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Date:         Sat, 3 Apr 2010 22:17:58 -0700
Reply-To:     neil n <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         neil n <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: VC fluid - take a chance on this
Comments: To: David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net>
In-Reply-To:  <4bb7d11b.9453f10a.5829.3f54@mx.google.com>
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On Sat, Apr 3, 2010 at 4:30 PM, David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net> wrote:
> At 03:02 PM 4/3/2010, neil n wrote:
>>
>> "shear".
>
> Shear is exactly what scissors and shears do -- exert opposing sideways
> forces.  Three basic strengths of a (solid) material are tensile,
> compressive and shear.  When you twist the head off a stuck bolt it has
> failed "in shear."




Thanks David.


I think I "see" better how a VC works.


Entered "viscous coupling" in youtube. Hoped to find a video of a VC
being bench tested. Instead found 2 short Syncro VC "test" videos.


Possibly interesting to those who want to see it "in action".


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMqOebMnZKo


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zzo8HZOoYAA&feature=related


Neil.


-- 
Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco"


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