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Old Jan 23, 2012 | 11:10 AM
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Hello, is there an easy way to tell if my gearbox is a LSD one? if so how can I do it? cheers
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Old Jan 23, 2012 | 04:02 PM
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Im sure if u spin the pot where driveshaft sits in gearbox then the other side should spin opposite way?
Im not 100% on this n not sure if u can just jack front up and turn engine over both wheelssides will spin opposite
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Old Jan 23, 2012 | 04:03 PM
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Im sure if u spin the pot where driveshaft sits in gearbox then the other side should spin opposite way?
Im not 100% on this n not sure if u can just jack front up and turn engine over both wheels will spin opposite ways
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Old Jan 23, 2012 | 05:22 PM
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Look through the drive shaft hole if you see a bar going across its an open diff if you can see what looks like a washer in there its a lsd box
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Old Jan 24, 2012 | 06:02 PM
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if its a LSD box if you tried to spin one wheel with the car jacked up the other would turn in the same direction
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Old Jan 24, 2012 | 06:35 PM
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theres a hole in the centre washer at diff
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Old Jan 24, 2012 | 06:39 PM
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Jack the car up with BOTH wheels off the ground, make sure it is in neutral then spin the one wheel. If the other wheels spins the same direction then it has a LSD.... not to be confused with LSD tabs
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