Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2015 17:48:10 +0000
Reply-To: paul guard <gears@PRODIGY.NET>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: paul guard <gears@PRODIGY.NET>
Subject: Re: Limited slip options
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Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2015 19:12:55 -0800
From: Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: AA Transaxle? German Transaxle? also Limited
slip options?
So everyone loves the Peloquin Limited slip...That seems to
be the best
option, if price wasn't an issue, I'd do
that... Has anyone any feedback
on the "normal" style clutches limited slip option that is
used in other
German transaxles and may be available, much more
cheaply, for a
vanagon? I've driven racecars and street
machines with this old style
limited slip, and they worked just fine....I think when I
replaced the
Porsche computer controlled LSD with regular clutch type
from a turbo 911,
the cost was nominal....
anyone tried this style Limited slip on
the Vanagon..?
BTW, thanks for the feedback on our List Favorite
transmission
rebuilder(s)...
Don
It isn't so much "new" vs "old", but rather type of locking differential. The Peloquin (which is sold by numerous vendors, most making no reference to "Peloquin") is of course a torque-biasing differential. http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/238566.jpg
If you can find a factory 091 LSD for "cheap", it's most likely because it's worn out, with no new friction discs available (that I'm aware of). These 091 units are not known for strength, due to undersizing of some of the internal components. They could have been made a lot stronger.
I came very close to commissioning the manufacture of a true 091 LSD, with the intended market being the dragrace guys who use Type II transaxles .. but I didn't feel the demand was there. A high quality LSD from scratch would be priced at almost double that of the Peloquin. (BTW, even the turbo 911 LSDs require a friction disc replacement for any level of true performance. Those all came VERY much detuned from the factory, having carbon or brass discs that go slick within a few track hours.)
Paul
http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/238566.jpg
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