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Date:         Tue, 1 Aug 2006 11:53:20 -0700
Reply-To:     John Bange <jbange@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         John Bange <jbange@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Two Kinds of Decouplers
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> I could swear I read somewhere there are two different kinds of Decouplers.
> One that uses the vacuum setup that the diff locks use and one that uses an
> electric solenoid for syncros that lack the diff locks.
>
> Can anyone confirm that?
>


The Euro ETKA shows (ill 071-10) a manually operated pull-cable
actuator for the PTO (which is essentially the same mechanism as a
decoupler) on vehicles so equipped. I've never seen a reference to an
electric solenoid type actuator. Just the vacuum and manual ones.


--
John Bange
'90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"
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