ok im trying to open this thing up but it seems to be hung up on something. i took the bolt off the input shaft and all the bolts around the housing but it will not come loose. tried prying it open but i didnt want to scratch the surface is there something else i need to do i missed?

 

what are you trying to accomplish? you don't need to remove the pinion to get to the LSD.

 

im trying to find out if this is a real LSD or if someone just welded the spider gears. i picked it up at the junk yard today and i dont have any real way of finding out. this car was covered in stupid ricer looking "turbo" stickers and the hood was gone. thats the only way i knew off the top of my head to tell since the interior was trashed. if there are markings on it i can find to tell me then i wont need it open. the ony thing i knew to look for on that was the tag about the fluid but there was no tag any where.

 

so you're saying the aluminum rear inspection cover won't come off?

 

there should be a tag on the housing stated it has an lsd and to use the right fluid. also looking at the VIN can help give clues about the car.

 

umm i guess. let me go take a picture of it. it works like an LSD but maybe that was just a coincedance and its really not. i wasnt too sure if it was an LSD or maybe someone welded the spider gears

 

ok so i fliped it over and found the tag. it was competely caked in dirt and crap that must be how i missed it before. but i spraied it off with some brake cleaner and it said limited diff gear oil.


so now my question is what type of gear oil does it need? and will i need a new gasket or something since i opened it even thought i couldnt get it apart all the way?

 

It should say in the FAQ or FSM....

But I use 70w90 in the pumpkin.....castrol for what it matters

 

It should be 80w90 GL-5 Gear oil and a tube of Friction Modifier (additive for LSD).

Vince

 

cool, Thanks

 

You can get away with using RTV.

 

or..
you could just shine a light at the fill hole and see if you can see spide gears or clutch....