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Subject:Re: finding bad syncro wheel bearing
Date:Thu, 14 Mar 1996 12:07:51 -0500

In a message dated 96-03-14 00:39:30 EST, wabbott@mtest.teradyne.com (William
Abbott) writes:

>
>	Would it put too much stress on the center differential
>to just jack up one wheel at a time and put it in gear- the diffs
>should allow the other three wheels to stay still... and with
>only one turning at a time, the id of the bad one would be 100%.
>
>	Bill

DO NOT DO THIS!!!! 
THE VISCOUS COUPLING WILL TRANSMIT TORQUE THE FRONT WHEELS AND THE VAN WILL
BECOME MOBILE!  THIS WOULD BE DANGEROUS!  
DO NOT DO THIS!!!!!

Jim Davis
87 GL Syncro
88 GL Wolfsburg