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Subject:Re: Drive without a driveshaft?
From:Mick Kalber
Date:Fri, 24 May 2002 22:23:16 -1000

check for tread separation... that one caused all sorts of problems for my
bus.

mick
hilo, hawaii

----- Original Message -----
From: Bill Kasper <dragonlist@IPMTS.UCSC.EDU>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, May 24, 2002 12:40 PM
Subject: Re: Drive without a driveshaft?

> new tires, alignment, problem with front axles, problem with front
> diff?  front end problems (bearings, bushings, ball joints)?
>
> bill
>
>
> On Friday, May 24, 2002, at 03:37 , Simon Reinhardt wrote:
>
> > OK, so, I took out the driveshaft. I don't think the u-joints are bad.
> > Now the vibration that came on at 3600 RPM and stayed until 4100, under
> > load, comes on at 3200-3400. What could it be?
> >
> > On Thursday, May 23, 2002, at 06:03 PM, Brent Christensen wrote:
> >
> >> You can drive it without problems, based on the collective experience
> >> of the
> >> Syncro List.  (I have personal experience doing this as well)
> >>
> >> Brent Christensen
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Simon Reinhardt" <simon@FARRSIDE.NET>
> >> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> >> Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2002 4:46 PM
> >> Subject: Drive without a driveshaft?
> >>
> >>
> >>> Hi all,
> >>> I need to pull the driveshaft out of my syncro to replace the
> >>> U-joints.
> >>> While it's out, can I drive the van, or will that turn the VC into the
> >>> Amazingly Expensive Grenade from Hell?
> >>>
> >>
> >

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