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Re: Take A Look At This One
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Wed, 16 May 2012 06:16:47 -0700
...than great traction from Vanagons, with their one wheel drive, open differential set up, that added weight for the engine "box" might be useful...
Re: Opinions, please....on 1989 Westy FS, Ft. Ldrdale, FLA
Historical mailing list
Mon, 7 Jun 1999 12:06:34 EDT
...Dealer installled engine, new drive train, and differential. (apparently still under warranty) -Odometer reads 194k - mostly highway. -Second owner, single traveling businessperson buying RV...
Re: AHHH! I'm leaking ATF again!!
Historical mailing list - Marla Stelk
Sun, 24 Nov 2002 10:41:08 -0500
Well volks, upon further inspection, it appears that the seal they replaced between the tranny and differential has completely failed. The ATF was coming...
Re: Gear Oil or Trans Fluid?
Historical mailing list - John Bange
Thu, 22 Sep 2005 10:05:15 -0700
...I filled mine the "easy" way, by tilting the differential assembly on its side on the garage floor when I had everything disassembled... -- John...
Re: different between a mann oil filter 719/5 and 719/12
Historical mailing list - George Goff
Fri, 28 Oct 2005 23:01:12 EDT
...of an isssue >> You have been using an Audi filter; the differential pressure bypass is set at 2.5 Bar. The correct filter for...
Re: Locking Differential vs. Limited Slip Pros and Cons
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Wed, 15 Feb 2006 00:49:40 -0500
This interests me a lot, Daryl. This limited slip thing you put on the front diff. Did it still have the viscous coupling and...
Was: ATF leaking into differential; now Governor or torque seal?
Historical mailing list - Marla Stelk
Thu, 3 May 2007 08:10:56 -0400
...ATF leaking into differential Date:  Fri, 20 Apr 2007 19:24:41 -0400 >Marla, &gt...
Re: NVC-Fryeday Follies-G Rated Thing you might need at least 1 of?
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Fri, 26 Mar 2010 17:01:41 -0700
LOL! EE word salad! Hydrocarpic marsal veins. Differential girdle spring. Drawn reciprocation dingle alarm. But he never said "veeblefetzer"* =========== * Not a dirty word, bluenoses...
Re: Limited slip differential
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Fri, 1 May 2009 19:56:04 EDT
In a message dated 01/05/2009 12:15:24 P.M. Central Daylight Time, LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes: Is it raining over...
Re: Automatic Tranny/Differential problem
Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
Wed, 18 Jul 2001 19:25:22 -0700
...They said that the seals(???) gaskets maybe, > between the tranny and the differential were shot and were allowing > the two different weights of oils...
Re: Transmission mechanic
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 26 Mar 2013 22:06:32 -0700
...Whoever does it will need the classic 17mm allen wrench ( a very standard VW tool ) to check the differential oil , accessible under the van...
Re: Re : How VC's work
Historical mailing list - Davidson
Fri, 23 Apr 1999 08:22:07 -0700
...I have helped pull an engine and a front differential. I have some vw >service training books from fellow list member David Drew, thanks...
Re: 4th heater core burst in 1 year!
Historical mailing list - Paul Cavanaugh
Tue, 10 Jul 2001 15:03:55 -0400
...It still is possible the differential cooler is a separate problem, though it all sounds like some kind of pressure buildup to me. Not...
Re: Transaxle stub axle seal
Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
Tue, 2 Mar 2004 21:40:53 -0800
...These hold on a plastic piece that locks the differential adjusting ring in place. Remove the plastic piece and there is the seal. Get...
Re: Locking differential
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 4 Jan 2018 17:03:02 +0000
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Re: Cost to R&R seal between tranny/differential
Historical mailing list - pdooley
Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:23:40 -0500
I think the trans can be pulled off the diff without removing everything. If that's the case, he might be a little high...
Re: Real Cheap traction
Historical mailing list - Psychic Trucker
Wed, 10 Apr 1996 15:31:57 +0600
...i assume this would be almost the same as a locking differential. I got stuck in the mud in December with one tire on...
Vanagon Help (fwd)
Historical mailing list - Christopher M. Smith
Sat, 29 Nov 1997 16:55:13 -0800
...1) Is it possible to add a differential lock to a �89 SYNCRO that doesn�t have a factory diff lock? 2) How can...
Differential lock and Sychro Vacum Plumbing
Historical mailing list - Robert Snyder
Fri, 7 Apr 2000 14:49:43 -0400
Yo! I've just completed a Subaru Turbo conversion on my '87 Synchro. Everything came out the sweetest except that I'm completely lost...
Re: Have you ever replace your heads??!!
Historical mailing list - Daniel Erlandson
Tue, 2 Dec 2003 19:44:58 -0500
...Seems like I read on this list that part of the problem is due to the differential expansion and contraction of the aluminum in...
Re: diagnosing CV Q's
Historical mailing list - Scott Norville
Wed, 1 Dec 2004 23:13:08 -0500
...Turns are where the CVs are at their greatest differential strain, unless you have a Syncro. If you haven't had them off in...
