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bommer
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Wed Aug 20, 2008 8:59 pm

sorry but so many stories i have 325i not sport


do i have a lsd or what? cheers :cool:
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Wed Aug 20, 2008 9:00 pm

Its a possibility :roll:
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Wed Aug 20, 2008 9:01 pm

as n could have been fitted?

how can i tell?
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Wed Aug 20, 2008 9:02 pm

who know? it was an option when new so it could be. check out the code on a tag on the diff cover plate. if it starts with S then some numbers iits an lsd. for instance mine is S391 for an 3.91 ratio lsd.
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Wed Aug 20, 2008 9:03 pm

Jack up the back end, let the handbrake off, rotate one of the wheels, see which way the other one turns, same direction=lsd, opposite direction=open diff
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Wed Aug 20, 2008 9:09 pm

fuzzy wrote:who know? it was an option when new so it could be. check out the code on a tag on the diff cover plate. if it starts with S then some numbers iits an lsd. for instance mine is S391 for an 3.91 ratio lsd.
il try that
jay1980 wrote:Jack up the back end, let the handbrake off, rotate one of the wheels, see which way the other one turns, same direction=lsd, opposite direction=open diff
wow thats a smart way il try both :D:D

cheers guys :cool:
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Wed Aug 20, 2008 9:27 pm

If you are in neutral and just jack up one, handbrake off, it will be very difficult to turn by hand (as it is linked to the wheel on the ground via the lsd.
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Wed Aug 20, 2008 9:34 pm

more fun way is to drop the clutch with lots of revs and see if it leaves 2 black marks! winkeye
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Wed Aug 20, 2008 9:58 pm

Slight flaw though, is that open diffs leave a nice number 11 if you give it enough enthusiasm winkeye

Still a fun test, where did that localised fog come from :P
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Wed Aug 20, 2008 10:05 pm

bigpimpin wrote:more fun way is to drop the clutch with lots of revs and see if it leaves 2 black marks! winkeye

winkeye winkeye winkeye :cool:
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Thu Aug 21, 2008 6:29 pm

Like this, me in my old sport ! winkeye

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Thu Aug 21, 2008 6:35 pm

bigpimpin wrote:Like this, me in my old sport ! winkeye

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Aye George, it went about 3 years ago !
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