At 12:55 23/04/1999 -0400, Gary Thaxter wrote:
>I don't think that a company like Porsche would use Viscous Coupling
>technology in a 1999 car if it wasn't a good idea.  The complicated ideas
>like clutch plate couplings have a lifespan, engineered with friction
>surfaces that can wear and fail.  The simplicity of the VC is ingenious.  I
>just wish that VW would have given more specific details on
>limitations/properties/care of the VC.

Finning is another company that uses VCs - used quite frequently in the
forest industry.  Supposedly their solicone "puddy" is something like $20
per liter!

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