March 08, 2012 05:38PM
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March 08, 2012 06:00PM
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That's easy Matt, lift both rear wheels off the ground. Spin one side, if the other goes the same way you have an lsd, if it goes the other way or stands still it's open. Good luck |
March 08, 2012 06:04PM
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Thanks RJK! IIRC it spins reverse.
My car motors through the snow nicely, the rear wheels seem to keep churning not favoring one wheel over the other so I thought I had LSD. Are Open Diffs "smart" as well? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Matt in Everett, WA BMW n00b with a 1987 325e |
March 08, 2012 06:30PM
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March 09, 2012 09:32PM
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Are lsd's smart? no, but when the clutches are toast it does revert back to an open rear, and they make more noise than usual. One give away you have the wrong oil is when you're going around a corner, the rear will make all kinds of clunking (the clutches are chattering). I use GM posi additive along with lsd oil. Unfortunately, the gm additive is synthetic these days not the real stuff (whale oil stuff?) that comes from some sea creature... Cheers, Rick |
March 20, 2012 06:23AM
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Sorry for being AWOL, had to fly to Texas for a few days to be with my mom (health issues)
Thanks for the information guys, an LSD is cool. If I had enough power to drift on anything but snow it would be even better. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Matt in Everett, WA BMW n00b with a 1987 325e |
March 22, 2012 10:20AM
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March 23, 2012 07:16PM
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