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Oct 4, 2010 | 08:05 PM

whittyscossy

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Diff help please

Hi all I brought a Diff of a m8 as a spare for my 4wd escort cosworth.

I thought when you turn the prop on a std diff the driveshafts will turn the opposite way to each other!! Is this ture??

Oct 4, 2010 | 08:08 PM

james kiely

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im sure the turn the opposite way to eachother

Oct 4, 2010 | 08:11 PM

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thats what I thought, i know the car he took it off was a old rally car could it be a uprated diff? what is the best way to check?

Oct 4, 2010 | 08:21 PM

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im not sure mate ,sorry

Oct 5, 2010 | 08:23 AM

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On a LSD diff turn one shaft and the other will turn in the same direction, but in the opposite direction for a non lsd.
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Oct 5, 2010 | 12:43 PM

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On a LSD diff turn one shaft and the other will turn in the same direction, but in the opposite direction for a non lsd.
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The above is correct, until the plates slip the diff is effective ly locked and both shafts will turn in the same direction

Oct 5, 2010 | 06:41 PM

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so on a standard cossie diff ,they should turn in the opposite direction until the lsd becomes active in which case they will turn in the same direction ,