I also have a Syncro Doka w/ Nokian All Season tires, & it will go almost
anywhere in the snow!  YMMV

http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/1422996.jpg

Mr. BZ

On Thu, Nov 5, 2015 at 1:37 PM, Tom Buese <tantonbz@gmail.com> wrote:

> 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
>
> http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/1422994.jpg
>
> 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
>

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Tom Buese