IanD Posted April 3, 2015 Posted April 3, 2015 Ah OK. Apologies to the OP. Always thought they were like ATBs from the outside. So its quite hard to tell from the pic if its a LSD then. Everyday is a school day as they say. Cheers Quote
Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman Posted April 3, 2015 Posted April 3, 2015 Ah OK. Apologies. Always thought they were like ATBs from the outside. Everyday is a school day as they say. Cheers Aye, this is what you were thinking of I guess: Quote
IanD Posted April 3, 2015 Posted April 3, 2015 It was indeed. Thanks. That's what I have all be it on an English axle diff Quote
pete g Posted April 3, 2015 Posted April 3, 2015 if the shafts are different lengths then its a lsd . if they are equal then its a open diff. measure from outer sides to the end of splines 1 Quote
Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman Posted April 3, 2015 Posted April 3, 2015 Good point Pete Quote
Stu Faulkner Posted April 3, 2015 Posted April 3, 2015 Looking at the photo I think it is an LSD as there is what looks like a spacer before the crown wheel and the crown wheel itself is thicker due to the LSD sits slightly off-centre with unequal shaft/flanges. Age old way to tell is turn the shaft. Quote
tisme Posted April 4, 2015 Posted April 4, 2015 Looking at the photo I think it is an LSD as there is what looks like a spacer before the crown wheel and the crown wheel itself is thicker due to the LSD sits slightly off-centre with unequal shaft/flanges. Age old way to tell is turn the shaft. But the crownwheel code is surely not an LSD - unless the whole thing is a rebuild of various bits ..... and then that gunk silicone sealant on the cover plate surfaces and the "do not open or invalidates bit....." It's clearly been tampered / tinkered with (or any other word that may suitable) - if you don't want to ship it with oil in it for "postage reasons" then why pack it with thick black grease ? - was this mentioned in the advert ? I'd be looking to return it . Quote
stephenh Posted April 5, 2015 Posted April 5, 2015 Has the O/P tried turning one side one way and the other side the other? Quote
BudSlater Posted April 5, 2015 Author Posted April 5, 2015 But the crownwheel code is surely not an LSD - unless the whole thing is a rebuild of various bits ..... and then that gunk silicone sealant on the cover plate surfaces and the "do not open or invalidates bit....." It's clearly been tampered / tinkered with (or any other word that may suitable) - if you don't want to ship it with oil in it for "postage reasons" then why pack it with thick black grease ? - was this mentioned in the advert ? I'd be looking to return it . They say it's to stop it rusting without any oil in it as the units can be stored for a while Has the O/P tried turning one side one way and the other side the other? Nope, it's been parcelled up and is being sent back. Zero confidence in that unit. I'd rather pay more and get a raceline recon / a quaife Quote
BudSlater Posted April 5, 2015 Author Posted April 5, 2015 what ratio you after Got a 3.92 in there right now, wouldn't mind staying the same or dropping into the high 4's With a Scorpio diff. Either way, I think the only way to get what I want is quaife atb Quote
D7PNY Posted April 6, 2015 Posted April 6, 2015 So if it was packed with grease to stop it rusting when in storage, why did they send it to you like that and tell you not to open it... How do they expect it to be usable if they do that!Hope you get it sorted mate. Cheers, Dave Quote
BudSlater Posted April 6, 2015 Author Posted April 6, 2015 So if it was packed with grease to stop it rusting when in storage, why did they send it to you like that and tell you not to open it... How do they expect it to be usable if they do that!Hope you get it sorted mate. Cheers, Dave The reply I got was "it's clear you know nothing about diffs" which is fine, they are entitled to their opinion. I got a refund and its on its way back to them this week Quote
CosKev Posted April 6, 2015 Posted April 6, 2015 The reply I got was "it's clear you know nothing about diffs" which is fine, they are entitled to their opinion. I got a refund and its on its way back to them this week Perhaps name them to save anyone else buying it? Quote
Kingster Posted April 6, 2015 Posted April 6, 2015 So did it say "packed with grease flush and fill with oil before using"? Sounds iffy glad you sent it back! Quote
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