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Date:         Tue, 12 Feb 2002 19:43:15 -0700
Reply-To:     bill harris <biharris@CASAGRANDE.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         bill harris <biharris@CASAGRANDE.COM>
Subject:      Re: SA Limited slip differential and getting stuck
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The 87 I just junked is sitting at the yard at the corners of I-8 and I-10 here in AZ. I pulled the motor and the tranny, the transaxle is just hanging there by a v-belt and the axles (ok, the starter is still connected too)...

bill ----- Original Message ----- From: Todd Last <Rubatoguy@MINDSPRING.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2002 8:29 PM Subject: Re: SA Limited slip differential and getting stuck

> Limited slip will direct a portion of the power to the other wheel. I > think something like #30-35% > With an LSD, you can still have wheelspin. The Quaife can transfer more > power and claims to bias the power to the wheel with better traction. So > it should perform better than the LSD. > > When I spoke with the USA distributor for Quaife, they were willing to > do a quote for a Vanagon differential if someone were willing to supply > them with a standard differential so that they could see if they could > build one with existing parts, or would have to custom build some parts. > > If anyone has a diff they would like to volunteer, I can dig up the name > of the guy that I spoke with. > > Todd > '88 Westy > > > Dart 330 wrote: > > >> I've looked into this and you have 2 (and a half) options: > >> > >> 1.) Find a limited slip ZF - you can only get these used and they are > >> hard > >> to find and pricey. > >> > >> 2.) Install a locking differential from a synchro. A little less pricey. > >> > >> 3.) Get enough people together to convince Quaife to make a > >> torque-biasing > >> differential for the Vanagon. http://www.quaifeamerica.com/ > > > > > > > > Well I don't want to do number two, and number one costs $1200 for > > just the > > used part. I had no idea they would be that expensive. I see that quaife > > makes a differential for type 1, so they may be inclined to make a type 2 > > differential. I was reading their description and it sounded like their > > differential allowed no slip at all. As though no wheel would spin as > > long > > as one had traction. Is this correct? Or would it act exactly the same as > > the ZF which I can actually obtain? Either way I will have to wait a > > while > > till the Van is paid off before I can go spend $1500 on upgrading the > > tranny. > > > > Thanks for the info, > > Nathan > > 85 Westy > > 74 Bus > > 60 SO-23 > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: > > http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx > >


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