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• Re: New Absurdity -$75,000 Syncro Westy
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Wed, 21 Nov 2007 20:41:24 -0500
  ...suspension/drive train bits...like custom >geared tranny and R&P, decoupler, slip yoke drive shaft, locking front >diff, and sway way axles and...
• Re: Belly pans for speed /mpg
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sun, 18 May 2008 17:40:48 -0700
  ...It will be interesting to see if there is a significant or measurable fuel mileage diference between AWD and 2WD with his decoupler. I...
• Re: 87 Syncro For Sale
  Historical mailing list - Ki
  Tue, 15 Feb 2005 10:20:03 -0800
  ...by German Transaxle(also has > taller 4th gear) 4/20 > 2. Decoupler purchased and installed when tranny was sent up to German > Transaxle. (Currently...
• Re: FRONT TIRE MOUNT
  Historical mailing list - Doug F
  Mon, 6 Mar 2006 17:47:28 -0800
  ...With the decoupler I believe you can run a smaller dia tire on any corner with no ill effect. Also allows you to TOW...
• How do you tell if you have 4.86 or 5.43 differentials?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 18 Sep 2005 22:55:05 -0700
  ...So, I figured I could tell by putting the van in 2WD (via decoupler) and lifting a front wheel and count how many times...
• Re: New Absurdity -$75,000 Syncro Westy
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Wed, 21 Nov 2007 15:43:16 -0800
  ...suspension/drive train bits...like custom geared tranny and R&P, decoupler, slip yoke drive shaft, locking front diff, and sway way axles and...
• Re: RoadHaus - New Van of the Week Featured
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Fri, 23 Apr 2004 12:24:05 -0700
  ...Also added power windows and mirrors, decoupler, 15" wheels, short shift kit, dual marine batteries (I regularly forget to turn off the headlights, and...
• Re: replacing transmission selector shaft seal
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Tue, 26 Jul 2016 18:26:52 -0700
  ...later I switched back to Redline when I installed a driveshaft decoupler. > Both oils are synthetic 75W90. The transmission has just under 200K total...
• Re: Syncro Critic
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Wed, 11 Sep 2013 22:01:59 -0700
  ...SVX, SA suspension, 5.42, Audi 5K brakes, Syncroshop driveline, Front and rear lockers, decoupler, SA wheels, grille, Project Zwo fogs, Go Westy bumpers...
• Re: New owner questions-Syncro ownership costs.
  Historical mailing list - Dick Wong
  Wed, 28 Nov 2012 22:19:48 -0800
  ...they still have an identical-size spare. ) if you have a regular VC and no decoupler .. you should move toward having 5 identical tires...
• Re: Spare tire rotation - Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 12 Jul 2015 13:08:10 -0400
  ...I also have a decoupler so I don't worry about putting my spare on. Wysłane z iPhone'a Dnia 11 lip 2015 o...
• Re: Syncron Questions-Tires Squeal and Lower Dash Knobs?
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Thu, 2 May 2002 14:46:05 -0700
  ...have all three? Sweet. From RIGHT to LEFT. Rear diff lock. Decoupler. Front diff lock. OUt will engage the diff locks and DEcouple the...
• Re: wonderful service from german transaxle -Dittos
  Historical mailing list - Road Trip
  Tue, 13 May 2003 22:42:51 -0700
  ...could drop my RPM (soob motor etc) He also installed a decoupler for me and sent me back my tranny. Its shifts great and...
• Re: Misclassified NH Syncro on Samba
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Wed, 31 Oct 2007 18:01:59 -0700
  ...If you consider this van be ready to have the trans >rebuilt and add a decoupler w/ billet shaft or a new vc. > >my...
• Re: Syncro Critic
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Thu, 12 Sep 2013 01:02:03 -0500
  ...SVX, SA > suspension, 5.42, Audi 5K brakes, Syncroshop driveline, Front and rear > lockers, decoupler, SA wheels, grille, Project Zwo fogs, Go Westy > bumpers...
• Friday - the unsexy vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Harald Rust
  Fri, 6 Feb 2004 12:25:07 -0800
  ...How do you make this thing move? It's not even a syncro with a needle-bearing decoupler, and a front and rear locker...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 25 Jul 2016 to 26 Jul 2016 (#2016-271)
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Wed, 27 Jul 2016 21:13:27 +0000
  ...later I switched back to Redline when I installed a driveshaft decoupler. Both oils are synthetic 75W90. The transmission has just under 200K total...
• Re: How do you tell if you have 4.86 or 5.43 differentials?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Mon, 19 Sep 2005 07:05:08 -0400
  ...figured I could tell by putting the van in 2WD (via decoupler) and >lifting a front wheel and count how many times the drive...
• Re: Misclassified NH Syncro on Samba
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Thu, 1 Nov 2007 16:46:18 -0500
  ...If you consider this van be ready to have the trans > >rebuilt and add a decoupler w/ billet shaft or a new vc. > > >my...
• Re: New owner questions-Syncro ownership costs.
  Historical mailing list - Dick Wong
  Wed, 28 Nov 2012 23:20:58 -0800
  ...they still have an identical-size spare. ) if you have a regular VC and no decoupler .. you should move toward having 5 identical tires...
