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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: andy_driver on 22 March 2010, 12:15:08
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would anyone know the easiest way to identify which diff i have if its a limited slip diff or a non limited slip diff type cause reason i am asking is that when i switch the traction control off both wheels spin oh and the diff sounds like a bag of bolts as i need one badly .
its 95 96 2.5 cdx manual .
any help would be greatfull .
thanks
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two easiest ways :-
filling plug should have a plastic bung in it with German wording for "LSD oil only"
if you slowly start moving on full lock in 1st, there'll be a kind of shh shh shh shh noise coming from the rear (window open) as the tyres load and unload
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thanks for the reply eh there is no plastic bung :( in the filling plug a will try what said on full lock . oh a ment to say the haynes manual showes there is an ID tag on the diff but i dont have one of them either :( lol . do you know if i can buy a rebulid kit to replace the bearings in the diff .
thanks
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It will only be an LSD if its been swapped.....and sadly, I am yet to see an LSD with the palstic bung either.
The only fool proof way is to pop the back plate off and look at the internals
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well judging with the noise its making its the original 170.000miles :D if i think right the back plate has got the abs sensors on it and has got a mount on it
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it's possible to rebuild the diff - i've done five or six.
the bearings aren't cheap tho. the crownwheel carrier support bearings are about £90 each and GM-only.
you can just take a driveshaft out and have a look in the side. two-pin means open diff, four-pin means LSD.
for what it's worth, I reckon about half of the LSDs still have the plastic bung.
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thanks for the info certainly isnt cheap thow lol .
my god i tryd getting the shafts out of the diff before there a nightmare i mean there solid didnt budge lol