Date: Tue, 20 Jul 1999 21:53:38 PDT
Reply-To: Tony Peet <tpvw@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Tony Peet <tpvw@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject: Fwd: Syncro Diff lock question!
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I'm not a syncro guru, but every story I've heard about the value of the
diff lock -- including my own limited experience -- has been about someone
getting out of an fairly "extreme" situation (starting after stopping on a
VERY steep hill, stuck in 3-4" of heavy gravel, plowing through 3-4" of wet
snow at relatively high speed over mountain passes)........and they all had
the same basic message: "(I hardly ever use it)......but MAN did it WORK
when I needed it to!"
I am really glad I have a diff lock. Some situations I have gotten in (eg
backing up a steep dirt road with trees close to the side so not much room
for slipping off to the side) have convinced me of the value of being able
to KNOW EXACTLY what the rear wheels can/are going to do . In a way I also
see it like having a manual transmission: it gives you another important
option in terms of having control over what the vehicle is doing.
OK, and I think this is also a big part of it: the diff lock gives me just
a little more confidence that I have all the tools I need to go driving off
into the unknown (desert roads, sandy lake shorelines, muddy dirt
roads).....I just worry less :-)...and can explore more!
Tony
>From: Tim King <tking_ms@HOTMAIL.COM>
>Reply-To: Tim King <tking_ms@HOTMAIL.COM>
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Syncro Diff lock question!
>Date: Thu, 15 Jul 1999 20:37:55 -0700
>
>So, tell me Syncro gurus, if I buy a Syncro Westy without a diff lock, am I
>going to be kicking myself the first time I try to utilize its
>capabilities?
>
>If so, is the lock something that can be retrofitted later? If retrofit is
>possible, what is required? New tranny? Something smaller? I imagine
>someday (1-2 years) I'll be putting an engine upgrade and new tranny in, so
>that wouldn't be so bad (but less than perfect).
>
>Frankly, my Audi 200tqw has the rear diff lock and so did my 90Q. I never
>used them except to demonstrate them to curious passengers. I always
>figured they were something you used _after_ you got stuck, and I never got
>stuck. On the other hand, the Syncro Westy is definitely more of an offroad
>vehicle than the Audi so...
>
>What do you think folks?
>
>Thanks!
>
>Tim King
>Seattle, WA
>
>...still shopping for that magic syncro westy.
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