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• Re: Need Viscous Coupling Refresher Course - '91 Syncro
  Historical mailing list - vanagon teepee
  Sun, 15 May 2005 19:32:18 -0700
  ...little.) > > > >3) When I pull out the differential lock knob, nothing happens...no > >light, no lock that I can tell -- nothing. What's the...
• Re: Differentials: open, limited-slip, & locking (was: limited slip , rear end)
  Historical mailing list - ZUMBRENNEN JOSEPH CORY
  Fri, 12 Apr 1996 15:39:56 -0600 (MDT)
  ...Also, it seems that this is a *really* limited slip differential. They say that it pretty much acts like a locked diff. in most...
• Re: anyone put a locking diff in a 2wd?
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Thu, 7 Nov 2002 09:28:52 -0500
  ...http://www.aircooledtechnology.com/transaxles/index.html Weddle enineering sells Lock-Right limited slip differential kit for bus & Vanagon transmissions, as well as Syncro...
• Re: Only ONE drive wheel?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 12 Apr 2009 19:48:09 -0400
  ...There are "limited-slip" differentials which will prevent you getting all the power to the wheel with no traction; and there are differential locks...
• 1987 VANAGON SYNCRO GL
  Historical mailing list - Vlach
  Wed, 4 Nov 1998 01:34:09 -0500
  We are selling our 1987 Vanagon Syncro GL (w/locking differential), 5spd, 2.1 ltr-water cooled, AM/FM/CASS, seats 7 plus storage...
• Re: 14" or 15" wheels?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Berkemer
  Sun, 5 Jan 2003 17:57:36 -0600
  ...Heck, while I'm at it is it possible to put a limited slip set-up in the differential or even a "locking differential...
• part found
  Historical mailing list - John P. Stoneback
  Mon, 14 Jun 2004 13:58:52 -0400
  About two weeks ago I posted asking for the part number for the connector which fits on the circuit board in the differential lock...
• Re: Limited slip differential
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 30 Apr 2009 19:16:23 -0700
  ...He has a 2wd with locker from a Syncro. BenT
• The tranny Guru in Washington state?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 20 Mar 2007 12:14:26 -0400
  ...who is said to be able and willing to do limited slip and/or locker conversions on Open differentials in vans. Thanks, Don Hanson
• 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: Diff locks on 2WD Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 19 Jul 1999 13:39:29 -0700
  Poor man's "limited slip" differential: Partial application of the parking brake when one wheel slips! Keep the lock button depressed and pull until...
• Re: Syncros. Positractions, Peloquins, and One Wheel Drives
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Wed, 29 Jan 2014 21:22:28 -0700
  ...http://www.weddleindustries.com/products/new-products/new-vw-094-atb-locking-differentials Also German Transaxle in Bend, OR NOT $150.00 bob
• Re: Ltd. slip rear diff.
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 18 Oct 95 19:33:21 CDT
  ...it's a Lock-Right Performance Locker joel
• Re: WTB rear differential lock externals
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 21 Mar 2006 07:16:24 -0800
  ...earthlink.net> wrote: > > >>What parts do you need? There are quite a few parts to the locker system >>that are external to the tranny. >> >> .....................
• 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...
• Limited slip differential
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Thu, 30 Apr 2009 16:19:03 -0800
  ...differential that the Go Westy and small car sells. From what I understand from a guy in Bend Oregon, who rebuilds transmissions, they lock...
• Re: Limited slip differential on ice or snow
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Sat, 3 Nov 2007 18:45:45 -0700
  Some have added a locking diff from the Syncro to the RWD transmission. This gives you some control over when to switch from 1WD...
• Re: Locking differential
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 2 Jan 2018 06:09:19 +0000
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• Re:89 syncro, binds in tight turning
  Historical mailing list - Steve Hoge
  Tue, 02 Jan 1996 22:24:08 -0800
  ...also sound alot like a locked differential - it should be pretty easy to determine whether the rear diff-lock is on (if you have...
• Re: Q: adding a differential lock or Limited Slip on a 2WD
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 2 Feb 2005 22:38:43 -0500
  ...but what >> about adding another emergency brake lever so you can lock up >> each rear individually? > > It seems simple enough. Undo the e-brake...
• Re: FRONT DIFF LOCK MERITS & AVAILABILITY
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 12 May 2006 22:17:37 -0400
  ...the pros and cons and costs and availability of a front differential locker? I'm more inclined to keep a stock VC since the...
