how to tell an open diff from a limited slip diff
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how to tell an open diff from a limited slip diff
How do you tell an open diff from a limited slip diff? My 90 has an open diff(Im sure), but I pulled the diff off my wrecked 89 the other day, and I think its a limited slip diff. How can I tell for sure if it is or isnt?
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if you jack up the rear, with the car in neutral, turn the drive shaft, both tires should turn the same way, then turn one wheel and the other should turn the same way, finally, hold one wheel and try turning the other, it shouldn't turn. if all checks out, it should be a lsd.
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I dont know why I didnt think of this before, but I just compared the known open diff on my 90 GTU to the known limited slip diff on my 84 GSL. heres what I found"
Limited slip - rear end jacked up, car in gear(driveshaft wont turn), wheels spin opposite ways. Car in nuetral, wheels spin same way.
Open - rear end jacked up, car in gear, wheels spin opposite ways. In nuetral, only 1 wheel spins or other wheel barely spins the opposite way.
Limited slip - rear end jacked up, car in gear(driveshaft wont turn), wheels spin opposite ways. Car in nuetral, wheels spin same way.
Open - rear end jacked up, car in gear, wheels spin opposite ways. In nuetral, only 1 wheel spins or other wheel barely spins the opposite way.
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i have a 86 gxl and i know that it has a lsd but i think it is not working right because if you spin one wheel they both spin the same way but if hold one wheel you can make it turn and one time i tryed this on a turbo2 in the junk yard and you could not make the other wheel spin so is my diff broken
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I have also heard that if your diff. has a yellow dot or tag on the upper part of it, then it is lsd. I do not know if this is true or not so if someone knows could they please tell me.
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Originally Posted by Mykl
I always thought the easy way was to jack the car up, turn one wheel, and if the other wheel turned the opposite direction you have an open diff.
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