The propshaft which joins your transaxle to the front diff/VC can be removed. Four bolts/nuts at each end. 

Angus

Angus Gordon
Bainbridge Island WA

On Nov 29, 2012, at 8:56 AM, "sailingfc @dslextreme.com" <sailingfc@dslextreme.com> wrote:

> That's very interesting.  Can you describe what you have to do to remove the driveshaft and which one are you removing? (or can I search for it in the archives?)
> Thanks.
> -Dick-
> 
> On Thu, Nov 29, 2012 at 7:41 AM, Angus Gordon <birdworks@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I carry a mismatched spare tire, along with a set of open end wrenches to remove the driveshaft should I ever need to use the spare. A decoupler would be nice - wrenches are cheaper.
> 
> Angus
> 
> 
> Angus Gordon
> Bainbridge Island WA
> 
> On Nov 28, 2012, at 11:31 PM, Dick Wong <sailingfc@DSLEXTREME.COM> wrote:
> 
> > You're right, tires are cheaper than a VC.  I guess I'll go shopping this
> > weekend and see what I can find for the spare.  If I can't find the same
> > tire, I hate to toss out a set of A/T light truck tires that only have about
> > 11K miles on them.
> >
> > -Dick-
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Dennis Haynes [mailto:d23haynes57@hotmail.com]
> > Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2012 11:17 PM
> > To: 'Dick Wong'; vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > Subject: RE: New owner questions-Syncro ownership costs.
> >
> > 4/32" is a worn out tire anyway. Test have shown wet traction at that point
> > is half along with reduced hydroplaning resistance. AT tires can be 15/32"
> > or more new. One different tire on an axle is not as bad as two. And a new
> > coupling can be $2K plus installation. Makes matched tires cheap. If your
> > coupling fails in the excessive aggressive mode than consider a drive shaft
> > de-coupler.
> >
> > Dennis
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> > Dick Wong
> > Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2012 1:40 AM
> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > Subject: Re: New owner questions-Syncro ownership costs.
> >
> > Wow, that's not much!
> >
> > So a brand new tire has maybe 12/32" depth on the new tread. If I put on the
> > same tire worn tire down to say 4/32" tread depth, the difference from the
> > center of the tire to the tread is 0.25" or 6.4mm.
> > That's enough to fry my VC?
> >
> > -Dick-
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Robert Stevens [mailto:mtbiker62@gmail.com]
> > Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2012 10:18 PM
> > To: Dick Wong
> > Cc: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > Subject: Re: [VANAGON] New owner questions-Syncro ownership costs.
> >
> >
> > On Nov 28, 2012, at 10:29 PM, Dick Wong <sailingfc@DSLEXTREME.COM> wrote:
> >
> > So how much difference in tire size is considered a mismatch?  I have
> > 27x8.50-14s all around and the spare is 205/70x14. According to my tire
> > calculator that's a difference of 1.63" between the two.
> >
> > IIRC, about 3mm is max tolerance before your VC notices and burns up. That
> > is about $1K to replace.
> >
> > bob
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