Date:         Tue, 29 Jan 2008 09:42:45 -0800
Reply-To:     aatransaxle <daryl@AATRANSAXLE.COM>
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From:         aatransaxle <daryl@AATRANSAXLE.COM>
Subject:      Re: Install a 5 speed syncro tranny in my 2WD Vanagon
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You can install one of the newly made Locker Limited slip diff setups or
just a plain old limited slip diff for that matter..I have installed over 40
LSD's with glowing reports. The Locker version takes a case mod and pretty
much has to be done during a rebuild, but the non locker diff can be done
fairly easily without a major disassembly. Many of the locker parts are not
available, esp the diff itself, so all those goodies are now being made for
us to have down the road.
Can retrofit a locker LSD into a front diff as well...makes it a limited
slip all the time and a locker when you pull the knob.
Daryl of AA Transaxle
(425) 788-4070
aatransaxle.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "aatransaxle" <daryl@AATRANSAXLE.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, January 28, 2008 6:24 PM
Subject: Re: Install a 5 speed syncro tranny in my 2WD Vanagon


> It has been done numerous times. Takes a special custom mount to replace
> the
> nose cone of the syncro trans..(I do have one by the way)
> Need to install the diff lock hose,switch,etc to get it to function...(I
> have that stuff as well)
> Just sent one down to Arizona for a guy. Had the mount setup custom made
> by
> Rocky Mtn Westy..
>
> Daryl of AA Transaxle
> (425) 788-4070
> aatransaxle.com
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Todd Olson" <todd.olson@CHARTER.NET>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Monday, January 28, 2008 4:39 PM
> Subject: Install a 5 speed syncro tranny in my 2WD Vanagon
>
>
>> Hello Fellow Vanagon Pilots,
>>
>> Has anyone installed a 5 speed Syncro tranny with diff lock in a 2WD
>> Vanagon? How difficult is this? Any unforeseen challenges? I tow a light
>> weight boat behind my 2WD Westy in the summer and I need the granny gear
>> and
>> the diff lock to get out of some boat ramps. Do I have to locate a syncro
>> dash module with the locker switches or can I just rig up a regular
>> switch.
>> Is there any shift linkage modifications? Any other additional parts I
>> need
>> to purchase?
>>
>>
>>
>> Thank you in advance for your help and advice.
>>
>>
>>
>> Anyone have a syncro tranny for sale?
>>
>>