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Tue Apr 16, 2013 11:44 pm

I pulled the trigger to rebuild my tranny for my tdi 2wd,
I got a 1/2 syncro case(no 5th gear just main case for the locker assembly) with peliquin locker and all the other upgrades 3500 big ones

I dont really want to use the vacum actuated plumbing

Has anyone here installed either
1) a cable system to actuate the locker
Or
2) An electric actuator

Wed Apr 17, 2013 1:22 am

Here are a couple of 091 locker conversions with cable/rod actuators.

http://www.manxclub.org/phpbb3/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=1691&start=251

http://www.manxclub.org/phpbb3/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=52&p=19161&hilit=locker#p19161

Wed Apr 17, 2013 5:03 am

I have the complete electro/pneumatic locker assembly from my old Quattro

Wed Apr 17, 2013 6:26 am

Zeitgeist 13 wrote: I have the complete electro/pneumatic locker assembly from my old Quattro

Looks promising

Wed Apr 17, 2013 6:57 am

I should mention that the pic shows a Mercedes door lock vacuum switch being used for test purposes. The actual switching is done by the combo relay. The nice thing about this arrangement is that the vacuum plumbing is very short.

Wed Apr 17, 2013 7:16 am

That is sweet.

Wed Apr 17, 2013 7:27 am

mackaymanx wrote: Here are a couple of 091 locker conversions with cable/rod actuator

http://www.manxclub.org/phpbb3/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=52&p=19161&hilit=locker#p19161

Thx that 2nd install is exactly what i had in mind
Having the locker shifter cable come up near std gear shifter
Clearencing the starter seems very tight
I wonder why one could not just invert the actuator arm
And have it push/pull in the arc toward the cv joint
http://i1234.photobucket.com/albums/ff411/veedubberpaul/S6304614.jpg

Thx for the references this is what i was hoping to find

Wed Apr 17, 2013 11:09 am

Why don't you want to use the vacuum.? I tapped into the brake booster line right behind the heater cover/panel .com I used landscaping drip irrigation 1/4" hose and routed it back to the actyator. I didn't use the panel or the reservoir/canister. It activates instantly. There is no indicator light but I really don't need it. I did use a stock valve and just drilled a hole in the cover plate.

Wed Apr 17, 2013 12:24 pm

davevickery wrote: Why don't you want to use the vacuum.? I tapped into the brake booster line right behind the heater cover/panel .com I used landscaping drip irrigation 1/4" hose and routed it back to the actyator. I didn't use the panel or the reservoir/canister. It activates instantly. There is no indicator light but I really don't need it. I did use a stock valve and just drilled a hole in the cover plate.

My experience with the landscape type hose is that it eventually gets brittle and breaks....but that is in use around my home/yard. Is the stock line the same material?

Wed Apr 17, 2013 3:05 pm

The stock stuff is a harder opaque plastic with hoses on the ends to attach it. The hoses usually get loose and dry over time and leak. The hard plastic line seems to last. The landscape stuff fits over the nipples so you don't need two types of hose. It isn't that robust but has lasted a year so far. It was like$5 for 50 ft but I might try something else if it fails.

Wed Apr 17, 2013 3:06 pm

delete double post

Wed Apr 17, 2013 3:53 pm

Take a looks at these guys
http://www.cableshift.com/094/VW%20094.html
http://s75.photobucket.com/user/lil_italy480/media/Cable-Shift/0942.jpg.html

Looks like I can work with them to get something fabed with their off the shelf parts designed to shift the gears, just need different bracketing for the actuator to attach to the cable, and a simple throw shifter they stock

Does anyone have detailed picture of the syncro actuator that I can get
cableshift to look at

hmmm any one with a syncro & a locker in Phoenix want stop by there shop in
at E VanBuren and N 52nd :) ?