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• Re: One More 'Fridge Thread
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Fri, 20 Jul 2007 09:43:12 -0700
  ...I don't think I have seen any data > > on the list demonstrating anything better than a 45 degree differential. > > A 40 degree differential...
• CV joints or differential problem... or???
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Fri, 21 Feb 2003 00:06:22 -0800
  ...I noticed that maybe the seal is going bad on my differential... checked the level (17 mm hex, I think...) and it was low...
• Re: 1990 Auto Trans Differential...how to check fluid?
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Thu, 22 Sep 2005 09:35:44 -0700
  > > I was wondering how you check the fluid level in my > 1990 Carats automatic trans differential? > > I assume it is that BIG allen screw...
• FS:Tranny-core b.o. Vanagon88Auto2.1L
  Historical mailing list - Theo Burtick
  Mon, 4 Nov 2002 18:54:20 -0500
  Tranny & Diff dismantled (in a box) Some differential gears worn out due to low oil level Core in good condition Theo Ottawa,Ontario,Canada
• Lockers -- how hard to install LLSD?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 9 May 2011 16:18:23 -0700
  ...How difficult is it to pull the differential and install another? Transmission shop work only (I see that Daryl at AA Transaxle can do...
• Re: Transaxle R&R
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Fri, 26 Feb 2016 17:31:36 -0500
  Bryan, I don't know if your problem is with the transmission or the differential part of the assembly, but regardless, I would recommend...
• RE: 91 Vanagon Auto Trans Repair Part 1
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 27 May 97 03:39:54 UT
  ...This morning I separated the transmission from the differential. I drained the gear oil out of the differential and removed the pan. I removed...
• Would you be interested in a limited-slip diff for your Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sat, 2 Oct 1999 21:56:26 -0700
  ...I initially looked at locking differentials, and based on comments from folks on the list, a locker has more drawbacks than benefits. Supposedly, ZF...
• Seals on automatic differential
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sun, 11 Jul 2010 09:55:38 -0700
  Does anyone have any experience replacing these themselves? Any tips, tricks, traps, warnings? Or should I punt this one and have it done by...
• Re: Thermostat install Question
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 2 Aug 2001 15:50:41 -0700
  ...Thermostat install Question > The pressure differential should be minimal to get those 5 more degrees of > C. Just put a lid on the pot...
• Re: Auto Tranny TLC
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 8 Aug 2010 22:57:57 -0700
  hi John, on a differential you use GL-5. there's a GL-5 Redline. MT-90 is GL-4. a 'good GL-5...
• questions about lsd's in vanagons
  Historical mailing list - David Bingham
  Sat, 29 Sep 2001 18:23:12 -0700
  ...Is there any Limited slip differentials that will fit a Vanagon. What about the Quaife lsd's that are popular modifications for GTIs?
• Re: Healthiest way to lead an UnHealthy Vanagon lifestyle? (a long attempt at Phrydey humour)
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Fri, 13 Apr 2007 16:26:58 -0700
  ...My ruined sense of smell can't detect most things, but it can at least detect that whiff of sulfur that says "differential oil...
• Re: syncro prop shaft alignment
  Historical mailing list - Bill Glenn
  Mon, 24 May 2010 03:35:44 -0400
  ...Has anyone ever seen shims on a syncro front differential that appeared never to have been removed? Bill in Idaho >You may or may...
• Re: Automatic Trans. problems; Advice Needed!
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 16 Aug 2005 09:14:53 -0500
  ...I talked to the guy who did it and he said that the seal between the differential and the AT had let go causing...
• Re: differential nut
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 17 Nov 2007 10:54:21 -0800
  ...Clayman wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I have a female type nut in my differential fill hole for my 87 a/t 2.1. > Anybody know what...
• Tutorial on how a differential works (even on a Vanagon)
  Historical mailing list - Roland
  Mon, 10 Aug 2009 11:02:30 -0700
  View full screen for the full effect. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4JhruinbWc Once you get past the cops with idle time. Roland
• WTB rear differential lock externals
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Mon, 20 Mar 2006 14:24:54 -0500
  My 86 syncro may need a new transmission and I want to put a locker on the rear at the same time. Anyone have...
• Re: <Syncro> viscous coupling fluid !
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 8 Feb 1997 17:54:39 -0400 (AST)
  >not a differential. A DIFFERENTIAL PROVIDES SLIP UNDER LOAD (ie cornering) >A VISCOUS COUPLING LOCKS UP UNDER LOAD AND provides SLIP under NORMAL >CONDITIONS...
• Re: Possibly stupid Syncro questions
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 13 Sep 1996 16:11:38 -0400
  ...Is there any reason that this is a good/bad idea? > > Was the differential lock available on any 2wd cars? No. Not any 2WD...