• Re: Spare tire rotation - Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 12 Jul 2015 10:21:14 -0700
  ...I also have a decoupler so I don't worry about putting my spare on. >> >> Wysłane z iPhone'a >> >> Dnia 11 lip 2015 o...
• Re: Syncro Tire Diameter
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 18 Dec 2009 09:24:21 -0700
  ...get a decoupler and a solid shaft, put them on and sell the VC while it's good, if it is now. You sound...
• Re: replacing transmission selector shaft seal
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 26 Jul 2016 14:04:44 -0400
  ...later I switched back to Redline when I installed a driveshaft decoupler. Both oils are synthetic 75W90. The transmission has just under 200K total...
• Re: Friday - the unsexy vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Fri, 6 Feb 2004 13:31:23 -0800
  ...How do you make this thing > move? > It's not even a syncro with a needle-bearing > decoupler, > and a front and rear locker...
• 31K for a vanagon? You must be mad -- or not.
  Historical mailing list - Chris Dixon
  Fri, 14 Oct 2005 02:20:36 EDT
  ...Typically they have been made far better than stock with additions like lift kits, OME shocks, bigger brakes, bigger wheels, decouplers, front diff locks...
• Re: 31K for a vanagon? You must be mad -- or not.
  Historical mailing list - joe trussell
  Fri, 14 Oct 2005 13:01:43 +0000
  ...Feeling better later >that >afternoon with no decision in, I drove out to Pismo Dunes, aired down my >tires, >actuated the decoupler and the...
• Re: New owner questions-Syncro ownership costs.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 29 Nov 2012 02:10:10 -0500
  ...they still have an identical-size spare. ) if you have a regular VC and no decoupler .. you should move toward having 5 identical tires...
• Re: 31K for a vanagon? You must be mad -- or not.
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Fri, 14 Oct 2005 08:21:24 -0500
  ...Typically they have been made far better than stock with additions like lift kits, OME shocks, bigger brakes, bigger wheels, decouplers, front diff locks...
• Ford's new silicone goo... interesting stuff for our Syncro!
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 17 Oct 2003 09:16:13 -0700
  ...That would give us the best of both 'stock Syncro' and 'decoupler Syncro' worlds without changing a lot of stuff. What I envision is...
• Re: Low Mileage Syncro Westy for $6,000?
  Historical mailing list - Jon Brown
  Fri, 15 Jul 2005 08:51:24 -0700
  ...I knew I wanted an engine conversion, but it wasn't until AFTER getting it that I starting adding awnings, a decoupler, SA Brakes...
• Re: New owner questions-Syncro ownership costs.
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Thu, 29 Nov 2012 07:41:35 -0800
  ...A decoupler would be nice - wrenches are cheaper. Angus Angus Gordon Bainbridge Island WA On Nov 28, 2012, at 11:31 PM, Dick Wong...
• Re: replacing transmission selector shaft seal
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Thu, 28 Jul 2016 05:29:20 -0700
  ...later I switched back to Redline when I installed a > driveshaft decoupler. > Both oils are synthetic 75W90. The transmission has just > under 200K total...
• Re: Expensive Syncro Westie
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sat, 17 Mar 2007 19:25:23 -0700
  ...assuming the vehicle already had central locking. > > Locking front differential $1k. Decoupler, $1k installed. Overhaul of > transmission with taller gears $3k > > That's $59K...
• Re: Synchro to 2wd
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Mon, 13 Jun 2005 12:31:59 -0700
  ...This is why I have ALWAYS felt the Syncro SHOULD have been designed with a decoupler and locking / unlocking front hubs to allow the...
• Re: Syncro Tire Diameter
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 18 Dec 2009 08:34:20 -0800
  ...get a decoupler and a solid shaft, put them on and sell the VC > while > it's good, if it is now. > You sound...
• Re: New owner questions-Syncro ownership costs.
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 29 Nov 2012 08:56:16 -0800
  ...A decoupler > would be nice - wrenches are cheaper. > > Angus > > > Angus Gordon > Bainbridge Island WA > > On Nov 28, 2012, at 11:31 PM, Dick Wong...
• Re: replacing transmission selector shaft seal
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Sat, 30 Jul 2016 07:02:42 -0700
  ...later I switched back to Redline when I installed a driveshaft decoupler. > Both oils are synthetic 75W90. The transmission has just under 200K total...
• Re: Price of Syncro Westy
  Historical mailing list - Dave Vickery
  Mon, 26 Feb 2007 02:45:53 +0000
  ...150K Over $40,000 invested (original sticker and upgrades) Rebuilt transmission, decoupler, rear locker SA Carat II 15" alloy wheels and new BFG AT...
• Oregon Trip Report
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Mon, 20 Aug 2007 09:56:12 -0700
  ...Tight sphincter time! :-O So I pulled the diff lock and engaged the decoupler, put it in granny and off we went without incident...
• Re: Bad CV or Wheel Bearing?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 20 Apr 2009 19:41:25 -0700
  ...After arriving safely back home, > I pulled the right rear CV axel and test drove with the decoupler > engaged. No noise, but maybe that...
