Golf Synchro 1998, what is the lever doing?
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Golf Synchro 1998, what is the lever doing? - 4/19/2008 3:57:25 PM
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svinto
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Hi, silly question, but one nobody seems to know the answer to:
I have a golf Synchro from 1998. It has a lever, or rather a "handle" in the engine compartment that I don't know the function of!?
It is a rather large black handle that can be turned 90 degrees. I hear a thump somewhere towards the back, but I would expect it to have some function rather than just making a noise :)
It is down here in Portugal with me for the moment and when I asked the staff at the local service garage the mumbled something in Portuguese. The manual leaves me with no clues.
Please help!
If you know a link to a service manual for this car, please let me know.
Cheers,
Fred
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RE: Golf Synchro 1998, what is the lever doing? - 4/21/2008 8:07:36 PM
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erndogy
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My 2000 Golf has the same handle except it is naked aluminum. I could turn it like you said and I could see it is attatched to a cable. Could this be something to do with the clutch? The manual I have doesn't say anything about it. It would be cool to have someone who knows explain its function.
Any Takers?
Ernie
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RE: Golf Synchro 1998, what is the lever doing? - 4/21/2008 11:17:12 PM
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svinto
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How great! I am not alone! (would be weird if VW made a one off car just to confuse me... :)
Also, if we get any kind person to explain what that lever does, I would be extra happy to know what it does when pointed in each of the two directions.
Ernie, is your Golf a Synchro? Since mine has 4wd - Haldex, so only 4wd when one wheel loses traction - I thought it had something to do with that?
Thankful for more replies!
Cheers,
Fred
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RE: Golf Synchro 1998, what is the lever doing? - 4/22/2008 3:44:47 PM
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bagel
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Must be a European or Canadian thing cause Synchro is not mentioned in the states. Synchro is all wheel drive in the states, and I have no idea what that lever would be for....maybe turning off the all wheel drive??
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RE: Golf Synchro 1998, what is the lever doing? - 4/22/2008 4:49:51 PM
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svinto
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This is a European Golf. Initially sold in Italy, re-sold to me in France and now rolling in Portugal (with a Swedish driver :)
The fact that the lever would disengage the 4-wheel drive was my first thought, but from what "erndogy" says above, he has the same lever, but he/she doesn't say that the car is a "synchro" or similar. "Synchro" just means Haldex clutch. or "all wheel drive when needed". Check this out: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haldex
I doubt that you can disconnect it, and if the lever would do this, it would probably be marked in one way or the other. I appreciate you input, but I thin the search goes on!
Thanks!
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