• FS: Vanagon AW w/Subaru eng. & locking differential
  Historical mailing list - David J
  Mon, 12 Aug 2013 16:53:48 -0700
  Here's the ad on The Samba: � http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1515713 � Upgraded and renewed in every way I...
• Limited slip differential (LSD) and getting stuck
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 12 Feb 2002 22:31:40 +1200
  ...and they >are hard to find and pricey. > >2.) Install a locking differential from a synchro. A little less pricey. > >3.) Get enough people...
• Re: limited slip differential (LVC) and squeaky front end
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 3 May 2009 18:28:22 -0700
  ...Is there a Syncro out >>> there >>> that can do this? Can Syncro differentials be set to full lock? Would >>> this >>> only be possible with...
• Re: adding a differential lock or Limited Slip on a 2WD
  Historical mailing list - Jean-Pierre Le Cruguel
  Fri, 4 Feb 2005 10:58:52 -0500
  ...a locker from a syncro. a limited slip differential (LSD) from Weddle (Lockrite?). None seems to make a consensus. All involve quite a lot...
• '91 Syncro Vanagon "Project" FS
  Historical mailing list - Michael J Vickey
  Mon, 1 Feb 1999 13:32:03 -0500
  ...Locking rear-differential setup. Needs a transmission. Too nice of a vehicle to part out. Not going to start another "project" this year as...
• 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...
• 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...
• 1987 Syncro for sale near L.A.
  Historical mailing list - Kevin
  Wed, 23 May 2001 14:55:29 -0700
  ...1987 Volkswagon Vanagon Synchro 4x4 $3,300.00 OBO Solid well maintained w/differential lock. Metallic Red. Tranny replaced at 110K, now 160K mi...
• Re: Re: [Syncro] synrco trans swap into a non-syncro vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Chris Weddle
  Fri, 30 Aug 2002 09:08:33 -0700
  ...Locking Differential Upgrade for Non-Syncro Vanagon Any 1984 or later 2wd Vanagon trans can fitted with the locking differential out of a 4wd...
• 87 Syncro FS St. Louis
  Historical mailing list - William Dummitt
  Mon, 9 Nov 1998 13:41:56 -0500
  ...Differential lock. Runs good, idles good, no fuel injection problems, quiet transmission. White with gray stripe, gray interior. $4900. 314-539-1406 (days), 314...
• Re: Locking Differential vs. Limited Slip Pros and Cons
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 15 Feb 2006 00:49:40 -0500
  ...Did it still have the viscous coupling and rear locker? On Feb 14, 2006, at 8:40 PM, Daryl Christensen wrote: > I have installed...
• Re: Need Viscous Coupling Refresher Course - '91 Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Mon, 16 May 2005 11:09:42 -0700
  ...little.) >> >> 3) When I pull out the differential lock knob, nothing happens...no >> light, no lock that I can tell -- nothing. What's the...
• Re: SA Limited slip differential and getting stuck
  Historical mailing list - bill harris
  Tue, 12 Feb 2002 19:43:15 -0700
  ...locking differential from a synchro. A little less pricey. > >> > >> 3.) Get enough people together to convince Quaife to make a > >> torque-biasing > >> differential for...
• Re: Limited slip differential
  Historical mailing list - Joel
  Fri, 1 May 2009 08:36:49 -0700
  ...He has a 2wd with locker from a >> Syncro. > > Joel signed up for Syncro de Mayo, so he's probably having more > fun right...
• 87 Syncro - Cost of New Tranny??
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 2 Mar 1996 16:06:59 -0500
  ...I have not had any trouble as of yet, the differential lock works too. But, Since I have replaced just about every other part...
• Re: WTB rear differential lock externals
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 21 Mar 2006 06:48:15 -0800
  What parts do you need? There are quite a few parts to the locker system that are external to the tranny. actuator bracket and...
• Re: 2wd locking diff - followship question
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Thu, 7 Nov 2002 10:38:09 -0500
  I think Derek Drew <derekdrew@RCN.COM> was sourcing the differential lock bits at one point. Thanks, Chris ---- Original message ---- >Date: Thu, 7 Nov...
• Re: [syncro.org] FRONT DIFF LOCK MERITS & AVAILABILITY
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 12 May 2006 20:59:50 -0700
  ...locker is used only when the going gets tuff or your really stuck - it is very very hard to steer with the front differential...
• 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...
• Re: Syncro "factory" vacuum source
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Thu, 18 Jan 2001 12:09:29 -0700
  ...Can someone explain exactly where the > intake manifold vacuum source is "supposed to be" for the Syncro locking > differential vacuum system? The Bentley doesn...
