WHCapriceHBD
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I hope it will be worth it... It should be less lazy than the current 3.08:1 anyways.
I think this diff would have come out of something like a manual VZ Clubsport. The guy I bought it from said it was removed at 140,000km for a 3.90:1 diff, not because there was anything wrong with it.
Irregardless, I sent the diff to a diff specialist in town for a rebuild and a clean up as soon as it arrived. I got the diff back from the diff specialist a few days ago. Its now got 4 pinion gears instead of 2, and the cone LSD has been checked over and tightened. New bearings in the sides and in the front input. Its cost a bit for the rebuild and the initial cost of the diff, but I think it will be worth it, versus just throwing it in unchecked.
While it was apart, some parts went off to the powder coaters. Let me explain what I wanted:
I didn't have it powder coated or painted plain black, as I wanted to be able to look underneath and see and oil leaks it might develop in future. Oil leaks on a black diff would be hard to spot, so I had it done in a lighter gunmetal type of colour, which I'm happy with.
They also coated the fill and drain plugs in wrinkle red for me, so they are easy for idiots to see underneath a dark car and not slip out of oily fingers.
And they did the little axle retaining clamp plates on each side of the diff in wrinkle black which looked good too.
Replaced all the screws on the diff cover with polished stainless steel button head allen screws.
So its basically ready to go in on Tuesday. Probably the prettiest looking Commodore LSD I've ever seen :rofl2: Almost too nice to throw under there and get covered in dirt and road grime...
I think this diff would have come out of something like a manual VZ Clubsport. The guy I bought it from said it was removed at 140,000km for a 3.90:1 diff, not because there was anything wrong with it.
Irregardless, I sent the diff to a diff specialist in town for a rebuild and a clean up as soon as it arrived. I got the diff back from the diff specialist a few days ago. Its now got 4 pinion gears instead of 2, and the cone LSD has been checked over and tightened. New bearings in the sides and in the front input. Its cost a bit for the rebuild and the initial cost of the diff, but I think it will be worth it, versus just throwing it in unchecked.
While it was apart, some parts went off to the powder coaters. Let me explain what I wanted:
I didn't have it powder coated or painted plain black, as I wanted to be able to look underneath and see and oil leaks it might develop in future. Oil leaks on a black diff would be hard to spot, so I had it done in a lighter gunmetal type of colour, which I'm happy with.
They also coated the fill and drain plugs in wrinkle red for me, so they are easy for idiots to see underneath a dark car and not slip out of oily fingers.
And they did the little axle retaining clamp plates on each side of the diff in wrinkle black which looked good too.
Replaced all the screws on the diff cover with polished stainless steel button head allen screws.
So its basically ready to go in on Tuesday. Probably the prettiest looking Commodore LSD I've ever seen :rofl2: Almost too nice to throw under there and get covered in dirt and road grime...