Howdy,

I was just wondering, because it came to my attention. I heard that you can look through the differential holes (CV Axle hole) and tell whether its LSD or not.

Supposively, if you see a bar going across, then its NON-LSD. Which is quite simple to understand.

But what if you have a transmission such as a YS1 with FACTORY LSD. Its the one thats suppose to switch from left to right front tire for traction and etc.

Heres a pic with supposively a YS1 with LSD. Theres a bar going through it, although I do notice it does look a little bigger.



MY question is, is that really accurate? The whole "if bar is inside transmission, its non lsd, and vice versa, etc"?

What would be the correct way of checking without disassembling the tranny? (I know theres probably no other way)

Any help is gladly appreciated.

 

Looks like an open diff to me.

 

Ok cool, thats one person. Just making sure what people really think.

Because I'm going to buy a YS1 with factory LSD, and I wanna make sure what I should see or not see through that cv axle hole

 

that's what my open diff looked like in my YS1

 

thats open diff

 

open diff = NON lsd.........that is open differential.

 

Definitely open diff. ALL LSD's you can see a hole all the way through. Whether it's a small hole or a hole the size of the splines, an LSD has no crosspin.

 

x2 you can see straight thru on an LSD trans, just a big hole.
the first pic is NOT an lsd trans

 

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Not true, Just because you can see through it doesn't mean its is equipped with limited slip. On honda transmission yes, if you can see through them then it does. But on other cars maybe. But the Mazda Protege speeds LSD is one whole unit and cannot be seen through... So not ALL lsd's can be seen through. (unless you are talking about a honda)

 

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Not true, Just because you can see through it doesn't mean its is equipped with limited slip. On honda transmission yes, if you can see through them then it does. But on other cars maybe. But the Mazda Protege speeds LSD is one whole unit and cannot be seen through... So not ALL lsd's can be seen through. (unless you are talking about a honda)</TD></TR></TABLE>


Um, its pretty safe to say we're talking Honda's here........

 

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Um, its pretty safe to say we're talking Honda's here........ </TD></TR></TABLE>

Seriously, I'm pretty sure this isnt Mazda-Tech

 

LOL. Yes, I based my assumption on the following:

1. The picture was of a Honda transmission.
2. They asked about a Honda transmission.

Here is a picshur:


Picture linked from http://www.ff-squad.com/tech/

 

Awesome! Thanks a ton you all. Now I can be sure what to look for.

I'm hoping for the best at this point lol