Originally Posted by Azrael
I fail to understand your explanation. Why would the car loose drive without VC action if everything else is working fine in drivetrain?
You are 100% right with broken driveshaft of course, but if all shafts and diffs are OK VC is not required to have drive. I know it from experience too - mine VC was totally and completly dead whenI bought the car, I also experienced it on other Escos with failed VC - absolutly no locking action in centre diff but those drove fine.
Marco - I never ment any offence I think you misunderstood me.
the gearbox works on having equal forces either side of the vc, a, for it not to have to do any work, and b, for it to transmit the power through itself also without it having to work, maybe im not making this as clear as it is in my mind. if i can think of it in a simpler term i will post it later