LSD repair costs

[Tony2]

I bought a 5 litre VS III ute a while back now but since I bought it it had a noisy diff in it. Anyway I put it into the diff shop expecting to just have the pinion bearings replaced but it ended up needing a new lsd centre as well costing me over $1100 I was pissed off that a vehicle that had only done 110,000 k's would need a new diff. Does anyone know how many k's you can expect from the auto transmission? Should I start saving up for that one now?
While I'm on a roll is it normal for the power steering rack to have a slight/ moderate leak? Is there much involved in replacing those seals?

 

[ChRiDDa]

depends how the car was driven before you brought it! if the guy u brought it off enjoyed going sideways around corners, then yeah, 110k is a fair life for it..
not sure about the cost though, seems a bit rich 2 me!
as for the transmission, if it hasnt be re'coed, expect it to go around 200k or so!
when i had my transmission serviced, the technician said 2 me that all the electronic transmissions have a life of about 200,000k, then they just die..
to help prolong the life of it, make sure u get it serviced every 20,000k or every year!
the power steering on the v8s isnt that flash (i know mine isnt).
if its leaking, the cheapest thing to do is to probably replace the hoses and clamps (not a hard job) and see what that does..
Good luck!

 

[VPower]

when i had my transmission serviced, the technician said 2 me that all the electronic transmissions have a life of about 200,000k, then they just die..
to help prolong the life of it, make sure u get it serviced every 20,000k or every year!

what about the hydraulic ones in VN-P commodores?

 

[Jet Pilot]

Tony the price you paid for the diff is about average...

But as for the power steering, i'd get a new seal kit for the power steer
pump, and even new hoses and clamps like mentioned and get them
fitted.. the seal kit should be under $50 then its fitting, should fix all ya probs