Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2003 19:44:14 +0000
Reply-To: john cianci <jcessence@HOTMAIL.COM>
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From: john cianci <jcessence@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Diff Lock not going off (86 westy)
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<P>Thanks for all the help... I will check the servo and vac lines when it stops snowing (yes its snowing in NY again) Is this a dire emergency that I shouldn't drive the vehicle b4 fixing the diff???? Or is it OK to still drive? Thanx again. JC<BR><BR></P></DIV>
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<DIV>John Cianci </DIV>
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<DIV>check it out, I am avoiding corporate America</DIV>
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<DIV></DIV>>From: Zoran Mladen <ZMANINCO@YAHOO.COM>
<DIV></DIV>>Reply-To: Zoran Mladen <ZMANINCO@YAHOO.COM>
<DIV></DIV>>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
<DIV></DIV>>Subject: Re: Diff Lock not going off (86 westy)
<DIV></DIV>>Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2003 07:43:19 -0800
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<DIV></DIV>>Hi there,
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<DIV></DIV>>Yes, saw this just a couple of weeks ago (diff lock
<DIV></DIV>>not wanting to disengage). The problem turned out to
<DIV></DIV>>be the diff lock servo.
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<DIV></DIV>>There is a red "seal" around the shaft. This seal was
<DIV></DIV>>torn, so that the proper vacuum could not be
<DIV></DIV>>maintained to disengage the diff lock.
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<DIV></DIV>>You can either buy a new servo from one of the list
<DIV></DIV>>dealers or buy just the seal from Derek Drew.
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<DIV></DIV>>To verify which you need, first pull your servo and
<DIV></DIV>>check the condition of your seal. In the case I had,
<DIV></DIV>>vacuum could be maintained in one direction (to engage
<DIV></DIV>>the diff lock), but failed to maintain in the other
<DIV></DIV>>direction (disengage).
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<DIV></DIV>>Z
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<DIV></DIV>>--- john cianci <JCESSENCE@HOTMAIL.COM>wrote:
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<DIV></DIV>>The westy stepped up to the test last week with over a
<DIV></DIV>>1000 mile road trip and not a problem (major anyways).
<DIV></DIV>>The westy crusied at 65 mph on the highway no problem.
<DIV></DIV>>Over the course of the trip there were brief periods
<DIV></DIV>>of hesitation...Maybe 10 times and very brief. There
<DIV></DIV>>were however two noticable problems. 1. It appears as
<DIV></DIV>>though the rear differential won't unlock. I checked
<DIV></DIV>>the archives and have found some proceedures to
<DIV></DIV>>troubleshoot the diff lock. However it appears as
<DIV></DIV>>though the troubleshooting is to address differential
<DIV></DIV>>locks that won't engage...Mine wont release (any
<DIV></DIV>>ideas?). 2. There was also a little idle problem where
<DIV></DIV>>the idle would bounce about 50 to 100 rpms during a
<DIV></DIV>>stand still. Running, the westy ran fine. The idle
<DIV></DIV>>bounce was also intermittent and occured probably 50%
<DIV></DIV>>of stops. Does this sound like the idle control????
<DIV></DIV>>The idle control behind the tail light has been
<DIV></DIV>>changed, but not the switch itself. Think I should
<DIV></DIV>>just let this one be and not open a larger can of
<DIV></DIV>>worms??Thanks again everyone.JC
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