Well, I thought everything was fixed. I was wrong. I drove 2 hours Friday, and guess what? The other DOJ is bad. I think I'll just chalk this one up to experience and eat the loss. No more GCK for me. Anyone have a bad experience with MWE axles? If I hear any bad reports about them, I'm getting axles used from now on.

I just installed two brand new EMPI axles on my hatch. I'm pleased with their quality. Any EMPI dealer (VW aftermarket shops) can order them. They have a whole line of CV's now. They were $58 each from Discount Import Parts in Beaverton Oregon.

 

Unlike the GCK's, the EMPI joints aren't so tight out of the box. They also include both the axle nut and the roll-pin which is nice. GCK didn't include one of them IIRC.

 

http://www.empius.com/2008_driveaxles/drive_axles.html

 

I really don't know what happened with the GCK stuff. I bought four of them when they first showed up on the market and all of them are still going strong. Two are in my lifted wagon and have been off-road half a dozen times before it got parked two years ago. Drove all the way back from hood river to portland with bent struts and nary a problem.

 

GD