Yeah, I know.  The tires were done by the PO and that's why I'm in such a
tizzy over tires.  I'm afraid to take it out of the garage for fear of
making the matter worse.  It may be too late.  The Hangook tires already
have 11,000 miles on them and the others are ancient.  I'm probably SOL
already.  Thanks for warning me anyway.  Steven Schwenk says there's
somebody in SF Bay Area whose good at VC but it will probably set me back a
bundle.

Jeanne Maly
87 Syncro Westie

-----Original Message-----
From: S_J_ WACKER <s_j_wacker@JUNO.COM>
To: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM <Vanagon@VANAGON.COM>
Date: Sunday, July 12, 1998 7:44 PM
Subject: Re: Tires, Tires, Tires

>On Sat, 11 Jul 1998 11:28:12 -0700 Jeanne Maly <jeannemaly@EMAIL.MSN.COM>
>writes:
>>  My syncro has 2 Hancook 8-ply 195R14s with 11K miles from the
>>PO.
>>The tires are Korean and have a 40,000 mile warranty.
>
>Jeanne, I don't know if anyone has p-mailed you, or if you are already
>aware, that All tires on a Syncro _must_ be the same size, brand, tread
>pattern and of equal wear. If not, then you will engage the viscus
>coupling constantly and wear it out. I believe the limit is three
>millimeters difference. I may not be following your letter correctly, but
>it sounds like you have two Hancook tires and the other two are of a
>different brand. This is not acceptable for a Syncro. A new VC runs
>around $2100 and is only available from a VW dealer. You may find a used
>one, but to my knowledge no one has found a way to test a used VC to know
>if it is good or not. The only way is to install it and go off road.
>
>
>Steve and Jo Ann Wacker
>San Marcos, Ca.
>90 Carat
>86 Syncro
>86 Audi 5000 CS Quattro
>
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