dan_g8
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| posted on 13/7/10 at 10:15 PM |
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is this diff lsd or not? (internal pic)
hi, can someone tell me from the pic if this diff is lsd or not?
 
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clairetoo
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| posted on 13/7/10 at 10:16 PM |
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Nope
Its cuz I is blond , innit
Claire xx
Will weld for food......
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dan_g8
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| posted on 13/7/10 at 10:18 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by clairetoo
Nope
lol nope its not or nope you cant tell?
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stevebubs
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| posted on 13/7/10 at 10:22 PM |
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it's not an LSD
[Edited on 13/7/10 by stevebubs]
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clairetoo
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| posted on 13/7/10 at 10:23 PM |
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Sorry - I should have said `nope it's not' , as said the planetary gears are the giveaway !
Its cuz I is blond , innit
Claire xx
Will weld for food......
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Minicooper
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| posted on 13/7/10 at 10:39 PM |
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Yes it is
Cheers
David
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phelpsa
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| posted on 13/7/10 at 10:45 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by clairetoo
Sorry - I should have said `nope it's not' , as said the planetary gears are the giveaway !
Is that not a viscous unit on the crownwheel?
[Edited on 13-7-10 by phelpsa]
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austin man
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| posted on 13/7/10 at 10:47 PM |
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well thats gonna confuse some one its like a pantomime "on no it isn't Oh yes it is"
Life is like a bowl of fruit, funny how all the weird looking ones are left alone
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Minicooper
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| posted on 13/7/10 at 10:48 PM |
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See here for more infomation, re the differences, you can tell by the raised ribs on the top side of the diff
http://elworth.info/html/differential.html
Cheers
David
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mookaloid
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| posted on 13/7/10 at 10:48 PM |
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That is a sierra viscous LSD
No doubt about it
"That thing you're thinking - it wont be that."
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dan_g8
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| posted on 13/7/10 at 10:55 PM |
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thanks for the replys. got so confussed with everyone saying a different thing!
Next question, is the rust anything to worry about? and are there any issues with it being a viscous unit?
Dan
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blakep82
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| posted on 13/7/10 at 11:00 PM |
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the reason for the confusion is, LSDs normally look more like this
where you can't see inside.
not LSD (open diffs) have open sides so you can see the gears inside like this
but as pointed out, the viscous diff is a sort of cross between the two.
the rust might be an issue i'd say. personally i'd take it to a gear box specialist, but maybe a gentle rub with some very fine paper
might take the surface off, and it might be alright?
[Edited on 13/7/10 by blakep82]
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snapper
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| posted on 14/7/10 at 05:26 AM |
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Simple way to tell is to rotate one input side, if the other side moves the same way it's an LSD.
I can't see the input shaft ends if it is a push fit diff then LSD push fits are so rare, I have never seen one
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Liam
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| posted on 14/7/10 at 05:56 AM |
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LSD.
The giveaway on the sierra LSD, which is easily confused as a non-LSD if you're not familiar with them, is that the pin through the spider gears
is not central. That whole mechanism is moved over to accommodate the viscous coupling buried behind the crownwheel.
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Liam
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| posted on 14/7/10 at 05:58 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by snapper
if it is a push fit diff then LSD push fits are so rare, I have never seen one
They dont exist . Well, not standard ones anyway. Any that do are aftermarket conversions, eg Quaife.
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nick205
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| posted on 14/7/10 at 07:59 AM |
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If thst's the worst of the rust I wouldn't worry too much. It's likely been sat for a while and the top half of the crown whell
will have been exposed to air.
Wipe it clean with a little scotchbright, flush the whole thing out with a little petrol and refill will fresh oil. Run it for a few hundred miles
then drain and replace the oil. Any metallic residue will collect on the magnetic pin of the oil filler plug (quite effective in my experience) and
can be removed when you replace the oil.
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