my clutch pack LSD is shot isn't it?
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my clutch pack LSD is shot isn't it?
Had one of the halfshafts out of the car, but then needed to move it forward, so I tried to bump it forward a little with the clutch, but it only applied powerd to the disconnected side, sound to you guys like the clutch packs are done? Or does it not work that way?
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if there is enough force that is keeping the clutches from pushing the car forward on one wheel then no, it isn't bad. clutch LSD's have to break free when taking turns, there is about a 150ft/lb breakways force needed to allow one side to slip and one side not to so it is likely the car may have overcome that force and driven the open halfshaft side.
after you get it back together, try a launch and see if one side spins while the other doesn't.
it is pretty obvious when you are running on a peg legger.
after you get it back together, try a launch and see if one side spins while the other doesn't.
it is pretty obvious when you are running on a peg legger.
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oh good.
I thought they'd work like a posi and spin both at the same time regardless. I'll try the grass test once I get a functioning halfshaft, one of the CV joints blew up.
Maybe I'll just dump the clutch and burn it out if once the new clutch is broken in, sounds like more fun
I thought they'd work like a posi and spin both at the same time regardless. I'll try the grass test once I get a functioning halfshaft, one of the CV joints blew up.
Maybe I'll just dump the clutch and burn it out if once the new clutch is broken in, sounds like more fun
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Originally Posted by Karack
only a spool will turn both sides regardless. viscous will slip one side then grip both tires but doesn't wear out like clutch LSD's do. posi works like a clutch LSD, both work together until there is enough force to break one side free, ie. when taking turns.
Now hopefully I didn't mess it up when I put it together or it'll probably self destruct anyway.
the car had clean fluid and was sealed with black RTV, maybe it had been rebuilt prior to me getting my grubby hands on it, never know.
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hmm, what year GTU was it? only one year GTU had a LSD: '88
1) it should have a tag on the fill plug stating it is a LSD and requires a special lubricant
2) if you raise the rear wheels off the ground and place the trans in neutral and spin one wheel then both should spin in the same direction.
1) it should have a tag on the fill plug stating it is a LSD and requires a special lubricant
2) if you raise the rear wheels off the ground and place the trans in neutral and spin one wheel then both should spin in the same direction.
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not a GTU, a GXL I mean, an 87.
it most certainly is a clutch pack LSD.... Considering I took it out of the housing and reinstalled it in a different pinion cover I have been recently up close and personal with the pack.
the LSD fluid tag was gone, oh well.
it most certainly is a clutch pack LSD.... Considering I took it out of the housing and reinstalled it in a different pinion cover I have been recently up close and personal with the pack.
the LSD fluid tag was gone, oh well.
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that reminds me, need to grab some LSD additive. I threw in regular old 80w90, maybe I'll drive on it a couple hundred miles then change the fluid and add the additive.
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Originally Posted by Karack
add it now or it won't last a couple hundred miles. once you service it it should be good for about 20-30k miles before it needs to be serviced again depending on your driving habits.
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Originally Posted by Karack
better safe than sorry, it isn't called friction modifier for nothing, if it isn't in there the discs will overheat and chatter and not grip properly or at all.
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