At 12:55 23/04/1999 -0400, Gary Thaxter wrote: >I don't think that a company like Porsche would use Viscous Coupling >technology in a 1999 car if it wasn't a good idea. The complicated ideas >like clutch plate couplings have a lifespan, engineered with friction >surfaces that can wear and fail. The simplicity of the VC is ingenious. I >just wish that VW would have given more specific details on >limitations/properties/care of the VC. Finning is another company that uses VCs - used quite frequently in the forest industry. Supposedly their solicone "puddy" is something like $20 per liter!
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