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Originally Posted by inTgr8r
I had to stop watching that vid.....
There are sooooo many things that are wrong with his methods it isn't funny.
.....starting with working on the garage floor  |
me too!
this guy has no idea what he is doing there...
installing a lsd (or even worse, a new gearset or pinion bearings) is no easy DIY!
besides a lot of knowledge and experience you also need a number of special tools AND some sets of shims (and/or a surface grinding machine) to adjust bearing preload and backlash.
here are picture documentations of some lsd insallations i did (in german language... but the pics may help anyway):
http://www.limitedslip.de/service/einbau.html (click on the accoring picture to see the full installation of this unit)
these are no step by step tutorials but you may get a little insight of how it is done. i did over 1.000 installations during the last 7 years and i had a lot of diffs here to fix the issues caused by diy-installers or workshops that also underestimated the task.
i always suggest to have the work done at a shop that does a lot of the type of axles that you want to have modified. if someone has the knowledge and tools to set nissan diffs he will fail in setting a lsd rear axle as tools and shims to set the bmw axle will be missing.
and when buying a lsd or differential parts ask the dealer if he will provide the necessary information like bolt torque values, backlash, friction torques...
if not, don't buy it there... he will not be able to help and guide you during installation and afterwards.
@mobbin: got your email and try to answer as soon as i find time. at least i already read the whole email from top to bottom ;-)