Do i have a LSD?

[mynismo]

Originally Posted by SR20DETpower

well you could have a vlsd that is worn out or needs to be serviced and it would not react to those tests properly....

THE BEST WAY

jack up the rear of the car, use some stands, get out some tools and a drain pan, drain, take off bolts to cover, before completely removing all fasenters pry it open slightly with a flathead screwdriver, something big not real small like a pocket screwdriver... try not to damage the housing... and crack open the cover so stuff spills out and the bottom end is no longer sealed... I like to take differential cover bolts off from bottom to top when I service them.

When you get the cover off, be ready with a friend to drive you to a parts store... first off inspect the actual differential that is on the big ring gear... you will either be able to look inside of it and see 4 gears that interlock with each other, these are called spider gears and its not a VLSD... now if you take it off and all you see attached to the ring gear is a soild mass kind of like a cylinder then you have the VLSD.... visual identification is the best and the only true 100% positive way of knowing that you have, because you could have a lsd equipped car and not be the original owner and somehow it is possible its swapped out for something else... likewise with a junkyard unit.. always check out things like that before you buy it to be 100% certain.

no... that's the idiots way because it takes more than an hour. its a little easier to jack it up by the diff and spin the rear tire or do a burnout.

[logik23]

Originally Posted by mynismo

no... that's the idiots way because it takes more than an hour. its a little easier to jack it up by the diff and spin the rear tire or do a burnout.

Yup, SR20, you make things to complicated.

[AWDSR20]

if u can't tell u dont need it! (lol R.W)

[SR20DETpower]

Originally Posted by logik23

Yup, SR20, you make things to complicated.

thats because I actually work on cars for a living and know how it is


it takes me about 5 minutes to pull the cover off including jacking up etc. if its not even in a car and ur just checking it you can bolt it right back on in another few minutes... if your putting it on your car you need to clean it, seal it, top off the fluid, which is NEVER a bad thing, can't be done enough.

I say that is the only way to be sure because Id say 75% of cars/trucks that come into shop with lsd units work improperly

including the last two Nissans i drove that were factory equipped with vlsds(j30, z32)

[nissanfanatic]

You would think that Nissan would just put a notice in the driver's manual.

[logik23]

First, we don't all work on cars for a living, unlike you, we can't all take out a tranny in 15 minutes, rebuild an engine in 8 seconds, pull out an LSD in 4 seconds or whatever. And second, there's LSD oil, you'd have to drain it to take the cover off, then refill it, it's not a 5 minute ordeal, it would take 15 just to gather the damn tools from around the garage.

[AWDSR20]

Originally Posted by logik23

it would take 15 just to gather the damn tools from around the garage.

I hear ya LOL.
My damn tools keep walking away as i work on my car!

[logik23]

lol, all my tools are in the apartment, if I forget something, I gotta go all the way back upstairs.:-S

[SR20DETpower]

ahhhh...the power of an organized tool box with a lot of tools, knowing where everything is while blindfolded and an air compressor



I understand though, doing things at your house is a lot different, thats why I work a couple hours at night or on weekends over there on my own projects when the shop is closed. Still, even with some mechanical experience and a little bit of intiative to do the job you can get things done faster then you think with some hand tools.

working on cars for a regular job is very different then some weekend warrior with a bright idea.