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Syncro Decoupler with needle bearings
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Mon, 2 Feb 2004 13:08:42 -0800
I have a shipment of Syncro Decouplers coming in from Europe that are an exact copy of the original SDP decouplers. What makes these...
Re: another syncro question
Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
Wed, 19 May 2010 16:41:07 -0600
Hi there - I am selling both decouplers and solid shafts - all hand made in Germany. About a quarter of all the people who buy...
Decoupler
Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
Fri, 6 Dec 2002 15:17:08 -0500
Anyone know how much decouplers were going for in the SA group purchase? Thanks, Chris
Decoupler
Historical mailing list - mike .
Tue, 10 Apr 2007 14:51:20 -0700
Vanna-types, I got a decoupler last week from Kirk. Makes a lot of difference around town as my VC was locking up more...
Best source for a decoupler?
Historical mailing list - Will Morris
Sun, 28 Sep 2003 19:44:42 -0400
What is the best source for a Syncro driveshaft decoupler? I know Fastforward sells them. Are they the only current supplier? thanks, Will
decoupler: good idea?
Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
Thu, 22 Apr 2004 19:10:33 -0400
...i am looking at possibly rebuilt vc for $600 or the decoupler route for $1000. anybody have experience with decouplers in syncros. there is...
ATTN: to those looking for Tom w/ the decouplers
Historical mailing list - Ben T
Thu, 27 Jun 2002 20:59:00 EDT
...Hello all, For those looking for Tim Lengyel and the decouplers, I just received this message from him after my pmail. He's probably...
Re: Two Kinds of Decouplers
Historical mailing list - John Bange
Tue, 1 Aug 2006 11:53:20 -0700
> I could swear I read somewhere there are two different kinds of Decouplers. > One that uses the vacuum setup that the diff locks use...
Re: [Syncro] decouplers
Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
Wed, 19 Feb 2003 09:18:14 -0500
...Re: [Syncro] decouplers >To: jwall@arctic.net >Cc: Syncro@yahoogroups.com > >I Got my first Decoupler from Tom well over a year ago, it...
Two Kinds of Decouplers
Historical mailing list - SKP
Tue, 1 Aug 2006 08:48:14 -0700
I could swear I read somewhere there are two different kinds of Decouplers. One that uses the vacuum setup that the diff locks use...
Re: Viscous Coupling
Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
Sat, 7 May 2016 09:57:23 -0700
...Add a decoupler or new VC at your leisure. Angus > On May 7, 2016, at 9:35 AM, Grant Johnson <smiley.grant@GMAIL.COM...
Re: Decoupler
Historical mailing list - Hermann the German
Fri, 6 Dec 2002 22:38:15 +0000
...Is it too late to join the group purchase? If so, does anybody have a new decoupler they want to sell?</P...
syncro decoupler switch replacement
Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
Mon, 22 Oct 2018 15:21:10 -0700
Hi all, I'm looking for a replacement for the switch in the driveshaft decoupler. This is the switch that is wired to a...
Re: Viscous Coupler
Historical mailing list - paul guard
Sat, 7 May 2016 20:24:32 +0000
...I don't have a decoupler. I'm trying to figure out if this is an emergency where I risk frying my transaxle, or...
Decoupler plans?
Historical mailing list - Truls Erik Johnsen
Sun, 30 Dec 2018 20:47:39 +0100
Hi guys, I've tried to find plans for a decoupler to no avail. Anyone have a set laying around? And perhaps for the...
Viscous Coupling
Historical mailing list - Grant Johnson
Sat, 7 May 2016 09:35:49 -0700
...I don't have a decoupler. I'm trying to figure out if this is an emergency where I risk frying my transaxle, or...
Re: My new syncro has arrived!
Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
Sat, 21 Oct 2006 04:56:25 -0700
A decoupler by itself will ONLY couple/decouple power to the front diff. if your VC does not work, then a coupled-decoupler will...
Re: Decoupler
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 10 Apr 2007 20:37:23 -0400
...Tue, 10 Apr 2007 14:51:20 -0700 > >Vanna-types, > >I got a decoupler last week from Kirk. Makes a lot of difference around...
advice needed regarding decoupler and differential lock install
Historical mailing list - Ki Hong
Fri, 29 Mar 2002 16:54:46 -0800
...first was getting a decoupler and the other was getting a locking differential. any thoughts or opinions on whether i should get these extras...
Re: german made decouplers ready to ship
Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
Tue, 8 Jun 2010 13:32:34 -0600
just a short update, there is only one decoupler left now, after this I will be sold out until at least late July, but...
Re: Viscous Coupling
Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
Sat, 7 May 2016 18:41:26 +0200
...I don't have a decoupler. I'm trying to figure out if > this is an emergency where I risk frying my transaxle, or...
