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Old 03-02-2009, 05:16 PM
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Quick question about them, can you rebuild them? If so how? By rebuild i mean 'retighten' them?

I believe you can, just don't know how its done.
Old 03-02-2009, 10:08 PM
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i think the gear people called bara can do this for you.try contacting martin at reyland.
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The Viscous fluid in them can be changed. Special job though.


Some guys on J44 claim there are people here that can do it. I find it hard to believe though.
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bara motorsport will do it, i remember when i was at bara,s heshowed me the stuff used in the viscous diffs..same stuff as im silicone implants he said, it was a clear gel.

talking about silicones did get me excited though
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Kev

Just something i've wondered about, i'll drop Martoon a line sometime and see what he can do

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The Viscous fluid in them can be changed. Special job though.


Some guys on J44 claim there are people here that can do it. I find it hard to believe though.
I've never heard of anyone doing it over here either Stevie. Talked to Steve Gault about it a while back and he agreed.
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The silicone is a special one used, like you cannot find anywhere in the shops. Tons of research has been put in these silicone gels, not a job for anyone. Bara Transmission is the company to ask for that job !
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hi mate

bara has all the rights to VC (lock stock barrel) , he can uprate any VC mits/subaru/cossie/viper basically any car that uses a Viscous Coupling and it will be done right as he has a dyno to measure the right Nm's

obvisouly with the standard plates you can only uprate them so far

heres an example a 7.5" cossie rear V.C can be done to 240Nm no problem at all with the standard plates (25Nm standard when new)

lets say if you wanted a 300 -400Nm uprated VC then plates would have to be changed for the Nickel plates which can take alot more pressure/flex alot of people go this route on the rally cars lose surface

cheers marco
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Originally Posted by Paul_RS
Kev

Just something i've wondered about, i'll drop Martoon a line sometime and see what he can do



I've never heard of anyone doing it over here either Stevie. Talked to Steve Gault about it a while back and he agreed.
paul give fred crawford a bell, mate of mine got his done a few years back through fred , he ll put ye right one way or the other !
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Originally Posted by marco polo
hi mate

bara has all the rights to VC (lock stock barrel) , he can uprate any VC mits/subaru/cossie/viper basically any car that uses a Viscous Coupling and it will be done right as he has a dyno to measure the right Nm's

obvisouly with the standard plates you can only uprate them so far

heres an example a 7.5" cossie rear V.C can be done to 240Nm no problem at all with the standard plates (25Nm standard when new)

lets say if you wanted a 300 -400Nm uprated VC then plates would have to be changed for the Nickel plates which can take alot more pressure/flex alot of people go this route on the rally cars lose surface

cheers marco
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What effect does the uprating of the diff have on a road car's behaviour - locks up more and hence more tail happy? Could you describe a little bit?

Cheers
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Marco

What effect does the uprating of the diff have on a road car's behaviour - locks up more and hence more tail happy? Could you describe a little bit?

Cheers


hi mate

it basically locks the other wheel nearly striaght away for better handling traction there is no down side at all on the road in a rd car

there few people on here have had there rear diff uprated and they cant belive how good it works

marco
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can anyone give a ballpark cost for this?
Old 06-02-2009, 12:59 PM
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bump, keeping standard plates, just to change the fluid and increase the rate slightly?
Old 06-02-2009, 01:16 PM
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Have a look here http://www.gearboxman.co.uk/psdiffsgearboxman.html

£175 for uprated diff
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