Are you sure they were refering the the differential in the transaxle? The front differential has been known to cause this problem. Eric 86-VW4x4 vw4x4@fyi.net 72-240z Pittsburgh, PA USA 1936-Chrysler
On Sun, 28 Mar 1999, John Mates wrote: > Dear list members: > > I have been told that my differential is probably the > "suspect" in my syncro's vibration problem under load. > Although the vibration is much reduced after removal of > the driveshaft, it does remain. Because of all my work, > my own suspects were a) uneven engine b) clutch and c) > transaxle. I feared the last most. > > One local vw van "expert" drove my car with and without > drive shaft and believes my problem to be in the > differential... > > So > > 1) Anybody know where I can get a used transaxle for > my car. > > 2) Anybody fix their own syncro transaxle? How hard > is it? > > 3) Advice is always welcome! > > Thanks, John > |
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