I agree Pat.  I have top of the line Nokian All Season tires on the Westy,
& the ground was level in my driveway last Winter.  YMMV

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Mr. BZ

On Thu, Nov 5, 2015 at 12:35 PM, Pat Spragge/RFAN <Pat.Spragge@rfan.com>
wrote:

> *the Peloquin doesn't seem to help alot in the wet icy snow*
>
> Even a 4wd would have problems in wet, icy snow.  The air/snow temp would
> be in the transition zone and that is where traction is the poorest.  Good
> snow tires would help more than LSD.
>
> LSD works best in situations where traction under one rear wheel is poor
> and some of the power is then transferred to the other wheel,  which is not
> what happens with a non-LSD
>
>
> *Pat*
> 2013 Jeep Wrangler
> 1989 Westfalia
>
>
>
>
> From:        Tom Buese <tantonbz@GMAIL.COM>
> To:        vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Date:        11/05/2015 09:27 AM
> Subject:        Re: AA Transaxle? German Transaxle? also Limited slip
> options?
> Sent by:        Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
> ------------------------------
>
>
>
> I have a AA/Matt rebuilt 2 wd tranny w/ Peloquin in my 84 Westy.  No
> problems w/ the tranny etc.  after maybe 20-25K miles but the Peloquin
> doesn't seem to help alot in the wet icy snow we get here in Coastal
> Maine.  YMMV
>
> Mr. BZ
>
> On Thu, Nov 5, 2015 at 11:54 AM, KIM BRENNAN <kimbrennan@mac.com> wrote:
>
> > I had 2 syncro transmissions and one front diff done at AA in the last
> > year. No problems. Front diff needed replacement VC. 1 transmission
> (stock
> > gearing) got a LSD, and fixed 4th gear. 2nd transmission replaced 4th
> gear
> > (went from 0.70 to 0.77) and a bunch of other repairs to get it fully
> > operational again. I, of course, hit him when he was very busy, so it
> took
> > a while, but hey that’s why I have multiple Vanagons….
> >
> >
> > > On Nov 5, 2015, at 9:18 AM, Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hello All,
> > >
> > >   I know that Daryl, the revered transmission Guru whom everyone loved,
> > > for his excellent work and his fair prices, I know he passed on
> recently
> > > and left his business in the hands of his son.    Has anyone had any
> work
> > > done at AA Transaxle since Daryl's been gone, and how'd it go?
> > >   Specifically, I'm about to have some  overdue work done on my 5sp
> > manual
> > > transmission as mounted in my 84 2.0 liter inline VW powered tin top
> > > westie'.   I'm appx an equal distance from Bend, Or or Duval, Wa..
> >  .I'm
> > > about to choose between AA Transaxle and German Transaxle in
> Bend....I'm
> > > seeing a lower price figure from AA Transaxle, slightly....Money is
> short
> > > around here, but I don't wanna have to do this twice....Is the work now
> > > being done by AA Transaxle still up to their former quality?
> > >
> > >   Second part of my query....How about limited slip options?   I'd love
> > to
> > > install a locker rear end system, but that seems beyond my budget right
> > > now.....I hear the clutch pack type limited slips, the least expensive
> > > option(?)  are somewhat 'sticky' and jerky in low speed tight
> > > turns....according to a spiel by Go Westy....anyone have an opinion on
> > the
> > > relative merits of the two types of LSD's available for our
> > transmissions?
> > >
> > >   Thanks, Don Hanson
> > >
> > >   Friday-style addendum:
> > >
> > >  I'm funding the van's transmission rebuild by selling an old Argosy
> 26'
> > > trailer...same as Airstream....These trailers are quite similar to our
> > > Vanagons in that they are appreciating in value over the years....
> > because
> > > they're so much better than all the other brands....We happily lived,
> for
> > > a few years, in this Argosy as we built our house,    Though it was
> built
> > > in 1974, almost everything still works!  Just like a Vanagon!  Sure, it
> > has
> > > no electrical slide-out extra rooms and only one TV....but after 40yrs
> it
> > > is still better than what you might buy new today....just like a
> > > Vanagon....(oh, and these Airstream/Argosys are in big demand now,
> > because
> > > of their extraordinary build quality)
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Tom Buese
>
>

-- 
Tom Buese