• Re: Vanagon Help (fwd)
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 30 Nov 1997 01:59:48 -0500
  ...vanagon-request@gerry.sdsc.edu > > Greetings Vagonauts: <snip> > 1) Is it possible to add a differential lock to a �89 SYNCRO that > doesn�t...
• Re: Towing a syncro.
  Historical mailing list - Mark Fitzsimons
  Sat, 12 Jul 2003 21:33:31 EDT
  ...If the differential locks cannot be disengaged the vehicle must be transported on a flat bed." I don't know if the same would...
• Peloquin torque biasing differential
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Mon, 2 Nov 2009 14:52:17 -0900
  <<Yeah,=A0though Troy's point needs to be well taken about Quaife style (Pelo= quin being the biggest oldest ripoff of such) differentials.=A0...
• Re: Tranny bearing
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 27 Apr 1995 11:47:10 -0400
  ...for "Volkswagen" at Sears or most auto parts stores........just bought one & it's pretty convenient for getting at the differential and tranny plugs.
• 2WD Westy sucks in mud
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Mon, 7 Dec 2009 11:08:07 -0900
  I have the peleoquin torque biasing differential in my 89 westy automatic. I have absolutely no regrets after installing it last summer. As I...
• Re: Front differential lock with a non-VC Syncro - valve safety question
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 17 May 2004 07:19:42 -0700
  I realize the sand part, I am just failing to see the logic of ALWAYS locking the rears and front differentials at the SAME...
• Re: Diff Locking Questions and Trip Report
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 19 Sep 1995 18:47:29 -0400
  ...Africa I think) that also have a front locking differential. Indeed, the front differential on your Syncro will have a mounting pad for the...
• Re: Automatic Phobia (Vanagon)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 2 May 1996 23:33:43 -0400
  ...I'm assuming that the differential section is ok and the tranny section has bled to death. I want you to know that the...
• Re: Locking differential
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 2 Jan 2018 10:46:21 -0800
  yes airing down, use MaxTrax pads, portable tire inflator... rent/borrow or buy a cheap used 4x4 truck the sole purpose of getting the...
• Syncro diff lock dash switch part#
  Historical mailing list - Dylan Friedman
  Tue, 12 Feb 2002 11:01:15 -0500
  Hello, Could someone please forward me the part # for a 1991 Syncro differential lock dash switch. Thank you. Dylan Friedman 1991 Westy Syncro GL...
• Re: Limited slip differential
  Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
  Fri, 1 May 2009 10:02:59 -0700
  ...Limited slip differential > One of the men on this list has a 2wd van with the diff lock on it. He > says > that it...
• Re: Transmission Gurus?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 30 Nov 2014 18:48:17 -0800
  ...If so you just > need the locking differential pieces and to have the machine work done. The > factory set up used a vacuum operated...
• Re: Newbie, hello all and a question(long)
  Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
  Sun, 10 Dec 2006 19:05:56 -0500
  ...John R 86 Westfalia Weekender 54 Ford 640 Tractor with far less favorable weight differential.
• Re: No Clutch....
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Tue, 2 Feb 2010 09:37:07 -0900
  ...The brake master cylinder in our Westy Syncro used to leak fluid on the floor mat in subzero temperatures do to differential contraction. It...
• Front Differential FS
  Historical mailing list - Cory Zumbrennen
  Sat, 7 Jun 1997 16:39:54 -0600 (MDT)
  Alright here is the rest of the information about the front differential for sale . It is located at: Blake's Small Car Salvage 2559...
• Gear Ratio for Auto Differental?
  Historical mailing list - LonnieJacobs
  Thu, 18 Oct 2001 10:13:56 -0400
  Does anyone know what the gear ratio is for the differential in an automatic? Kathy Jacobs VW Trends Southeast Editor at Large South Eastern...
• Limited slip differential (LSD) and getting stuck
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 12 Feb 2002 22:31:40 +1200
  ...they >are hard to find and pricey. > >2.) Install a locking differential from a synchro. A little less pricey. > >3.) Get enough people together...
• Re: Tranny woes solved we think - update
  Historical mailing list - Marla Stelk
  Fri, 22 Nov 2002 10:06:33 -0500
  ...Evidently, one >of >the differential bearings slipped (I think he said slipped) and poked a >hole >into the seal so tranny fluid was getting...
• Re: WTB rear differential lock externals
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Tue, 21 Mar 2006 10:35:00 -0500
  ...Does anyone know the german word for locking differential? Chris On 3/21/06, mark drillock <drillock@earthlink.net> wrote: > No, I was saying...
• Peloquin Diff.
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Tue, 2 Jul 2013 21:31:01 -0500
  Anyone install, or have installed a peloquin differential OTHER THAN through GO-Westy. I know they do nice work - but just wondering where else...
