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Ok. So this is the diff in my car ATM. Car turns at slow speeds with trouble. Was told from the previous owner it had a lock diff in it. However. When I jacked it up I turn one wheel and it would turn the other but not equal distance (like LSD). Also if I held one wheel and turned the other it would still turn (Lock diff would not turn??).
Any ideas or suggestions on how to really tell?
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a good locked diff wudnt turn
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could it be LSD?
looks like some sort of borg warner type diff
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might help if we knew what car it was man
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Rusty wrote:could it be LSD?
looks like some sort of borg warner type diff
dude its got a hitachi logo on it
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its a standard nissan (hitachi) diff.
will be either a R160, or a R180.......looks more like a R180 to me.....but measure the distance between the bottom 2 bolts to check.
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510BRE wrote:
Rusty wrote:could it be LSD?
looks like some sort of borg warner type diff
dude its got a hitachi logo on it
may have a spool installed to make it LSD
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Yeah I be inclined to agree with Dan, looks like an R180 to me.
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Thanks for all the replies guys.
dirtyleppa wrote:might help if we knew what car it was man
Datsun 1600 510
datsunboy wrote:its a standard nissan (hitachi) diff.
will be either a R160, or a R180.......looks more like a R180 to me.....but measure the distance between the bottom 2 bolts to check.
Sorry to sound ignorant but which two bottom bolts? The two below the drain bolt?
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yep thats right
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