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I Supported Toymods
Location: Perth
Registered: May 2004
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LSD diff question....strange clunking
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Thu, 23 June 2005 11:26
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hi
i have had a trd 2 way lsd in my sprinter for about a year now...
recently i changed from the redline 75w90 to a lightweight shockproof (the blue shit)
after about 2 days all of a sudden a noise started at slow speed which sounded like a strange clunking (shudder kind of)
after pulling the lsd out and having examining it no fault can be found....i talked to some people and they say that the oil is wrong and makes the plates bind up and that noise is them slipping under lots of load....
i changed back to the old oil i was using and found that the noise is still there....much quieter and seems to be going away
my question is....is this possibly the cause? How long should this noise last if it is....?
thanx
Adam
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Location: MACKAY
Registered: May 2002
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Re: LSD diff question....strange clunking
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Thu, 23 June 2005 12:49
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Yes the wrong oil will do that , try changing the oil again which should then get rid of any of the blue oil you put in , after you refill with the redline go somewhere where there is no traffic and do several sharp figure eights , this should fix the problem .
Trevor
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Location: Newcastle
Registered: May 2004
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Re: LSD diff question....strange clunking
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Thu, 23 June 2005 14:13
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figure 8's i think will do shit all as the plates would have worn in ages ago.
Oil is definitly the culprit here, a firend had exactly the same prob with his 2 way, he bought cheaper lsd oil, made the same noises u are refereing to, he changed the oil to the good stuff (80-140W) and the noises went away.
so. DO IT, 80-140W, DO IT.
id change it again to rid ur self of whats left of that thin redline oil in there. make sure its thick as hell, i.e 80-140W and is good quality stuff, should be around $30 a litre.. and well worth every cent.
Hope the noise goes, if not maby 1 year of abuse... id definitly be thinking about rebuilding it anyways, ill probably do mine every year, or 6 months pending amount of track days it see's.
Tuschiia recommends rebuilding it every month!! fark that, only if u drift everyday for 8 hours a day, lol
[Updated on: Thu, 23 June 2005 14:15]
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I Supported Toymods
Location: Perth
Registered: May 2004
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Re: LSD diff question....strange clunking
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Thu, 23 June 2005 15:04
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yeah changed to the 75w90....redline which i had innitially and it fixed it.....ill empty it and refil in a week or so
but with my anger when removing a stubborn axle i think i fekked the bearing so now when i pull em out again i might get the axles straightened and bearings fixed.....i just cant take any sort of noise from the rear axle it drives me bonkers
cheers for ur replies guys
and yeah once a month...thats just nuts
Adam
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