Re: Dometic question. (yes did search archives.... ;^)
Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
Mon, 26 Jun 2006 20:57:49 -0700
...The best the refrigerator could ever pull was a 40F differential between ambient and internal temp. With 27C (80F) outside, I would find 40F...
Re: Your Dometic's Best Temp Differential On LP?
Historical mailing list - neil N
Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:45:05 -0700
...From what I can tell, you got the magic number of ~ 40F differential. Any comparative results after the install of the "city water" fan...
Re: So What's Wrong with this Syncro?
Historical mailing list - Varotto Hugo
Fri, 15 Jan 2010 07:37:38 -0800
It does not seem to have the controls to lock the differentials, so probably is a Syncro without the locks (I think most of...
Syncro substitute?
Historical mailing list - TBill
Thu, 30 Oct 1997 00:05:43 -0800
...You just need a limited slip differential. I could handle lots rougher terrain with just that. Does anyone know of a 2x4 Vanagon with...
Re: Opinions, please....on 1989 Westy FS, Ft. Ldrdale, FLA
Historical mailing list - Vince So
Mon, 7 Jun 1999 19:44:24 -0700
...Dealer installled engine, new drive train, and > differential. > (apparently still under warranty) > -Odometer reads 194k - mostly highway. > -Second owner, single traveling businessperson buying RV...
Re: Syncro without AC without diff lock @ $11K
Historical mailing list - Mark Rokus
Wed, 27 May 1998 19:44:46 -0400
...It has no differential > lock, nor does it have AC. The seller is the only owner the > car has experienced and he has clearly...
Re: How do you drain "all" the fluid out of the tranny?
Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
Fri, 15 May 1998 18:46:10 -0700
...I spoke with a Redline tech twice > recently > > about what to use and here's what they reccomend for the syncro: > > > > Front Differential: Redline...
Re: Locking differential
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Tue, 2 Jan 2018 17:21:07 -0800
...Locking differential I saw some winch drums on the front and rear wheels of a rig in baja...Guy said that they always got...
'87 Syncro GL Vanagon For Sale
Historical mailing list - Michael J Vickey
Fri, 1 May 1998 08:12:58 -0400
...New tires, new plug wires, new O2 sensor, new locking rear differential, working a/c, seats 7, Weekender package. Strong engine. No leaks. Well...
Re: SDP Says My Front Diff Does Not Exist
Historical mailing list - Martin Peitz
Tue, 8 Sep 1998 21:29:23 -0500
...Derek Drew wrote: > > SDP emailed back to me saying they have no record of ever having produced an > ADK series front differential!! > > ADK is...
Re: Yes!! finally!! an audi 5cyl into an automatic vanagon!! :<.)
Historical mailing list
Wed, 4 Nov 1998 21:33:13 EST
...What would normally be the bellhousing and the differential section of the manual trans is all one piece on the autotranny. I talked to...
Re: boxer performance
Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
Thu, 9 Dec 1999 07:19:34 -0600
Hi Eren, I also noticed a limited slip differential for a van. Instead of the price it said "POA" . Does that mean if you...
Re: new to the list
Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
Tue, 30 Oct 2001 06:54:46 -0500
Try changing the fluid and adding a seal rejuvenator and then topping off the differential lube. Joe ----- Original Message ----- From: Jim Morgan To: vanagon...
Re: Oil Temps and TDi rpm
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Tue, 26 Feb 2008 13:10:45 +1300
...that end From what I've heard/seen, head temperature and differential cooling within the head (mostly after shutdown) is the critical issue with...
Re: Ox reset/Syncro ?????
Historical mailing list - Carl Hansen
Thu, 4 Sep 1997 10:04:59 -0600
...I followed every lineal inch of that cable from the front differential, forward above and across the spare tire, up past the radiator, behind...
Re: Milestone reached and Traction question
Historical mailing list - Javier Zavala
Fri, 1 Jun 2001 13:16:45 -0500
...Milestone reached and Traction question Does anyone have experience with this suggested modification below? I've always thought that with the locking differential, some...
Gear oil change
Historical mailing list - Michael
Sun, 27 Mar 2016 13:14:03 -0400
...Also, capacity? The differential was pretty much fully drained. Took the pan off to replace the gasket and oil came out till it was...
Re: drive from Oklahoma to Spokane, WA
Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
Sat, 4 Oct 2014 22:44:33 -0400
...It turned out that the bolts holding the axle to the differential were loose/broken. Check them. It's a simple, quick, easy check...
Re: viscous coupling
Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
Mon, 27 Sep 1999 17:55:39 +0200
David Marshall wrote: > SOunds like a great idea, but unfortunatly (actually fortunatly) the Audi > quattro uses torsen differentials which is a totally different setup...
