Believe it or not, I once sat down to try to chart out all the different
parts that would be involved to add the front diff lock, or to beef up a
front diff to heavy duty SDP parts.

I did not finish the job, but one day a few months ago I posted some
information at:

http://www.users.interport.net/~drew/Vanagon/FICHENOT.html

Anyone with a lust for a front diff lock or curious about some notations I
made about things I saw in my microfiche might want to take a look at this
page. It has been sitting on the Web for several months unadvertised
because I couldn't think of why anyone would want to look at it. Also
covered are factory part numbers for heavy duty shocks and factory part
numbers for wheelwell moldings.

At 12:01 AM 6/12/98 +0100, you wrote:
>Byron,
>Yes, I do have a diff lock on my van - but it has 14" wheels.  I have seen
>pictures of the non-locking front diff in the Bently manual which seem to
show
>the feature on the housing casting  where the lock fits.  If that is the
case it
>may be possible to machine a hole in the housing for the lock assembly, drill
>and tap two holes M6 for the servo bracket and then fit the locking bits and
>pieces.  The principle of operation of the front lock is the same as the
rear -
>I dont know if the internals are the same but if you are really serious I
could
>try to compare the part numbers sometime.  I think it might be easier to
obtain
>a used front diff from Europe!
>
>Don McCallum (1992 1.6 Turbo Diesel Syncro, North Wales, UK)
>
>CBSID@aol.com wrote:
>
>> Hey wait a minute, you mean to tell me you have a front lock out as well on
>> your 16"? If you do do you know if our simple little limited front vc
can be
>> adapted to a lock out? Thanks Byron
>

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