On Thu, 12 Nov 1998, John Welsh wrote: > Derek Drew wrote: > > > > 1. Rear diff lock is stuck on, or... (Eric Zeno) > > 2. Water and dirt got into the front diff and you must get it out, > > or... (Tim Smith) > > 3. VC somehow trashed. In this case: > > a. Remove driveshaft while you decide what to do (duh) > > b. Order through me a brand new VC from Germany for about $700 or > > $800 (I am going to do a group order at some point) > > Derek, Tim, Eric, and Listees, > > Thanks for all your help. > > -Diff lock is not stuck (jacked up rear wheel spins freely) > -Front diff is now drained & refilled, nothing looked abnormal > -Must be the VC. :( I am interested in ordering one. > > Why should the driveshaft be removed? What damage will be done if I > don't? > > John Welsh, San Diego > 87 Syncro Westfalia GL > 81 Triumph TR8 Removing the drive shaft is like unlocking a 4x4 to 2 wheel drive. Dirving it with the V.C. locked up and the shaft in will put excess were on the VC jionts and the tires. Eric |
Please note - During the past 17 years of operation, several gigabytes of
Vanagon mail messages have been archived. Searching the entire collection
will take up to five minutes to complete. Please be patient!
Return to the archives @ gerry.vanagon.com
The vanagon mailing list archives are copyright (c) 1994-2011, and may not be reproduced without the express written permission of the list administrators. Posting messages to this mailing list grants a license to the mailing list administrators to reproduce the message in a compilation, either printed or electronic. All compilations will be not-for-profit, with any excess proceeds going to the Vanagon mailing list.
Any profits from list compilations go exclusively towards the management and operation of the Vanagon mailing list and vanagon mailing list web site.