William,
Well, it seems impossible to say which is the best VC replacement.. the new
ones or the rebuilt ones.

The rebuilt ones can only be considered experimental at this point.. but one
nice thing is they have a warranty... and they seem to be less aggressive so
they may be easier on our aging transmissions... but I suppose that could
change as these rebuilt VCs get more miles on the.

On the other hand the new ones would seem to be a safe bet since they are
apparently built to stock specifications and should have the life expectancy
of 100k or so... But they may be harder on the transmission.

It does occur to me that in a year or two... if the rebuilts seem to be
working out and the new ones still seem to be a bit stiff or too aggressive,
a guy could ship his new one to the rebuilder and just have the fluid
changed to the less aggressive formula.

But for now my new VC seems to drive okay... I don't notice the steering
being heavy, but then I have never driven it with the drive shaft out....
but then again, the steering doesn't catch my attention as being
unreasonably less responsive compared to my 95 SUV which handles like a
sports car...
So I can't see changing anything... I'll she how it handles after driving a
couple of hundred miles on an Arizona highway in the summer heat :)

Bill
90 Westy Syncro
-----Original Message-----
From: WFryer <william.fryer@worldnet.att.net>
To: Davidson <wdavidson@thegrid.net>
Date: Friday, April 21, 2000 8:49 PM
Subject: Re: VCs for Syncro

>I was just copying you because it addressed a subject we were just
>discussing - the effect of a tight VC on steering and handling.   Any
>comments?
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