• Re: New owner questions-Syncro ownership costs.
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Thu, 29 Nov 2012 09:13:51 -0800
  ...A decoupler would be nice - wrenches are cheaper. > > Angus > > > Angus Gordon > Bainbridge Island WA > > On Nov 28, 2012, at 11:31 PM, Dick Wong...
• Re: Belly pans for speed /mpg
  Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
  Sun, 18 May 2008 09:22:06 -0700
  I just put on a decoupler in a syncro the other day and here is his first report..He is on the quest for...
• Re: Ideas on shipping/towing from Nova Scotia
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 20 Aug 2003 20:37:20 -0400
  ...do you remove the driveshaft when >towing? Or do you have a decoupler? > >Thanks, >Chris > >---- Original message ---- >>Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2003 23:35...
• Re: [Syncro] How do you tell if you have 4.86 or 5.43 differentials?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 19 Sep 2005 07:54:35 -0400
  ...figured I could tell by putting the van in 2WD (via > decoupler) and > lifting a front wheel and count how many times the drive...
• Re: Syncro bad handling problem
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Tue, 24 Jun 2008 08:10:19 -0700
  ...This particular van also reacted much better with a decoupler added. It was a 3.3 and had some work done to the engine...
• Re: New owner questions-Syncro ownership costs.
  Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
  Thu, 29 Nov 2012 12:22:47 -0500
  ...A decoupler would be nice - wrenches are cheaper. >> >> Angus >> >> >> Angus Gordon >> Bainbridge Island WA >> >> On Nov 28, 2012, at 11:31 PM, Dick Wong...
• RoadHaus - Front AC Kit Install / Preliminary Report
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Thu, 14 Nov 2002 07:43:17 -0700
  ...The rear fan control is now mounted in the Syncro Decoupler cluster. One other installation peeve ... Jerry never asked if that's where I...
• Re: replacing transmission selector shaft seal
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 30 Jul 2016 11:01:26 -0400
  ...later I switched back to Redline when I installed a driveshaft decoupler. > Both oils are synthetic 75W90. The transmission has just under 200K > total...
• Re: Australian travel (long)
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Jack
  Tue, 17 Sep 2002 11:56:23 +1000
  ...Having said that (and ducking from the flames) a Syncro Westie in good condition with front and rear diff locks (chuck in a decoupler...
• Re: Oregon Trip Report
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Mon, 20 Aug 2007 10:51:17 -0700
  ...Tight sphincter time! :-O So I pulled the diff lock and engaged the decoupler, put it in granny and off we went without incident...
• unexpected ending to Vanagon adventure
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Thu, 26 Sep 2024 12:05:40 -0600
  ...The sound was noticeable only when the 4WD was engaged (via driveshaft decoupler). The sound seemed to be coming from the rear and not...
• Re: New owner questions-Syncro ownership costs.
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Martin
  Thu, 29 Nov 2012 09:35:39 -0800
  ...A decoupler would be nice - wrenches are cheaper. > > Angus > > > Angus Gordon > Bainbridge Island WA > > On Nov 28, 2012, at 11:31 PM, Dick Wong...
• Re: New owner questions-Syncro ownership costs.
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Thu, 29 Nov 2012 10:06:55 -0800
  ...A decoupler > would > be nice - wrenches are cheaper. > > > > Angus > > > > > > Angus Gordon > > Bainbridge Island WA > > > > On Nov 28, 2012, at 11:31 PM, Dick Wong...
• Re: My New Ride
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 1 Apr 2009 12:01:25 -0700
  ...PLUS, of course, a Locking Front Differential and Decoupler. It is April 1st after all. but really, there's a guy I'm in...
• Re: Syncro Tire Diameter
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 18 Dec 2009 18:11:08 -0800
  ...get a decoupler and a solid shaft, put them on and sell the VC > while > it's good, if it is now. > You sound...
• Re: For Ben T - Where has everyone gone?
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 11 Jun 2019 14:16:31 -0700
  ...move around… we found a 1991 Bronzit Syncro with locker and decoupler for sale in Washington, near Columbia River… and we bought it… *and...
• Re: My Westy is totaled!
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Tue, 18 Dec 2007 15:54:27 -0500
  ...yahoo.com/group/Syncro/message/17172 Notes on off-roading and decouplers http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/Syncro/message/24615 How To Live...
• Syncro de Mayo 2005 Registration Now Open
  Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
  Sat, 19 Feb 2005 15:16:39 -0800
  ...Haven't had so much fun >in ages, my sides ached from Tom L's lewd and suggestive description of how >his decoupler works...
• Re: unexpected ending to Vanagon adventure
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 28 Sep 2024 13:23:34 -0600
  ...The sound was noticeable only when the 4WD was engaged (via driveshaft decoupler). The sound seemed to be coming from the rear and not...
• Re: New owner questions-Syncro ownership costs.
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 29 Nov 2012 09:44:44 -0800
  ...A decoupler would > be nice - wrenches are cheaper. >> >> Angus >> >> >> Angus Gordon >> Bainbridge Island WA >> >> On Nov 28, 2012, at 11:31 PM, Dick Wong...