• Re: Viscous Coupling test : Excessively stiff VC's - Who has/had one ?
  Historical mailing list - Wolfgang Carolsfeld
  Thu, 10 Dec 1998 02:26:04 -0800
  ...I agree with Rainer, that I think that a ' stiff' VC, one that locks up at a rotational differential significantly less than the design...
• 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...
• Re: Locker Limited slips available...
  Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
  Fri, 7 Dec 2007 17:03:23 -0800
  ...Locker Limited slips available... > Are these only for Syncro's or do they fit 2WD transmissions also? > > > >>Locking Limited slip differentials are now available...
• Re: Limited slip differential
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 30 Apr 2009 21:58:41 -0400
  ...differential that the Go Westy and small car sells. From what I understand from a guy in Bend Oregon, who rebuilds transmissions, they lock...
• Syncro Diff Is Weird One Without Viscous Coupling!
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Thu, 15 Oct 1998 10:09:25 -0400
  ...In the rear tranny was a syncronizing hub at the main shaft, which was operated by a throttle control element like the differential lock...
• Re: Locking differential
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 2 Jan 2018 17:21:07 -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...
• Re: adding diff lock to tranny
  Historical mailing list - Marcus Elia
  Mon, 1 Dec 1997 11:25:18 -0400
  ...is it possible to put in a replacement that has a locking differential? Does anyone have any experience with this? I'm sure that...
• Re: More Syncro DIff-lock Questions
  Historical mailing list - L&A Johnson
  Wed, 2 Dec 1998 17:28:45 -0500
  ...van we did have a lot of trouble with the Differential Lock not locking. Malcolm Stebbins wrote: > The 'plunger' into the tranny seems to...
• Re: Lockers -- how hard to install LLSD?
  Historical mailing list - Vern in Bend
  Mon, 9 May 2011 17:22:17 -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: Syncro abuse (long)
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Mon, 9 May 2005 18:03:26 -0700
  ...Malcolm --- MilosKitchen <sagmoore@ZOOMINTERNET.NET> wrote: > Through some colossal stupidity on my part, I managed to have my > differential lock engage somewhere during my...
• Re: Limited slip differential
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Thu, 30 Apr 2009 21:34:44 -0400
  ...differential that the Go > Westy and small car sells. From what I understand from a guy in Bend Oregon, > who rebuilds transmissions, they lock...
• Re: Diff Locks
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Mon, 11 Jan 1999 20:37:03 -0800
  ...It turned out to be the little black rubber vaccum hose that connects the plastic air line to the differential lock mechanism on the...
• Question about removing syncro speedo drive gear
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Fri, 7 May 2010 12:34:10 -0400
  Dear List, I need some advice on removing the drive gear for the speedometer from the front differential of a Vanagon syncro. If you...
• Re: limited slip differential for 2WD Vans
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Sat, 1 Oct 2005 14:43:39 -0500
  ...limited slip differential for 2WD Vans >Date: Sat, 1 Oct 2005 08:04:53 -0700 > >On 10/1/2005 7:53 AM George Goff...
• Re: Q: adding a differential lock or Limited Slip on a 2WD
  Historical mailing list - Hans Achter
  Wed, 2 Feb 2005 20:41:31 -0500
  ...adding a differential lock or Limited Slip on a 2WD It does not take me much snow or ice to get stuck. 1 or...
• Re: diff lock/limited slip axle
  Historical mailing list - Joe
  Tue, 2 Dec 1997 09:10:44 -0500
  ...They are > not NEARLY as effective at assuring power to both wheels as a LOCKING > differential is. This is why VW didn't use...
• Re: Q: adding a differential lock or Limited Slip on a 2WD
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Wed, 2 Feb 2005 18:21:31 -0800
  ...how much would it cost to add a locker? What is the easiest/cheapest way? What does it involve mechanically? (Which parts do I...
• Re: adding a differential lock or Limited Slip on a 2WD
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Thu, 3 Feb 2005 19:31:13 -0800
  ...adding a differential lock or Limited Slip on a 2WD > Hi all! > > This thread few days ago interested me a lot > http://gerry.vanagon...
• Re: Syncro Estasy, spins, ABS
  Historical mailing list - sstones
  Wed, 19 Oct 1994 15:28:40 -0400 (EDT)
  ...No that would be with differential locked diffs. limited slip differentials will not allow wheels to turn at different speeds unless the torque between...