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Old Aug 17, 2004 | 09:42 AM
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Differential baffle mod?

**I think that about covers it. While Donnie was in there, they did the baffle modification recommended by Mazdatrix to keep diff fluid from sloshing away from the center during hard cornering. Mark Schroeder recommended Redline Lightweight, Shockproof gear oil for it, and I followed his advice.
http://www.nellump.net/peri/epi/firs...torsenLSD.html

I looked, but found nothing on Mazdatrix's website. Does anyone know what David Lane is talking about?
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Old Aug 17, 2004 | 10:53 AM
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Thats always puzzeled me too as all the axle tubes Ive seen already have anti slosh baffles in them. They are located just outboard of the pumpkin.
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Old Aug 17, 2004 | 02:18 PM
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If gear lube sloshing ever becomes a concern to you, simply overfill your differential
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Old Aug 17, 2004 | 07:41 PM
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Originally Posted by RacerX7fb
If gear lube sloshing ever becomes a concern to you, simply overfill your differential
I have a habit of parking cars on a hill or jacking them up so that the fill plug for the diff or tranny is uphill, so that I can overfill gearboxes.
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Old Aug 17, 2004 | 10:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Pele
http://www.nellump.net/peri/epi/firs...torsenLSD.html

I looked, but found nothing on Mazdatrix's website. Does anyone know what David Lane is talking about?

No, but I do know that an old road race trick was to raise the fill plug on the diff, and to create new baffles that fit closer to the axle shafts and have a tighter fit to the axle tube, and the new baffle has a much smaller oil return passage on the bottom.

Ryan
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