Well persistence pays off. I called all my local suppliers, Napa, Bond, AZ etc. all remans from $112- 150 each + core. Finally searched this site and turned up Partsamerica ie Advance, Kragens,Shucks etc. Punched it up online, found and Advance Auto 25 miles away called them up and voila, brand new axles, lifetime warranty no core charge at $69.88 each! I ordered 2 and will pick them up on Wednesday.

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1981 240D 143k 4 spd manual -SOLD

2004 VW Jetta TDI 5 speed 300k -still driven daily