Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2001 09:11:15 -0800
Reply-To: Steve Schwenk <steve@SYNCRO.ORG>
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From: Steve Schwenk <steve@SYNCRO.ORG>
Subject: Re: [Syncro] removing VC- time and ease??
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Sorry the directions on the webpage are not clearer.
But if anyone wants to provide better ones, i would be
happy to post them there. Too much for me to do!
> "Forhan, Thomas" wrote:
>
> Steve's pictures tell the story, but yes, it is nice
> to have a full range of extensions and a universal to
> take off all those 13mm bolts.
>
> I did it three times: once replacing the VC with
> another one that I had taken from a salvage vehicle
> (did not work), once with a new VC from Derek ( did
> not get a good seal and the fluid leaked) and the
> third time with enough sealant that it all held
> together, and after all that training I probably
> could do it in a couple of hours.
>
> One big time consumer is learning which length
> extension is needed to take out each of those bolts.
>
> As you start sliding the housing back, try to keep
> the actual VC on the shaft, and not take it out with
> the housing. I used some wooden wedges to make sure
> it stayed in place. Keeping the VC on the shaft will
> give you more clearance to move the housing around.
>
> Then you have to figure out how to move the housing
> over to the side - see pictures 7 and 8 on Steve's
> site. The trick is to rotate the housing around - try
> lots of different positions, it will go back and then
> over to the side and out of your way.
>
> But all day Saturday should be plenty of time...good
> luck
>
> Tom F.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Matthew Pollard [mailto:poll7356@uidaho.edu]
> Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2001 12:08 PM
> To: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com; syncro@yahoogroups.com
>
> Subject: [Syncro] removing VC- time and ease??
>
> Hi there,
> I've -quickly- looked over bently... how long does it
> take to remove a VC
> (the drive line is already out- tranny too :-). How
> easy is this job? The
> slideshow on syncro.org makes it look pretty darn
> easy- am i missing
> something? How about refilling the diff with fluid
> (yes, redline mt90)-
> easy, a PIA? What do i need to know before i spend
> all day saturday doing
> it? Special tools that are not mentioned? (like
> funky long wobbly
> extensions, etc?)
> cheers
> matthew
>
> Matthew Pollard "Racing with the wind and
> flirting with death
> Dept. Of Chemistry So have a cup of coffee and
> catch your breath"
> University of Idaho
> www.uidaho.edu/~poll7356
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