viscous coupling

Post by **dave friday** » 02 Jan 2008, 17:26

mine has failed, was'nt working when i bought the van any advice on what to buy [new or reconditioned?].
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Post by **peasant** » 02 Jan 2008, 19:11

Personally, I'd make it dependent on the overall condition of the van.

Tarting up a semi-wreck with a brandnew VC might be a bit OTT

On the other hand ...the difference between new and reconditioned isn't that great.

Here http://www.busschmiede.de/html/visko.htm a new one iss 778 Euro, a recon 449 plus 250 deposit for sending back the old one ...and if your old one is really badly damaged you might not see your deposit back.
http://www.busschmiede.de/

Everybody else will tell you to go for selectable 4WD anyway

Post by **toomanytoys** » 03 Jan 2008, 09:28

May have an alternative option to the usual recon VC etc... am speaking with the guy in a couple of weeks...

Mine is too tight, which is great on slippery stuff.. but not good on the road..

Post by **Mudlark** » 03 Jan 2008, 14:41

Syncronauts did a group purchase direct from the OEM in Austria a couple of years back.

No reason why we cant do the same again if its wanted.

Post by **dave friday** » 03 Jan 2008, 14:54

Thanks all. we are off to Morocco at the end of febuary so need to make a decision soon, may use Dorfbrunnen-garage people[387euros+ a possible 150 euros for new plates] or go without changing it? i need to replace the cv joints[front] though.
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i am interested in a group buy/anyother alternatives.

Post by **KarlT** » 03 Jan 2008, 20:23

Not a good idea to put new cv's on a buggered vc.

Out of interest how much cheaper do these group/direct buys get?

Post by **dave friday** » 04 Jan 2008, 00:50

Karlt, its failed in the open/no drive way[ if i jack up a front wheel and revolve it there is next no resistance!]. the front cv's are very loose[ up and down/front to back movement].

Post by **KarlT** » 04 Jan 2008, 10:57

Oh. If no drive then no need to change cv's until vc is driving. Just a thought.

Post by **Mudlark** » 04 Jan 2008, 14:25

Dont know that they were necessarily any great saving from Austria ; but at the time we did them there wer not many sources and this was an alternative to Dorfbrunnen/CAV's reconditioned or new from Derek Drew in the US; a lot of traders have joined the market since then.

I will see what i can find out.

Post by **smokeyjon** » 08 Jan 2008, 23:00

The last ones were 300 quid exchange from syncronutz if I remember correctly - I got one of them

Post by **syncroandy** » 09 Jan 2008, 08:26

think the last one I got early 07 from Syncronutz was in the high 300's, remember the sting as I counted out the cash..

Post by **Mudlark** » 14 Jan 2008, 17:31

New VC's from the supplier we used before are at 575 euros plus 20% Vat and transport costs which will come out at about 715 euros = £550 approx (subject to money transfer fees and euro conversion rate), no exchange VC required so you can put your old one on the shelf or use it as a door stop.

Post by **dave friday** » 14 Jan 2008, 19:14

Mudlark, any idea who you got it from,seems the best price so far!
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Post by **HarryMann** » 17 Jan 2008, 23:53

Think they came from SDP Graz, or their original suppliers...

Andy,
Originally refurbed VC's, the first we got from Dorfbrunnen were about £400, and haven't dropped much below that since. £500 ~@ £550 was laways typical for 'cheap' brand new ones from non-VW sources

Post by **dave friday** » 07 Feb 2008, 11:19

Toomanytoys, any news on the vc s?
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