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LSD

  • 13-06-2010 11:01am
    #1
    ZANKOU
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30 ✭


    Hi lads, can someone please explain to me how a limited slip dif works? Is it the same as welding the diff?
    Sorry if this sounds like a stupid question.:cool:


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  • #2
    ianobrien
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,755 ✭✭✭ianobrien


    http://lmgtfy.com/?q=how+does+a+limited+slip+differential+work


  • #3
    Captain Slow IRL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,651 ✭✭✭Captain Slow IRL


    No, they're different.

    A lsd will allow a certain amount of slip, so wheels aren't dragging when you go around a corner - the inner wheel should be moving less than the outer wheel.

    A welded diff will cause both wheels to rotate the same speed no matter whether the car is going in a straight line or around a corner.


  • #4
    biko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81,220 ✭✭✭✭biko


    There's a good youtube video of it that I can't find now.


  • #5
    ZANKOU
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30 ✭ZANKOU


    I got it now lads thanks.


  • #6
    Run_to_da_hills
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,009 ✭✭✭✭Run_to_da_hills


    ianobrien wrote: »
    http://lmgtfy.com/?q=how+does+a+limited+slip+differential+work
    Smart.

    If Google is such a wonderful tool, why bother having a tech help forum. :rolleyes:


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  • #7
    ianobrien
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,755 ✭✭✭ianobrien


    Run_to_da_hills wrote: »
    Smart.

    If Google is such a wonderful tool, why bother having a tech help forum. :rolleyes:

    For basic info, it'll take longer to open the tech help here and post the query than compared to opening Google and typing.

    If the person did that and was still confused or had a problem, then we will attempt to answer.

    Also, if a poster has a technical question, Google can throw up loads of irrelevant info which could be contradictory.


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