I had to space the tranny mount down about 1" when retrofitting a 2WD tranny into a Syncro. Every thing else fit OK. I suggest looking more closely at the mount!

Gary

Gary McEachern
Reading, Ma
'90 Westy Subavanagon
'86 Wolfy Subavanagon
'87 Syncro (Son's van)

vw4x4 <VW4X4@FYI.NET> wrote:

>Mark,
>    After carefully climbing around under both 2WD and Syncro
>In the snow in good close, with my $500 camera, in the dark,  It
>looks as If I have been mistake.  Both sections of the 2WD and syncro
>look to be the same.   My mistake.  I can still send you the pictures if you
>would like.  SO the swapfrom a 2WD to a syncro looks as do able
>as you said it is.  This is the way I'll build a syncro/westy.
>                                             Eric
>
>mark drillock wrote:
>
>>Yes, please send me photos of the 86 2wd tranny mount area showing where
>>it is different. I have plenty of Syncros here to compare to.
>>
>>The 82 and 83 2wd I have to look at are diesels. I have never noticed
>>that the rubber tranny mount plate area of the crossmember was different
>>on these than gasoline models but if so I would like to know how and
>>when.
>>
>>thanks,
>>Mark
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>VW4X4@FYI.NET wrote:
>>>
>>>Mark,
>>>    I currently have  two 1986 Vanagons, a 2WD and a Syncro
>>>side by side.  The front transaxle mount for the Syncro has a
>>>cut out in it, to clear the front output shaft.   Obviously this has
>>>been changed at some point, in the 2WD's.   IIRC, This may have
>>>changed when there was no longer a need for air cooling
>>>heater ducts.    I can send pictures if you like.  It would be nice
>>>if someone knew  exactly what was up with this, but clearly
>>>this would be a major obstacle.
>>>                                            ERic
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>

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