Re: differential locks

[John Karasaki <johkar@teleport.com>]

At 12:53 AM 8/30/96 UT, you wrote:
>I was studying my new Bentley last night and I discovered an interesting 
>upgrade in the 1984 UrQ. Before I bought my used '83 UrQ I was under the 
>impression that the center and rear diffs were separately lockable, not so. 
>Has anyone made the conversion to the separately lockable diffs? It appears 
>the only changes necessary are a new (i.e. late model 4000Q) vacuum switch and 
>double the number of plastic vacuum lines to the actuators. Is the swap a good 
>idea? Are there conditions where the center-only lock would come in handy?
>
>Andrew Finney
>1983 UrQ
>
Well, I'll be doing just that swap next month.  You're correct about how to
do it.  The parts you mentioned are all you need.  On the center only lock,
not really.  But a REAR only lock may be quite handy.  If you've studied the
Bentley, you already know how to make that a reality!
Regards,

John Karasaki

The Karasaki's, proud owners of AUDI automobiles

1981 Coupe - Not many parts left.
1982 TQC
1984 5000S Wagon - For Sale -- Cheap!
1987 5000CS TQW
1990 V8