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Date:         Sat, 2 May 1998 05:22:13 EDT
Reply-To:     Modl6971 <Modl6971@AOL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <Vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Modl6971 <Modl6971@AOL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Syncro Viscous Coupling : when should it be freewheeling ?
Comments: To: wolfgang@ISLAND.NET, Vanagon@VANAGON.COM
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In a message dated 98-05-02 01:46:39 EDT, wolfgang@ISLAND.NET writes:


<<
 Now that I've driven without the main driveshaft, I've noticed considerably
 easier parking turns on pavement, less tire abrasion sounds in slow tight
 turns, and lighter steering on the road. With no prior Syncro driving
 experience when we bought the van, I think we accepted the handling
 properties of a vehicle with fulltime allwheel drive due to a frozen
 viscous coupling. >>


 When your car makes those abrasion sounds in slow tight turns, that is an
indication that your syncro cutches are working. There's nothing wrong with
your syncro exept that one of your CV joints up front is going bad. Put the
drive shaft back on and replace the bad joint.  Michael.
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