Re: syncro decoupler switch replacement
Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
Mon, 22 Oct 2018 15:34:23 -0700
...COM > *Subject:* syncro decoupler switch replacement > > Hi all, > > I'm looking for a replacement for the switch in the driveshaft decoupler. > This is the...
Fwd: ATTN: to those looking for Tom w/ the decouplers?
Historical mailing list - Ben T
Thu, 27 Jun 2002 20:51:55 EDT
oops......... forgot how to spell vanaGhon
Re: Viscous Coupling
Historical mailing list - Grant Johnson
Sat, 7 May 2016 09:41:53 -0700
...I don't have a decoupler. I'm trying to figure out if >> this is an emergency where I risk frying my transaxle, or...
Front differential lock with a non-VC Syncro - valve safety question
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Sat, 15 May 2004 22:02:55 -0700
...The original concept that did not have a viscous coupling had a drive shaft decoupler installed on the transmission. This drive shaft decoupler was...
Re: syncro decoupler switch replacement
Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford
Mon, 22 Oct 2018 18:26:07 -0400
...m looking for a replacement for the switch in the driveshaft decoupler. > This is the switch that is wired to a dash light to...
Syncro drive shaft decouplers for sale
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Mon, 26 Nov 2001 20:23:33 -0800
Volks, I have a drive shaft decoupler here for immediate sale with two more coming in my container (between Christmas and the New Year...
Re: no power to tranny??
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 12 Jul 2010 00:49:43 -0700
by triple knobs do you mean front and rear locking diffs, plus decoupler ? if so, did you try it with decoupler engaged so there...
Re: Front differential lock with a non-VC Syncro - valve safety question
Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
Sun, 16 May 2004 13:15:27 -0400
...This drive shaft decoupler was not vacuum operated like drive shaft decouplers you can purchase now. Instead there was a control cable that went...
german made decouplers ready to ship
Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
Thu, 3 Jun 2010 10:40:02 -0600
Good morning, just a quick note that I have a few decoupler units ready to ship here, unfortunately they arrived too late for Syncro...
Re: Decoupler
Historical mailing list - mike .
Tue, 10 Apr 2007 17:44:49 -0700
...Tue, 10 Apr 2007 14:51:20 -0700 >> >> Vanna-types, >> >> I got a decoupler last week from Kirk. Makes a lot of difference around...
87 Syncro parts
Historical mailing list - David Price
Mon, 21 Sep 1998 19:55:42 -0700
I am looking for a front to rear drive shaft coupler/decoupler and front LOCKING differential. Reward for parts location offered. dp
Re: Viscous Coupling
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 7 May 2016 17:50:34 -0400
...Many folks install the drive shaft decoupler as it is usually less expensive to add that feature than it is to replace the VC...
Re: Need Viscous Coupling Refresher Course - '91 Syncro
Historical mailing list - George Goff
Mon, 16 May 2005 14:34:54 EDT
...IMHO the vanagon should have had the manual decoupler all along. >> I'm with you on that one, but there's a German (maybe...
Re: syncro decoupler switch replacement
Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
Mon, 22 Oct 2018 19:29:35 -0700
...m looking for a replacement for the switch in the driveshaft decoupler. >> This is the switch that is wired to a dash light to...
new syncro accessories website: www.thelowestgear.com
Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
Wed, 20 Apr 2011 21:06:56 -0600
After being known on this list for a few years for selling decouplers, solid shafts and other parts I finally got around to putting...
Re: [syncro.org] MPG and Decoupler (was Belly pans for speed /mpg)
Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
Mon, 19 May 2008 08:09:34 -0700
...Be interesting to hear from others who have tracked the fuel efficiency differences with and w/o the decoupler. Anyone? Keith O
Re: [syncro.org] MPG and Decoupler (was Belly pans for speed /mpg)
Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
Sun, 18 May 2008 21:21:02 -0700
...Be interesting to hear from others who have tracked the fuel efficiency differences with and w/o the decoupler. Anyone? Keith O On Sun...
My new syncro has arrived!
Historical mailing list - JP
Fri, 20 Oct 2006 19:55:50 -0400
...I like the VC cause in in the snow it seems mo appropriate then a decoupler which will transform the syncro in a real...
Re: Viscous Coupling
Historical mailing list - KIM BRENNAN
Sat, 7 May 2016 14:34:11 -0400
...I don't have a decoupler. I'm trying to figure out if > this is an emergency where I risk frying my transaxle, or...
Re: no power to tranny??
Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
Mon, 12 Jul 2010 09:12:41 -0700
If it's a cv, you could have pulled the decoupler engaged and kept on driving with fnt wheels only. May just be loose...
