Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2003 22:00:14 -0500
Reply-To: Carl Hansen <carl_hansen@IEEE.ORG>
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From: Carl Hansen <carl_hansen@IEEE.ORG>
Subject: Which Mystic JT-?? in front Differential?
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SyncroBeasts got new used Front Axels back on so I can drive her again.
Just in time, the tires on the 944 I picked up for next to nothing are so
old and dry rotted they stopped holding air! 3 strikes for the 944 and
she's out till I can get the time to rebuild the engine. Bummer, it was a
nice ride.
So I was going to put in the New VC that Derek Drew got for me, but I
realized before I started that: 1. I didn't have any Mystic JT-?? to put
in the front differential, 2. The local FLAPS didn't carry Mystic, and
didn't have a clue what to put in anyway, and 3. There are 4 or 5
different kinds of Silicone Sealant to coat the Output Housing joint with,
and again, the local FLAPS didn't have a clue which of the 4 to use, they
just kept saying that Silicone Sealant in a tranny was trouble.
So:
1. Which Mystic should I put in when I open up the differential to replace
the Viscous Coupling?
and
2. Rainer's instructions says to coat the Output Housing joint with
Silicone Sealant, but I'm not sure which of the 4 or 5 colors I should use,
although I suspect that whichever color it is, I should use the super or
high grade version.
My thanks to Derek Drew for arranging to obtain new VC's for our Syncro's &
My thanks to Dr. Rainer Woitok and Sam Walters for sending a step by step
explaination of how to do the task of replacing the Viscous Coupling.
I still haven't made up my mind if I should try it in the vehicle or on the
bench. Now that I've got the CV joint problem fixed, I suspect that I'll
wait till Spring to tackle the VC. It'll be warmer then. (Not that it
ever gets that cold here in the Gawd Forsaken State of New Jersey.....)
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On another related VW subject, I caught a part of the Paris Dakar rally
coverage on Speed today. Saw the VW Taureg running, looks ugly as sin, but
I suppose I still want one. Imagine turning up at a Road Rally or local
Autocross with something like that!!
I did hear one of the drivers mention that it was ??REAR WHEEL DRIVE??
only? Can that be right?
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Ch
carl_hansen@ieee.org
'87 944 na - RED! needs head gasket & tires (but what a sweet ride)
'89 SyncroBeast Vanagon -
'87 16V GTI - dead, needs rings
'80 850 Yamaha Special - burns oil
'87 16V GTI w/ hale damage - parting out - body gone, parts remain
'89 16V GTI w/ toasted motor - needs tranny
'86 Scirocco (8 valve w/ auto) - dead Auto! tranny
'99 Beetle - red, red, red (SO's)
New Jursey (Gawd Forsaken State of)
(our hearts remain in MinneSnowta)
In a perfect world without walls or fences........
.....................why would we need Windows or Gates?
........... Only a True Jedi Master can touch the dark side
............ and remain untainted!
We will return... when we get back... from where we are going! Ed
