Mark is correct, of course -- isn't he always?

Let me say that on more than one occassion when my Subi overpowered a
stock rear axle, I have done exactly what Mark describes: I drove
around for days while awaiting parts, driving Fente, a 1990 front-
wheel-drive Vanagon (Adventurewagen, actually!)with 100% torque to
the front, through the slush-o-matic (an only medium-aggressive VC).
Repairs returned her to her current status: a "SSAW," that is,
a "SyncroSubieAdventureWagen."

Vr, Milt


--- In Syncro@yahoogroups.com, "Ken" <unclekenz@...> wrote:
>
>
> Gday Mark,
>
> Yes I've often wondered too what's fact and fiction about torque
> potential at each wheel of a syncro, depending on any scenario.
>
> For example, a stock standard syncro with a rear wheel spinning,
> wouldn't the torque be 100% thereabouts at the front wheels? Then by
> extension, one back and also one front wheel spinning at the same
time,
> that means no torque anywhere.
>
> Then in my case when the front solid shaft is coupled, wouldn't the
> torque potential at each wheel change in say two different
scenarios,
> first with no wheel spinning and then the other, one rear wheel
> spinning.
>
> Or is it simply that torque isn't split, meaning 100% torque
potential
> is available everywhere that wheel sets are gripping?
>
> Or is this also just more conjecture? Perhaps there is a known
> authoritative source on all this?
>
> Cheers.
>
> Ken
>
>
> --- In Syncro@yahoogroups.com, Mark Drillock <drillock@> wrote:
> >
> > I wonder where this 50% notion comes from. There is nothing
limiting
> > torque to the front wheels of the Syncro to only 50%.
> >
> > You can drive around with no rear axles installed and still get
normal
> > performance from the vehicle on dry paved roads. Nearly 100% of
torque
> > is available at the front wheels even with a VC. If it wasn't the
> > vehicle would be crippled with the rear axles out.
> >
> > 100/100 is closer to the bias of a Syncro, not 50/50.
> >
> > Mark
> >
> >
> >
> > bouldersyncro wrote:
> > > .........
> > >
> > > In the Syncro the front axle only gets some range (let's say 5%
to
> > > 45%) of the torque. and it's not really that variable, more
on/off,
> > > but never more than 50% (minus VC slip) of the power ever
reaches
> the
> > > front wheels. With a Torsen you could get upwards of 80% going
> > > forward. Brilliant!
> > > ............
> > >
> >
>