Date:         Wed, 12 Aug 1998 17:41:33 -0400
Reply-To:     Henry Luhrs <Henry.Luhrs@NMR.BRUKER.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <Vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Henry Luhrs <Henry.Luhrs@NMR.BRUKER.COM>
Organization: Bruker  Instruments Inc.
Subject:      Re: Heavy steering / Tire dragging
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I have the same dragging on my 87 Syncro. It always makes some scuffing
sounds in tight turns at parking lot speeds except for a few weeks when I was
without the central driveshaft. The steering usually doesn't feel heavy though.
Sounds like a problem with the power steering.

Henry


> Kurt,
> I believe all Syncro will have some front tire dragging when you make turns
> at parking lot speed.  That's because the silicon viscosity coupling
> engaged automatically when it heated up by the different rpm's between
> front differential shaft and rear differential shaft and that will force
> the front tires turning at the same speed as rear tires.   Hope other
> Syncro owners can response this.  Mine definitely have the tire dragging,
> but not heavy steering though.



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