Mahle CVs?

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Mahle CVs?

Post by ruckman101 » Wed Jun 02, 2010 3:28 pm

Cheaper than Lobros by almost $30. Are the mahles junk?

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Post by vwlover77 » Wed Jun 02, 2010 3:59 pm

I'm guessing they're Meyle, not Mahle.

http://www.meyle.com/EN/Automotive-spare-parts.html

They claim to design and manufacture their own products, but I think they resell a lot of stuff too. Are they any good? I dunno.....

Here's the piston Mahle....

http://www.mahle-aftermarket.com/
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Post by hambone » Thu Jun 03, 2010 8:15 am

I couldn't find any info on Samba about the joints, but here's a common theme about the boots: (Meyle)
My Meyle boots lasted a whopping 500 miles before they split and threw new CV grease all over my Westy. I got a set of EMPI boots from GW which have lasted another 15k . So far so good.
Get the Lobro's Neal and eat beans for a week. You trust your bus too much for science projects.
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Post by ruckman101 » Fri Jun 04, 2010 1:05 pm

$86.50 a pop for the Lobro kit. Ouch. That's an investment alright, but should be good for another 30, 40 years, eh?


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Post by Randy in Maine » Fri Jun 04, 2010 1:20 pm

Buy a half shaft with Lobros in the classifieds for cheap money and just repack them for even cheaper money.
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