In a message dated 97-11-29 20:06:13 EST, ljohnson@HALHINET.ON.CA writes:

<< A few weeks ago, while climbing a snow covered hill, the back wheels of
our
 syncro were churning but the front weren't turning at all. I thought that
the
 VC must be dead so I checked it.
  I raised both the front and back on one side and put it out of gear. When I
 turned the front wheel by hand  the rear wheel turned smoothly. With the
side
 still raised, I started the engine and put it in gear. Both the front and
 rear turned smoothly again. This tells me that the VC is NOT dead. >>

Your coupling appears to be able to pass a minimal amount of power, enough to
make an unloaded wheel spin, but not nearly enough to transmit the engine's
power to the ground.  Similar to being able to hold the top end of an
unloaded rope, but when a significant load is added to the rope it will slip
though your hands.

That said, I'm hoping your VC is not dead.

Good luck,
Jim Davis