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Date:         Thu, 13 Dec 2001 02:20:18 -1000
Reply-To:     Mick Kalber <kalberm001@HAWAII.RR.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Mick Kalber <kalberm001@HAWAII.RR.COM>
Subject:      Re: locking rear diff on 2WD van or Limited Slip?
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Darryl...


Can you put a diff lock on a 2wd without using a syncro tranny case?  Or is
that the point... just use the syncro case with the diff lock and the guts
of the 2wd tranny?


mick
89 syncro westy
hilo, hawaii


----- Original Message -----
From: AA Transaxle <aatransaxle@JUNO.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2001 5:56 PM
Subject: locking rear diff on 2WD van or Limited Slip?




> Tony & etc....As far as I have heard, there is no limited slip widely
> available for these things. Please correct me if I am wrong.
>  It is very possible to put a locking rear diff in the 2wd tranny and
> during a rebuild is the best time. That is the cheapest way and far
> cheaper than any alternative I know of. Putting a syncro trans in a 2X is
> a waste of a good syncro trans. The same result is had by putting a diff
> lock in the 2wd version.
> Daryl of AA Transaxle
> Duvall, WA. (Seattle area)
> (425) 788-4070
> 1-877-377-0773 (toll free)
> aatransaxle.com (web site)
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