In a message dated 97-03-30 12:40:19 EST, JoErnest@aol.com writes:

> 1) In tight turns such as parking, reversing out of driveways, U-turns
etc.,
>  there is great resistance to motion. It feels as if the brakes  are
binding,
>  but they aren't. Give it gas and it moves right around, but let off the
gas
>  and it rapidly decellerates.
>  Is this normal syncro behaviour or is there a problem. 

Hmmmmm?  It depends.  The natural action of the Syncro's viscous coupling
would be to lock-up and send some power to the front in this situation,
causing "some" of the "binding" you describe.  My van exhibits this behavior,
but it sounds like yours exhibits it to a greater extent.  Hard to tell
without driving them back to back.  I suspect that it might be just a matter
of perception of how much "binding" is taking place.  On the other hand, if
you have a LOT of binding, perhaps your VC is kaput an locked-up all the
time?

Good luck,
Jim Davis
87 GL Syncro
88 GL Wolfsburg