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S Chassis Technical discussion related to the S Chassis such as the S12, S13, S14, and S15. |
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12-20-2016, 05:38 PM | #1 |
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Is my vlsd toast?
I just picked up a 91 180sx with super hicas two weeks ago. The car only has 78k miles on it. I did a burnout the other day and noticed only one black line from the left side tire.
I did some reading about the vlsd and what I've gathered is that the fluid needs to be hot enough in order for it to lock. I was driving the car around for like 10-15 minutes before hand (albeit I'm in NY and it's about 20 degrees fahrenheit). I jacked up the rear the put the car in neutral and spun one of the wheels and watched the other. The other wheel did in fact turn the same direction, just slower. I then just jacked up one side and was able to spin the wheel but definitely needed to apply more force. You guys think my vlsd is toast? Or something else? Would shimming it help? First s chassis car so bear with me. Thanks! |
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12-20-2016, 05:59 PM | #2 |
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This is one of the most literate first posts I've seen on here, complete with punctuation AND correct spelling. Hooray!
It's probably toast. They're not great to begin with. Depending on what you want to do with the car you can either upgrade to an s15 helical or some sort of clutch type LSD. Or a welded . |
12-20-2016, 06:08 PM | #3 | |
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I'm not planning on racing or drifting the car. Just a fun weekend car. |
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12-20-2016, 06:23 PM | #5 |
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12-20-2016, 06:39 PM | #7 |
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12-20-2016, 06:49 PM | #8 |
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Yeah, even thought I don't agree that this topic requires its own thread, it sure is refreshing to see a noob using proper grammar.
Ditch the diff and keep the grammar. |
12-20-2016, 08:20 PM | #9 |
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hey e1_griego, since we're on the topic of s15 hlsd - i thought of something the other day: how/why are people buying/selling these s15 hlsd without the output shafts? have read multiple times that these things have a unique spline count, so i'm just curious as to what these people are doing with just the differential.
i guess maybe they already had an hlsd installed with the output shafts and it blew up on them so they're buying a replacement? but i've read that these things are pretty indestructible. |
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QFT. I have one in my S14. Great street diff. No chatter, wheels lock just find. Like e1 said though, its not a drift diff. Not saying you cannot, just not what a torsen is for.
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12-22-2016, 08:49 AM | #13 |
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