> > >
> > >Maybe one day I'll make it down to El Paso John.
> >
> > Bring the CV bolt tool (I don't have one).  I'll buy it off you.
> >
> > My brake project got interesting at the end.  I have a little too much
> > brake travel and my parking brake doesn't work anymore.  I think the two
> > are related.  I don't think the rear caliper self-adjusting option is
> > working according to Hoyle (that guy).  Maybe a little use will get the
> > adjusters to work.  Do Sciroccos heal themselves???  Other than that, the
> > car stops straight and true.
> >
> > John
> > El Paso
> >
> >
> >
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