Date:         Mon, 19 Jul 1999 17:05:16 +0200
Reply-To:     "Dr. Rainer Woitok" <woitok@RRZE.UNI-ERLANGEN.DE>
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From:         "Dr. Rainer Woitok" <woitok@RRZE.UNI-ERLANGEN.DE>
Organization: RRZE (Regionales Rechenzentrum Erlangen)
Subject:      Re: Syncro Diff Lock actuator question
Comments: To: Malcolm Stebbins <Malcolm.Stebbins@MSVU.CA>
In-Reply-To:  Msg <242C6D7686F@msvu1.msvu.ca> of 1999- 7-19 10:55:51 -0300 from
              Malcolm.Stebbins@MSVU.CA
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Malcom and others,

On Mon, 1999-07-19 10:55:51 -0300, Malcolm Stebbins wrote:

> For the past two years I have been thinking about how to 'Gerry' rig a syncro diff
> lock activator for the one  that the PO broke off the tranny.  Only the activator is
> broken off, the pin into the tranny is OK.

Why then do  you bother?  A new diff  lock actuator is approximately DEM
30.00  at your local VW  dealer (at least here  in Germany :-).  If your
vacuum lines  from the dashboard switch   to the actuator,  too, are ok,
then I would simply replace the actuator with the original part.

Removing the old (not your problem, as I see  it) and installing the new
actuator is a bit of a pain in the bottom, due to space constraints, but
it  helps to remember to put  the tranny in  granny  gear while fumbling
with the two thin bolts.  Been there, done that.

Sincerely
 Rainer

'89 Caravelle GL Syncro 16"

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