To determine if a vehicle has a limited slip diff raise both rear wheels
off of the ground, put the trans in neutral. Hold one wheel from turning
and try to turn the other wheel. If the second wheel won't turn easily,
then put a torque wrench on the second wheel, while still holding the 1st
wheel, and put torque on it. A LSD should withstand from 35 to 55 ft-lb
torque before it breaks loose. If the second wheel turns easily then there
is no LSD.
Stan
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At 03:44 PM 7/22/01 -0500, snyler wrote:
>Jim Moore wrote
>
>>I guess I misunderstood the test.
>>
>>Jim
>Well, sounds like a visual inspection like you mention is the only sure
>way :-)
>
>-Marc T.
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