RE: Re: alfa-digest V8 #159 - Limited Slip Differential

[ltooz@domain.elided (LLe_2001)]

Hello Russ,
 My 91 spider veloce has the wheel spin in opposite directions, then mine is not LSD?
 It does have some free play when I turn the wheels. I can even moved the wheel in & out a little. Am I going to need bearing soon?

Louis,
AlfaNeely@domain.elided wrote:

>       Sorry, but that will not work on an Alfa limited slip.  The clutches 
>in the Alfa LSD are loose enough that you cannot turn one wheel and have the 
>other turn the same direction.  You certainly cannot do that on any rear end 
>with 10,000 or more miles on it.
>       If you shim the Alfa rear end really tight, then both wheels will turn 
>the same direction for a while.  The rear end will eventually wear to the 
>point where you cannot tell by turning the wheels.
>       The Alfa rear end does have some ramps so that the LSD will still work 
>when power is applied.  The ramps spread the spacers that the spiders turn in 
>and tighten the clutches.  Or they do in theory.  The rears still work better 
>if shimmed relatively tight.
>
>Ciao,
>Russ Neely
>Oklahoma City
>
>
>In a message dated 10/22/2001 1:54:37 PM Central Daylight Time, 
>owner-alfa-digest@domain.elided writes:
>
>
>> 
>> Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2001 19:19:18 -0700
>> From: VC <ho455@domain.elided>
>> Subject: Re: alfa-digest V8 #155
>> 
>> >Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2001 21:23:53 -0400
>> >From: "John Hertzman" <johnhertzman@domain.elided>
>> >Subject: oops (admitting a limited slip of the other sort)
>> 
>> One easy way to check for a limited slip rear end is if you can jack the
>> car up turn one of the wheels.  If the opposite wheel turns the same
>> direction the rear end is a limited slip rear end.  If they turn in
>> opposite directions the differantal is open.  This will work on most cars.
>> If the other wheel doesn't move be afraid.  Or if the wheels act like they
>> have zero play between them the spider gears may have been welded together
>> by someone.  You should be able to turn one wheel back and forth some.
>> There are also ways of testing a LSD with a torque wrench to see if it is
>> working properly 
>
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