Front differential 182:

[fizzy_drink]

Right...

Where exactly is the differential? What oil (if any) goes in it?

Ta,

Oms.

 

[edde]

its in the gearbox
Means the wheels cna turn at different speeds so you don't go tearing tryes on the bedns when both wheels would want to go at the same speed,.
Its uses the gearbox oil
How come?

 

[Dan@SJM]

Its in the box. Just change the box oil, 3.4 litres goes in it iirc, use descent stuff im running amsoil fully synthetic in mine.

 

[fizzy_drink]

Bollox!

Nevermind then.... I was thinking of my own make-shift LSD by using a thick grease.

:S

 

[Guy]

just put loads of araldite liquid metal stuff in the gearbox then

 

[fizzy_drink]

Lol... that'll work!

(ps I'm sick of torque-steer... nearly binned it today)

 

[The Fatty]

whats LSD in mechanical terms?!

 

[Dan@SJM]

Limited slip differential, basically it spins one wheel for a certain abount of time, then locks so both wheels are turning at the same pace.

 

[Dan@SJM]

strange my 172 isnt torque steering at all anymore!?

 

[The Fatty]

so whats the point in it?! surely thats a bd thing?!!

 

[run115]

It all depends what you use the car for, ie track, dont think you will notice much of a difference. Drag racing, defintely yes. A cheap version would be to weld up the diff, but i think its only doable on rwd cars.

Vince

 

[haitch]

^i think it would be very useful on track, lovin the torque steer, let the missus have a go a while back she put her foot down in 3rd & had to pull over cos she couldnt hold the wheel

 

[Friction]

LSD's are good for track use aswell as 1/4mile, for the simple reason that they keep power going to both wheels. Can be good and bad on the roads, fun through the twisties but you need to adapt your driving style, and hitting bumps has been known to pull cars in towards kerbs etc.

You can weld up the diff on some RWD cars, but thats not like an LSD, its a locked differential, and is only really good if you're into drifting!