Re: Viscous Coupling
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bel
Sat, 7 May 2016 13:10:49 -0700
...Maybe I'll install a decoupler one day, or maybe I'll buy new VC. It's a wash either way. I am assuming...
Re: another syncro question
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Wed, 19 May 2010 08:04:33 -0700
...Downside of the sport VC is, supposedly, harder parking, so that is where a decoupler comes in... alistair On 19-May-10, at 7...
Re: Front differential lock with a non-VC Syncro - valve safety question
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Sun, 16 May 2004 15:08:34 -0700
...This drive shaft decoupler was not vacuum operated like drive shaft decouplers you can purchase now. Instead there was a control cable that went...
Re: no power to tranny??
Historical mailing list - Jay lefstein
Mon, 12 Jul 2010 07:31:48 -0700
yes tripple knobs means both lockers and a decoupler ;).. is there another term for it? have you seen a clutch plate come apart in...
update to south african parts group purchase page
Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
Thu, 14 Mar 2002 09:21:52 -0800
i have updated the page with information about the decoupler vacuum setup and lugnuts for the alloy wheels. http://members.cruzio.com/~cikasper/sa...
Re: Output Housing and Shaft broken on Highway
Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
Mon, 21 Mar 2011 12:52:35 -0600
...I broke down with a totally obliterated nose (decoupler housed nose) just E of Kingman on a Monday just before noon. The van was...
Re: Front differential lock with a non-VC Syncro - valve safety question
Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
Sun, 16 May 2004 23:41:22 -0400
...This drive shaft decoupler > was not vacuum operated like drive shaft decouplers you can purchase now. > Instead there was a control cable that went...
Removal of Lock Diff and Decoupler Knobs?
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Tschumperlin
Thu, 22 Jun 2006 11:48:32 -0700
I need to remove these knobs to get to the heater deflector as I want to install some marine cup holders on it. Do...
Re: Decoupler
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 10 Apr 2007 22:38:22 -0400
...Tue, 10 Apr 2007 14:51:20 -0700 > >> > >> Vanna-types, > >> > >> I got a decoupler last week from Kirk. Makes a lot of difference around...
Re: [syncro.org] FRONT DIFF LOCK MERITS & AVAILABILITY
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Fri, 12 May 2006 20:59:50 -0700
I have a front locker and a decoupler - I would sooner install a decoupler with a solid shaft before I would install a front...
Donuts, Westy Style
Historical mailing list - Chris S.
Wed, 29 Jan 2014 17:55:33 -0500
...http://youtu.be/s7Nnf3iVPTI It seems I forgot to re-engage my decoupler and the diff lock, though. Chris. Wysłane z iPhone'a
Syncro Westfalia for sale, Sacramento, CA
Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
Sun, 8 Jun 2008 17:55:21 -0700
...15" SA wheels Michelin LTX, Gary Lee racks, SA headlight system, Decoupler, Rear locker Schvenkenstein suspension. Maintained by Stephans Autohaus (WWW.STEPHANSAUTOHAUS.COM). Owner...
Re: new syncro accessories website: www.thelowestgear.com
Historical mailing list - Werner Schink
Wed, 20 Apr 2011 20:29:56 -0700
...www.thelowestgear.com After being known on this list for a few years for selling decouplers, solid shafts and other parts I finally got...
Re: Front differential lock with a non-VC Syncro - valve safety
Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
Thu, 20 May 2004 09:24:53 -0700
What if you set it up so that Vacuum was necessary to keep the decoupler DIS-engaged. The failover mode would be engaged so...
Chains for your whip (was whips and chains, O My)
Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
Wed, 23 Jan 2013 13:14:36 -0800
...Pensionerd Snickero, westie, decoupler and lockers SVX in the boot.ds
another syncro question
Historical mailing list - Jay lefstein
Wed, 19 May 2010 07:34:50 -0700
...I was thinking of getting a decoupler for my new syncro.. does anybody know if I Need to use a straight shaft in place...
Re: Removal of Lock Diff and Decoupler Knobs?
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Thu, 22 Jun 2006 12:13:05 -0700
Those knobs unscrew from the thin metal shafts. Mark Jeffrey Tschumperlin wrote: > I need to remove these knobs to get to the heater deflector...
Re: Output Housing and Shaft broken on Highway
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Mon, 21 Mar 2011 13:36:48 -0700
> > I broke down with a totally obliterated nose (decoupler housed nose) just E > of > Kingman on a Monday just before noon. The van was...
Re: converting to 4 wheel drive - Quaife?
Historical mailing list - Ben T
Sat, 8 Dec 2001 16:38:02 EST
...Check your local antique farmer and his antique tractor for engagement mechanisms for PTOs. >> Al, Sounds like you need a decoupler. BenT Drayvshuft