Lsd

Hey mate,

if you're doing the diff oil anyway then you can check whether it's LSD or not before you fill her up

-get a drain pan/bucket, put it under the diff center
-unbolt all the bolts for the center cover
-pry it off gently, and watch all the oil go into your container
-once it's all drained, inspect the diff center

if it looks like this (with the extra set of bolts) - i.e. a set of bolts to hold the big "crown gear" on, and an extra set of bolts to hold the LSD goodness inside in:





then you have an LSD, and should buy some LSD oil (or take her out to get reconditioned if you want)

if it looks like this: (i.e. no extra bolts, just the ones that hold the big gear on)



then you don't have an lsd - now is a good time to fit one, or fit a mini-spool

if you're unsure, take some pics and post up and we'll id it for you.

- once inspection is done and you're sure of what you have, give the mating faces of the cover and diff housing a good clean to get all the crap off and so it's spotless.
- get some hi-temp silicone RTV sealant, and if it's your kinda thing, you can also get a gasket from somewhere.
- apply (opt. gasket) and sealant along the mating faces liberally, and smoothen out coat by dabbing fingers all over the crap.
- put the cover back on and bolt up
- pop the fill cap out of the cover, and pump suitable diff oil into it until it starts to overflow from the eyelet
- pop fill cap back in
- beer-o-clock


on a side note - I reckon if I had to, I'd risk LSD oil in a non-lsd diff (seeing as it's got pretty much the same components, less the cones), but I would not risk non-lsd oil in an LSD.

 

Awesome m8 great writeup and if i am unsure i may take up your offer to post a pic on here for idenification
Also you and i must think alike with the sentence in bold

Thanks heaps dude
Matt

 

Correct me if Im wrong on thisa one, but if you chek your build tag (stuck to the front of the firewall under the bonnet) you will see either GU4 for open diff or GU8 if its LSD.

Easy

 

Is this definitely the same for the VS Utes? Cause i been reading around a lot and many people had LSD's and the GU4 tag?