no the mechanic went for a ride with me and he heard the whine and said it sounded like a bad pinion bearing....I know the backlash can be finicky and require special tools ...thats why I didnt do it myself....this is the first Time I've had to take it to a shop....At least my 4.56 gears are still in good shape!.... man I got to win the lotto or something now.... been working on some of the pile of computers today I have to repair for people to raise some extra $$ for this...

 

the LSD is inside the differential and has nothing to do with the tranny FYI.

looks like this
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/73-07...item53de0db9ac

 

yea mines def. an open diff...so hopefully it is jsut a front end part. i know my wheel bearings are going on the bad side as well as tie rod ends.

 

And just think he works at a shop.

 

lol....we all learn somewhere I guess....as long as he doesnt run it yet....

 

yes but i havent dug into internals. ive tought myself everything i know. ive never don a job with requiring to do something with an LSD. Im ot certified, and have been in the garage for little over a year.
im the type of person that if you show me something that needs to be fixed, ill get it fixed one way or another. Im trying to learn alot more stuff, for Mechanics is my passion.


wait isnt fwd LSD's in the tranny?

 

nothing wrong with that...theres a lot to pick up and experience is the best teacher and if you havent had to work on one yet, well......I know from experience I'm the Lead Technician for the national service company I work for
I sometimes have to fly around to help fix something that the local tech has either just never had to do since school or he may not have even been trained on....yet there are other machines he (or she ) may be able to teach me a thing or two just because of more experience on something....its almost impossible to be a guru on everything....Especially when your young...


and no on the front lsd question.....the job of an lsd is to lock both wheels together but still allow some slack (or limited slip) for them to move independantly of each other for turning when one wheel should move slower than the other. Think about it? how can that be done at the tranny?

 

so how hard is it to put an lsd in?

 

You need gear oil the lsd and the install kit and special tools.

 

i read the previous posts, and it looks like its an expensive job if you pay labor...

im probably gunna get a detroit locker when im done my rebuild...and hopefully my boss knows how to do it (hes an ASE master tech)...i know he has the tools..i dont think theres a tool he doesnt have