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  • Syncro Front Axle Removal

    Jon Kanas · Thu, 5 Jun 2008 16:31:53 -0600 · Mailing-list archive

    Good Afternoon, I am preparing to repack and replace the boots on the outer CV joints on the front axles of a 1987 Syncro...

  • Syncro CV Madness..

    Harry Yates · Wed, 19 Apr 1995 06:27:44 +0000 · Mailing-list archive

    ...CV-JOINTS front axle inner $167.88 each front axle outer $101.67 each rear axle $208.90 each all four joints same price...

  • Re: Syncro Front Axle Removal

    Dennis Haynes · Tue, 10 Jun 2008 22:16:15 -0400 · Mailing-list archive

    ...Syncro Front Axle Removal Good Afternoon, I am preparing to repack and replace the boots on the outer CV joints on the front axles...

  • Re: Synchro to 2wd

    mark drillock · Mon, 6 Jun 2005 06:43:57 -0700 · Mailing-list archive

    ...Driving with just the stub axles in the front hubs gives proper support to the front wheel bearing but you loose the speedometer function...

  • Call for .. Actual Vehicle Weight info

    Larry Chase · Sun, 20 Mar 2005 12:04:20 -0700 · Mailing-list archive

    ...Vanagon Transporter Vanagon Carat Vanagon Westfalia Vanagon Syncro Transporter Vanagon Syncro Westfalia Vanagon Syncro AdventureWagen Please identify vehicle Actual Weights Front Axle .. If known...

  • ISO Syncro front axles

    Buettner, Peter · Mon, 6 Mar 2000 07:37:34 -0800 · Mailing-list archive

    Looking for new or rebuilt front axles for the Syncro. Thanks, Peter [text/html]

  • Re: What would make you disconnect your front axle on your Syncro?

    Alistair Bell · Thu, 21 Jul 2011 16:07:14 -0700 · Mailing-list archive

    Didn't we list all these before? broken cv, broken axle, broken wheel bearing. can't drive syncro with a front axle out, the...

  • Re: Transmission question AND front axle solution opportunity

    Dennis Haynes · Thu, 14 Jul 2011 06:12:05 -0400 · Mailing-list archive

    ...For the front axle are we talking a shaft to a wheel or the center drive shaft? Center drive shaft likely has vibration problems...

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  • Front axle

    The front axle is a crucial component of a vehicle's suspension system.

  • McPherson Strut Suspension

    A type of independent suspension used on the front axle of a car.

  • Front wheel hub

    The central part of a wheel that rotates on the axle

  • Skid plate

    Protective plate attached to the front axle to protect the undercarriage during off-roading

  • Decoupler

    In a Syncro drivetrain, a driveshaft decoupler disconnects the prop shaft so the front axle is no longer driven through it; it is not the front differential lock. A Gerry discussion on 16 May 2004 compares the original non-viscous-coupling layout, which used a driveshaft decoupler, with viscous-coupling Syncros while debating front-lock behavior. The thread is historical community discussion, not a retrofit procedure; identify the drivetrain configuration before interpreting parts or controls.

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