Date: Sat, 3 Dec 2005 02:56:56 -0500
Reply-To: Sudhir Desai <sudhir.desai@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Sudhir Desai <sudhir.desai@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: sucks in snow!
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What about something so that you can apply brakes to one rear wheel or
the other independantly, so that the power gets distributed back to
the other wheel? That would seem like it would work to at least get
the car moving in a tough situation.
Sudhir
On 12/2/05, Daryl Christensen <aatransaxle@direcway.com> wrote:
> There are no upgrades for automatic tranny's...totally different
> animals...yes you are sol..daryl
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Stephen DeMocko" <SDeMocko@FDSMFG.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Friday, December 02, 2005 4:57 PM
> Subject: Re: sucks in snow!
>
>
> Daryl,
>
> That kind of thing is just for you guys with standards right? Us auto
> vaners are SOL, or are we?
>
> Stephen DeMocko
> ('85 WestyLuci)
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Daryl Christensen [mailto:aatransaxle@DIRECWAY.COM]
> Sent: Friday, December 02, 2005 2:14 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: sucks in snow!
>
> Geo & all.
> The Torsen style diff is a torque biasing diff...a unit with a bunch of
> gears inside rather than a true limited slip with clutch plates in
> there.
> The Golf/Jetta crowd loves these TBD's and Quaiffe has made them for
> years.
> These go for $1195 during a rebuild and definately do the job with no
> locker
> stuff to deal with....obviously not a positive traction control like a
> locker, but they are a no brainer working all the time operation...they
> put
> some torque to both wheels..for info and pics of a similar unit...go to
> http://www.nolimitmotorsport.com/quaife/
> That will give you a good idea of what I am talking about. I am putting
> one
> in a syncro front as we speak and will see how that goes instead of
> making
> it a locker.
> Daryl of AA Transaxle
> Duvall, WA. (Seattle area)
> 1-877-377-0773 toll free
> 425-788-4070
> aatransaxle.com
> 86 Syncro Westy WBX Turbo
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <THX0001@aol.com>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>; <aatransaxle@DIRECWAY.COM>
> Sent: Friday, December 02, 2005 11:18 AM
> Subject: Re: sucks in snow!
>
>
> >
> > In a message dated 12/2/05 12:43:22 PM, aatransaxle@DIRECWAY.COM
> writes:
> >
> > << Have a Torque biasing diff put in during a rebuild to get
> > positraction...
> >>>
> >
> > Is this type also known as a Torsen differential? And, how much ?$?
> >
> > George
> >
>
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