for the first time in a while, new info on VC rebuilding http://www.2wd-goes-syncro.de/
some notes: - he measured approx amount of siloxane first, then tared scale and started to fill the housing, he obviously was shooting for a known fill weight, and that appears to be 278 g -some wear is apparent on the plates, in pairs as i think was described in mohan's paper. Wear resulting from the hump or STA state. - see how he had to occasionally press down plate stacks with drill press? -at bottom of page he lists O and X ring sizes and the viscosity of siloxane used (100, 000 mm^2/s) Here is website listing seal set for sale http://www.dieselkontor.de/product_info.php?cPath=58_59&products_id=3206 On that site they also list a siloxane, but it if you google the brand name on bottle you will find US source for much much less money. http://www.thesage.com/catalog/Additives.html#Dimethicone But... that is listed as having viscosity of 1000 centistokes, which if I have it right, is only 1000 mm^2/s. Maybe someone screwed up somewhere on that one :) cheers alistair |
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