The 87 I just junked is sitting at the yard at the corners of I-8 and I-10
here in AZ.  I pulled the motor and the tranny, the transaxle is just
hanging there by a v-belt and the axles (ok, the starter is still connected
too)...

bill
----- Original Message -----
From: Todd Last <Rubatoguy@MINDSPRING.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2002 8:29 PM
Subject: Re: SA Limited slip differential and getting stuck

> Limited slip will direct a portion of the power to the other wheel. I
> think something like #30-35%
> With an LSD, you can still have wheelspin. The Quaife can transfer more
> power and claims to bias the power to the wheel with better traction. So
> it should perform better than the LSD.
>
> When I spoke with the USA distributor for Quaife, they were willing to
> do a quote for a Vanagon differential if someone were willing to supply
> them with a standard differential so that they could see if they could
> build one with existing parts, or would have to custom build some parts.
>
> If anyone has a diff they would like to volunteer, I can dig up the name
> of the guy that I spoke with.
>
> Todd
> '88 Westy
>
>
> Dart 330 wrote:
>
> >> I've looked into this and you have 2 (and a half) options:
> >>
> >> 1.) Find a limited slip ZF - you can only get these used and they are
> >> hard
> >> to find and pricey.
> >>
> >> 2.) Install a locking differential from a synchro. A little less
pricey.
> >>
> >> 3.) Get enough people together to convince Quaife to make a
> >> torque-biasing
> >> differential for the Vanagon. http://www.quaifeamerica.com/
> >
> >
> >
> > Well I don't want to do number two, and number one costs $1200 for
> > just the
> > used part. I had no idea they would be that expensive. I see that quaife
> > makes a differential for type 1, so they may be inclined to make a type
2
> > differential. I was reading their description and it sounded like their
> > differential allowed no slip at all. As though no wheel would spin as
> > long
> > as one had traction. Is this correct? Or would it act exactly the same
as
> > the ZF which I can actually obtain? Either way I will have to wait a
> > while
> > till the Van is paid off before I can go spend $1500 on upgrading the
> > tranny.
> >
> > Thanks for the info,
> > Nathan
> > 85 Westy
> > 74 Bus
> > 60 SO-23
> >
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