Date:         Thu, 15 Oct 1998 14:21:05 -0400
Reply-To:     Derek Drew <drew@INTERPORT.NET>
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From:         Derek Drew <drew@INTERPORT.NET>
Subject:      Re: Syncro Diff Is Weird One Without Viscous Coupling!
Comments: To: John Anderson <janderson@iolinc.net>
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Can you imagine the look on my face if I had gone ahead and
installed that differential without finding out from the list what
ADK was?

I'd have gone from a partly bad VC to a VC that was locked up solid
all the time! I'd have been in misery if I didn't break my
transmission before I figured out what was going on!

Makes me laugh. And makes me glad I pounded away on the list about
the mystery ADK designation enough to get the answer before plunging
ahead.

At 01:33 PM 10/15/98 -0400, you wrote:
>Oh Derek, I did not understand the funtionality, I thought that
what you
>have is a housing with two standard differentials, one that is
front to rear
>(taking the place of the VC your van origionally came with, the
"center"
>differential if you will) and the standard differential for side to
side in
>the front, an open diff.  What you imply is that this houses merely
a solid
>shaft of some sort from input flange (from rear) to the front side
to side
>diff replacing the VC, and then the front side to side diff of a
locking
>variety.  That is a bit more hard core than even you might need, as
if it
>physically installed would always be locked in a 50/50 front to
rear with no
>differential action front to back (not a great idea) and be able to
be
>locked side to side in front, something that would be totally
unsteerable
>and only used to creep out of some real tough shit when only one
front wheel
>had grip.
>
>So basically it is about useless save to do what you would like by
>installing a VC.  Would be interesting if the center diff from and
Audi
>could be placed in the housing in place of the VC, but of little
value again
>if you couldn't lock it.
>
>John
>
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