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Re: Identifying limited slip differential (archive)
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Posted by Gary T on September 24, 2000 at 18:23:45:

In Reply to: Identifying limited slip differential posted by Mike on September 23, 2000 at 20:36:55:


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Quick and easy way to find out: stop car with one side on pavement, other side on dirt or sand. If you have ASR turn it off. Briefly nail the gas. If you leave a tire stripe on the pavement it's LSD. Of course the usual common sense traffic safety caveats apply.
This assumes the clutch pack is ok-- if it's dead, you may still need to look for the "S" stamping on the diff housing as described in one of the other responses.

Gary T

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