CV Drive Axle (Rear A/T)

CV Drive Axle (Rear A/T)

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CV Drive Axle (Rear A/T)
  • CV Drive Axle (Rear A/T)
CV Drive Axle (Rear A/T)
CV Drive Axle (Rear A/T)
Product: 40-2005
Works With: 1980-1991
Manufacturer: Quality Aftermarket
Availability: Good Stock
$169.95

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Fits: Vanagon automatic transmissions.

If you have a manual transmission, you will need to purchase this axle.
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Kaden C.
Love it

Been solid for me. Easy install as well

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Glenn W.
CV drive axle, Vanagon Automatic, left side.

Was very happy to see that the CV joints were pre-greased and nicely packaged so the grease stayed where it should until installed.

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Richard G.

Do not do this unless you really want to get messy. Several people said this job is better done with a lift. I agree, but what I had was a smooth grassy patch, a set of jack stands, a floor jack and a 66 year old brother with wonderfully freaky ninja bolt starting skills. Those skills made all the difference. I did this job before on another bus 30 years ago. Those memories are mostly lost other than not to loose the bearing by turning the thing too much.

Removing the axel was easy. Like an hour with all the jacking and tool grabbing. One caution- Do check the existing bolts to see if they are 8 or 12 point. I bought the full replacement set of 12pt (with the socket). Glad I checked because the ones on the bus were 8pt. The 12pt seemed to be better quality.

The part(s) was perfect from GoWesty. Fancy box and all. I assembled all possible parts and tools, reviewed the assembly process in my head (and with my ninja brother), then dragged my 65 year old broken body under the bus to slap that sucker in. Three hours later nothing was connected and I gave up for the evening. I was greasy, frustrated and questioning more than one lifestyle choices that brought me to this great responsibility. The following morning after much internal reflection and evaluation, I had a much clearer vision of what needed to be done. Once again I dragged myself under the belly of the demon convinced I knew what, was, what. 3 hours later the Ninja asked if I wanted him to take a swing at it.

It took him 20 minutes to reset my resting guidelines and get the first bolt in. One hour after that he crawled out having got it all sorted out and back together. While I felt shamed for not being able to do this seemingly simple task I was rewarded knowing that the ninja got the better of my skills and had yet another “want me to give it a shot” victory over me.

Final thoughts- If you can’t get a proper lift, get a ninja bolt starter friend with freakishly agile fingers and the ability to crawl around under your bus. Also, pay no attention to all the other issues you will discover while down there. You’ve only got one job to do and all that dripping oil and messy zip tied stuff will be there the next time something goes pop and it’s time to suit up again and go looking around for what’s what.

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Udo S.

Again, great parts and service.

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Anonymous

Bought two axles from Auto Zone and instantly regretted it. Sounded like metal rubbing metal as I drove down the road right from the beginning. Just horrible junk.
Replaced with these Gowesty axles and seem to be a huge improvement.
Time will tell but very happy at the moment.

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Eddie A.

Perfect fit, good quality, ready to bolt in 🛠️

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james B.
85 vanagon westy auto trans driver side

just installed , test drive around neighbor hood smooth as silk no ticking of clicking going around corners, so far am happy

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Wes A.
Great quality

Greased and ready to go. An easy to install upgrade.