OBX LSD sale B series, D series and GSR
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Re: OBX LSD sale B series, D series and GSR (mike93eh2)
So I got an OBX lsd from you a couple months ago and finally got around to installing it. Everything went smoothly and the tranny was back in the car & everything was back together. I filled the tranny with fluid and called it a night.
The next morning there was a puddle under the car from the right axle. I thought it was an axle seal (even though they were brand new) But I grabbed the inner CV joint and pulled on it and it moves in/out about 1/8 to 3/16"
The axle clip is seated because it was not pulling all the way out, only about 1/8 to 3/16". So I took it all back apart, had a hell of a time prying the axle out with a screwdriver (typical OBX trait from what I've read) and tried 3 different stock right axles - all with the same result of play!
I still had my stock diff and they fit perfect in there. So I got a strip of putty and made an imprint of the inside of where the axle goes into, with the grooves and the ridge where the clip settles into.
Problem found, The grooves on the inner edge of the OBD stop about 1/8" sooner on the inner side than the grooves on the stock diff.
So the axle clip is going in, but the OBX LSD has the grooves ending too soon and that allows the axle clip to lock in, but still slide back & forth about 1/8 to 3/16"
This is only happening on the passenger side, the driver side is fine. I have not heard of this particular problem anywhere else yet.
It was the latest version of the LSD, 3.0 they call it, with no stampings on the outer casing.
Before I bother taking everything back apart & try to get a refund/exchange (Will you even offer me a refund or exchange?), what is a possible solution for this?
The only thing that comes to mind right now is to get an axle custom machined on a lathe a little bit so that the groove for the axle clip is 1/8" more toward the inner CV joint (away from inner tip of axle). Then load the new wider slot up with 3 or so axle clips (or one really wide clip?)
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The next morning there was a puddle under the car from the right axle. I thought it was an axle seal (even though they were brand new) But I grabbed the inner CV joint and pulled on it and it moves in/out about 1/8 to 3/16"
The axle clip is seated because it was not pulling all the way out, only about 1/8 to 3/16". So I took it all back apart, had a hell of a time prying the axle out with a screwdriver (typical OBX trait from what I've read) and tried 3 different stock right axles - all with the same result of play!
I still had my stock diff and they fit perfect in there. So I got a strip of putty and made an imprint of the inside of where the axle goes into, with the grooves and the ridge where the clip settles into.
Problem found, The grooves on the inner edge of the OBD stop about 1/8" sooner on the inner side than the grooves on the stock diff.
So the axle clip is going in, but the OBX LSD has the grooves ending too soon and that allows the axle clip to lock in, but still slide back & forth about 1/8 to 3/16"
This is only happening on the passenger side, the driver side is fine. I have not heard of this particular problem anywhere else yet.
It was the latest version of the LSD, 3.0 they call it, with no stampings on the outer casing.
Before I bother taking everything back apart & try to get a refund/exchange (Will you even offer me a refund or exchange?), what is a possible solution for this?
The only thing that comes to mind right now is to get an axle custom machined on a lathe a little bit so that the groove for the axle clip is 1/8" more toward the inner CV joint (away from inner tip of axle). Then load the new wider slot up with 3 or so axle clips (or one really wide clip?)
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sorry for being so vague.. this was about six yrs ago. i still have the axle, if you want it.
this was a quaife in a B16 cable tranny, converted to hydro.
it drove me crazy 'till my friend said, "oh. you need 'this' axle". problem solved. but: even if you get my axle.. what will you do if it ever breaks??
good luck.
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