Re: Transmission question
Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
Fri, 3 Dec 1999 09:48:30 -0700
Ron Bloomquist wrote: > > Did VW give up on limited slip differentials? My 1971 bus hardly ever got > stuck. My, new to me, 1984 Vanagon...
help! how to get the propeller shaft to drop?
Historical mailing list - The CiKaspers
Sun, 25 Mar 2001 16:49:13 -0800
well, i followed the bentley, loosened the front differential, took out the eight nuts/bolts holding the shaft in, and it will not budge...
Re: Adding gauges to a Vanagon dashboard, and which are important ?
Historical mailing list - Pollard, Matthew
Fri, 8 Jan 1999 08:08:46 -0800
...I > >mounted them ahead of the gearshift just under the rear differential > lock. > >BE CAREFULL when drilling those two inch holes for the gauges...
Attention syncro owners, tech info on trans & VC's from German Transaxle.
Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
Thu, 5 Aug 1999 01:57:25 EDT
...We have had a fair number of viscous couplings and/or front differentials returned to us as �locked up�; every one of these units...
Re: 2wd Limited Slip
Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
Tue, 22 Mar 2011 23:19:45 -0700
...2wd Limited Slip LSD = Limited Slip Differential LLSD = Locking Limited Slip Differential On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 10:21 PM, John Rodgers <inua...
CV joint repacking-'85 Westy
Historical mailing list
Tue, 21 May 1996 10:20:41 -0700
...Once the bolts are removed holding the inner cvj to the final drive/differential, will the complete assembly(inner cvj, axle, and outer cvj...
The Bus Life...
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Olson
Fri, 9 Feb 1996 12:36:51 -0800 (PST)
...a plane ticket back to northern california because of the price differential between coasts. He'd then buy another camper and use it for...
Re: Leak Down Test at TDC instead of BDC
Historical mailing list - MilosKitchen
Thu, 27 Jan 2005 18:00:08 -0500
For years, both with aircraft and with automotive engines, the leak down (or differential compression test) has been performed with the piston at Top...
Re: adding a differential lock or Limited Slip on a 2WD
Historical mailing list - George Goff
Thu, 3 Feb 2005 01:10:19 EST
In a message dated 2/2/05 8:32:24 PM, dhaynes@OPTONLINE.NET writes: << Adding a locker is a fairly large expense and...
Which Mystic JT-?? in front Differential?
Historical mailing list - Carl Hansen
Sun, 19 Jan 2003 22:00:14 -0500
...I didn't have any Mystic JT-?? to put in the front differential, 2. The local FLAPS didn't carry Mystic, and didn't...
Re: Diff Lock not going off (86 westy)
Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
Tue, 1 Apr 2003 07:43:19 -0800
...It appears as though the rear differential won't unlock. I checked the archives and have found some proceedures to troubleshoot the diff lock...
Re: Synchro trans leak
Historical mailing list
Thu, 2 Feb 1995 16:34:22 -0400
>On my 86 Synchro, I've replaced the seal around the drive shaft that >comes out of the transmission to the front differential. > >I...
Re: Running syncro w/o driveshaft?
Historical mailing list
Fri, 18 Apr 1997 02:47:30 -0400 (EDT)
...The faster the van goes, the greater the speed differential between the front and rear plates, the greater the heat build up. Finally the...
Re: Running syncro w/o driveshaft?
Historical mailing list
Fri, 18 Apr 1997 03:00:17 -0400 (EDT)
...the plates, letting the front plates slow down, causing a speed differential, which causes the the VC fluid to heat up......etc.,etc.,ad...
Re: Running syncro w/o driveshaft?
Historical mailing list
Fri, 18 Apr 1997 08:39:41 -0300 (ADT)
...The >faster the van goes, the greater the speed differential between the front and >rear plates, the greater the heat build up. Finally the...
Re: Upper Ball Joint Prices-Variances from suppliers.
Historical mailing list - mike and becky
Wed, 18 Nov 1998 15:40:05 -0500
...much variance in quality among ball joints to warrant such > price differentials? Has anyone had experiences with different quality > ball joints, and how does...
How do I locate the differential lock wiring?
Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
Fri, 23 Jun 2006 10:59:26 -0400
More on my ongoing non locker to locker conversion saga. My mechanic has already removed the engine and the transmission from the donor van...
Attention syncro owners, tech info on trans & VC's from German Transaxle.
Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
Thu, 5 Aug 1999 00:44:07 EDT
...We have had a fair number of viscous couplings and/or front differentials returned to us as �locked up�; every one of these units...
Re: Gasket ID?
Historical mailing list - Birkenfeld Jeff
Mon, 7 Oct 2002 15:29:56 -0500
...I also need a Differential(Trans) Pan gasket (10 bolts on pan) Jeff writes: The trans pan gasket is available from vanagain.com or...
Re: Locking differential
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Tue, 2 Jan 2018 16:20:50 -0800
...Locking differential > >>> > >>> Vanagon list: > >>> > >>> What’s the verdict on lockers? I have an 88 GL with a Subie installed > >> and occasionally need to pull...