Quite normal. It is just the 4 wheel drive system kicking in. You Syncro is normally a 2WD until the rear wheels move at a different speed as the front wheels. Then the viscous coupler kicks in and locks the front and rear wheels together causing your tires to skiff on the pavement as they want to move at different speeds. At 18:46 5/28/98 -0700, Scott Bygd wrote: >I just picked up a 87 Syncro, I notice a binding in the differentials >when I make tight turns like into a parking space. It is like the breaks > >are on and I sometimes hear the tires slipping on the pavement. > >Is this normal for a Syncro? > > -- David Marshall, Quesnel BC, mailto:david@volkswagen.org -- -- 78 1.8L VW Rabbit, 80 2.0L VW Caddy, 87 Audi 5KQ -- -- 85 1.8L VW Cabrio, 88 1.6L VW Syncro Double Cab -- -- Volkswagen Homepage http://www.volkswagen.org -- -- USE DAVID@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG WHEN SENDING EMAIL -- |
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