here is a link to my pics folder.. i took them today

http://www.imagestation.com/album/?id=4290572233

the pics i am refering to are the ones where my thumb points to a dent.. what do you think?

it's a used jdm h22 lsd.. it came like that

 

ouch...
that looks tough.
i personally wouldnt put it in my car, but it could work fine. there is a little clearance between the 2 pieces but still..

 

does anyone know if its replace able? do they sell those in the US?

 

thats just a bearing. you can get a replacement from Honda. Have a shop pull that one and install the new one. I would get two new ones, one fro each side.

 

yeah, but the thing is that lsd's for a prelude wasn't offered in the states... so why would they have parts for it?

 

it'll be the same bearing as the standard prelude.

 

If the hardened surfaces look good on the bearing. Take a flat punch from the inside and a "tapping" hammer and work the dent out. Buck the cage on either side of the dent with two other hammers. You should only tap on the cage, not the race or the rollers. Don't try to get it perfect, just better. That assembly was dropped on the stamped steel retainer. No big deal. I "know" how to work that dent out, but its damn hard to explain on the internet.

That kind of thing would be an issue on a very high speed bearing, but if it was in that kind of application it would be a ball bearing with a phenolic two part cage.

Regards,
BigMoose

 

just replace the bearing. its cheap.

 

Looks like your LSD is 100% fine. Bearings are cake to replace.


What did you do? Drop it?

 

I got it like that shipped from Canada

so I can just go to the dealer for the replacement?

 

oh and thanks everyone for the replies.. I was a bit worried

 

Yah, you can go to the dealer or get one from acuraautomotiveparts.net and get the bearing for the 97 spec ITR tranny, it will be the same.