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DISCUSSION => General Topics => Topic started by: Ramblin MAn on August 24, 2009, 10:14:53 PM

Title: So they didn't come stock with a LSD
Post by: Ramblin MAn on August 24, 2009, 10:14:53 PM

I had my car up on the rack. How do I tell if I have a LSD? I think I do because when I was trying to tell I couldn't rotate the left wheel more than X degrees without moving the right wheel. But shouldn't there be a tage or something? I didn't see an S stamped on it like the e21s

Title: So they didn't come stock with a LSD
Post by: roundel318 on August 25, 2009, 11:56:18 PM

in neutral, spin the back wheels forward, if the other goes the opposite direction, i belive its a open (non LSD) and if it goes the same its a closed (LSD)
someone correct me if i am wrong, that is just off the top of my head.

Title: So they didn't come stock with a LSD
Post by: JP 91iS on August 26, 2009, 11:27:55 AM

yes same direction spin is lsd

Title: So they didn't come stock with a LSD
Post by: Ramblin MAn on August 26, 2009, 12:22:07 PM

My car has issues. The rotors are all rusty and the brakes are grabbing. On my e21 if I rotate one wheel the other rotates also in the smae dirrection, but like I said this car has issues. If I am lucky I will have the rack this weekend and I'll get the rotors off and drop them off to get turned while I'm puting the gas tank back in.

Title: So they didn't come stock with a LSD
Post by: Choking Hazard on September 10, 2009, 09:07:48 PM

I loved my E21.  Euro spec 320 with Hartge goodness.  An 18 wheeler tested the side impact beams I had put in... and they passed.  :(

Title: So they didn't come stock with a LSD
Post by: Ramblin MAn on September 10, 2009, 09:39:54 PM

MMMMMmmmmmmm Hartge.

My e30 has an LSD. When I was putting the drive shaft back in, enough rust had wore off the rotors to allow them to spin free. When I turned the drive shaft, both wheels spun. It was that motor week video that scared me. They said it was an option.

Title: So they didn't come stock with a LSD
Post by: Bunta on September 13, 2009, 01:41:24 PM

Theres a little metal tag on one of the diff cover bolts that says if its an LSD or not.
It'll say S4.10 is it's an LSD a little sand paper will make it easier to read.
Luckily both my cars had the LSD option.






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