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Question Do I have a Limited Slip Differential

Hi all,

Is there a quick way to tell whether you have a limited slip differential in your car?

The thread at http://www.pelicanparts.com/ultimate/Forum3/HTML/007527.html
mentions a test where you have the car jacked up and spin one wheel and depending on the direction the other spins you can tell (same direction - LSD /other direction - open diff). Is this test valid?

Can one tell from any of the stampings on the tranny?

I do not have a factory Kardex, which I suppose is the fastest way to tell if one came as OE, and I am not in a hurry to tear the gearbox apart (too many other projects) so is there a quick test?

I think when I was removing the bolts to the CV joints on my car this weekend, turning one real wheel did not turn the other. I wonder if I am in for a big surprise like a broken diff...

Thanks,
Charlie
Old 06-04-2001, 10:39 AM
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