LSD woes

[JaseR33]

Can anyone tell me about the LSD's in an R33 GTS-25T? I have read that the manual cars come standard with an LSD, however after fitting new coilovers recently I've found that if one of the rear wheels lifts up such as when going up a steep driveway the wheel without contact spins endlessly without the LSD ever engaging. Is my LSD worn or how can I tell if I actually have 1???

Cheers

[fatz]

sounds stuffed

time for a one way lsd

[Trust33]

mmmmm new lsd aggggggll..

[JaseR33]

damn...gotta get a new 1? Is there anyway of fixing it or getting it reconditioned??? eh...prob should get a upgrade to a 1.5 way...

[fatz]

it wont brake it will just spin the one wheel more

just upgrade

[Craved]

you can get em repacked, havent found a cheap place as yet, just pack it right up to 95% lock!

[siksII]

u could also test it by finding a patch of grass you need to remove... and doing a burnout, check if the lines are the same

[JaseR33]

I'm pretty sure the LSD is stuffed if there is one in the first place. Can you tell by looking at it? when one of the rear wheels lift off it spins without the LSD ever engaging...so i guess its gone:(

Cheers

[RiverSide]

There MAY be a small tab on the rear of the housing with "LSD oil only" written on it, or something like that.

Alternatively you can jack up the rear end of your car.....spin ONE wheel and if the other wheel spins in the SAME direction it is LSD, if it spins in the OPPOSITE direction it is open diff.

To check the condition of it have a mate hold one wheel while you spin the other, if there is little or no resistance then it is basically stuffed........of there is reasonable resistance you have a decent lsd.

Hope that helps

[Sydneykid]

Viscous LSD's don't immediately lock when one wheel is spinning, they come on gradually as the viscous fluid heats up. You can only really test their action after you have been driving (and using the limited slip) for a while. ie; don't walk out in the morning jack the car up and expect to get a satisfactory result.

[Craved]

nice tip, thanks SK!~

[treo]

i think its time you invested into 2way or 1.5way lsd, its diffinately worth while!

[Targa Tom]

i think its time you invested into 2way or 1.5way lsd, its diffinately worth while!

We ran one of ours as a BOC locker on the weekend, while we wait for a proper one to arrive from Nippon.

Worked a treat...

There are only 3 types of viscos LSD, 1. New ones, 2. Ones that don't work, 3. Welded ones.

Should be able to score yourself one for round $700 S/H

TT

[Roy]

LOL...BOC LSD:thumbsup: I cant imagine its good for a road car though, a friends car had a warped roof (Cortina) after about 12 months with a BOC diff:(

[C_DawG]

I thought CIG Locker was the accepted term!

[SLY33]

Jase, when i had my factory viscous lsd and super hard tein coilovers, id also spin one wheel real easy while going slowly through driveways. In my case the suspension was so stiff that when going through a driveway angle one of the rear wheels just lifts off the ground, allowing it to spin, and i would never feel an "lsd effect" in these conditions. Launching however my lsd would work fine. Do a burnout, and id have two nice black lines.

As mentioned its easy to test, after a good drive give it some boot off the line and check your tire marks on the road.

[treo]

i bought a tomei 2way works a treat, i purchased this cause i heard it would be more user friendly than such brands as kaaz an an cusco and has a great write up on there web site

[2BNVS]

SLY33: hehe yer i got the same, goin into my driveway on angle (which is pretty flat) the rear left wheel always does a little spin

ben...