• 86 SINGLECAB TRANSPORTER PICKUP SYNCRO FOR SALE
  Historical mailing list - Andre Poirier
  Mon, 31 Aug 1998 16:36:08 -0400
  86 singlecab transporter pickup syncro for sale.red paint,many new parts,locking differential,115k miles.Some seam rust.No leaks. Mechanically sound. $6...
• Re: [Syncro] How do you tell if you have 4.86 or 5.43 differentials?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 19 Sep 2005 12:56:00 -0400
  ...RE: [Syncro] How do you tell if you have 4.86 or 5.43 differentials? > So, logically speaking, if the van was on a...
• Re: Use of Synthetic Oil in Syncro Transmission
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Thu, 14 May 1998 23:26:43 -0700
  ...Front Differential: Redline 75w90 Gear Oil (which is an API GL-5+[exceeds requirements for GL-5 and GL-6] hypoid gear oil designed...
• Re: Cost to R&R seal between tranny/differential
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:14:09 -0800
  ...He said that there might be a leak between the differential and the tranny. I asked how much to separate the two and see...
• transmission/front differential filler bolt removal
  Historical mailing list - The CiKaspers
  Sun, 8 Jul 2001 14:43:50 -0700
  ok, so i have my redline in the appropriate grades for my syncro's transmission and front differential. i can see the filler bolts...
• Re: Free limited slip differential. Was: Locking differential..?
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Sun, 8 Mar 2009 22:35:50 -0700
  I installed cheap turning brakes on my old '73 VW Thing. They consisted of levers that attached to either side of the emergency brake...
• Torque handling ability
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Tu
  Thu, 24 Feb 2000 16:43:16 -0800
  ...I guess I am asking how much torque can the differential handle? Joe
• Nearly Dry Differential
  Historical mailing list - Mike Elliott
  Fri, 14 Nov 2008 14:16:19 -0800
  ...While Steve was inspecting Mellow Yellow he pulled the plug on the differential and found it dry within, at least as far as he...
• Re: CV joints or differential problem... or???
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Tue, 25 Feb 2003 18:09:30 -0800
  ...doesn't sound good at >all... > >I noticed that maybe the seal is going bad on my differential... checked >the >level (17 mm hex...
• Last Leak Fixed
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Tue, 11 Oct 2005 18:15:23 -0700
  Today I replaced the O-ring that seals the cover over the shift point governer on the differential. Whoever last worked on it for...
• Re: Locking Differential vs. Limited Slip Pros and Cons
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Tue, 14 Feb 2006 17:40:57 -0800
  ...Locking Differential vs. Limited Slip Pros and Cons Repost, I did not get anyone's opinion... On 2/8/06, Christopher Gronski <gronski@gmail...
• Re: Differential lock for 2wd vans?
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Tue, 28 Nov 2000 23:07:41 -0800
  ...chance to buy the part of the Syncro transmission w/ the > differential lock for $100. I was told that you can install your > 2...
• Re: Locking differential
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Thu, 4 Jan 2018 09:10:26 -0800
  I don't think larger tire changes the tach reading. The tach reads the rpm of the engine, no matter the speed you're...
• 87 Syncro Vanagon For Sale
  Historical mailing list - Michael J Vickey
  Tue, 22 Jun 1999 07:06:42 -0400
  87 Syncro Vanagon For Sale Dove Blue Metallic Mechanically Sound Perfect Blue Velour Interior Rear Differential Lock See it at http://www.velocity.net...
• RedLine
  Historical mailing list - andrewbell
  Sun, 17 Mar 2002 21:42:57 -0600
  ...I'm going to be changing the transmission fluid and front differential fluid - the same as a 2WD? MTL for both? Thanks - AB
• Re: Syn oil in Converted S/A Inline 4
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Thu, 5 Sep 2002 23:19:07 -0600
  ...have you tried using it in the tranny (manual) and differentials? Bob Stevens http://groups.msn.com/BobsPhotoShare _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN...
• Re: vc question on syncro
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sat, 20 Mar 2004 09:23:23 -0800
  I'd call it "in" the front differential! As you have to remove a series of M8 bolts to open the casing of the...
• Re: Syncro Question Rear Differential
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 15 Nov 2003 18:13:33 -0700
  ...Syncro Question Rear Differential I am looking at a 86 GL Syncro on Ebay, the gold one. Seller states that it has rear differectial...
• Re: Syncro Diff Is Weird One Without Viscous Coupling!
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Thu, 15 Oct 1998 20:52:43 -0700
  ...The rear differential ( front engine ) looks suspiciously like the Vanagon's front differential... perhaps this might be a source of parts for your ADK...
• Re: Limited slip differential
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Fri, 1 May 2009 07:22:05 -0600
  > That would be Joel Vander Kwaak. He has a 2wd with locker from a Syncro. Joel signed up for Syncro de Mayo, so he...