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Differential Swap Question (E39 M5 LSD)
I built a new diff with an E39 M5 LSD. I have gotten so much great information from this community I thought I would share my experience. bigjae1976 has given me some great info on another thread!!
The plan was to buy a used case, side covers, input flange and rear cover as well as new LSD clutches, seals, bearings, shims etc. to build a complete new diff. I will also need a ring and pinion but may use the opportunity to go to 4.10 gears given they suit where I live. I chickened out of this and just hammered the ZF carrier into my existing pumpkin with the stock 3.85 ring and pinion. After some research, I found the following: I did not touch the pinion but I bought the parts for future (Thanks to @Andrew for some great info in another post): Pinion:
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Installation of the clutch kits is relatively straight forward. The one things I learned was before compressing the clutch assembly with the cap, it is best to put both output flanges in the diff and rotate the clutches and spider gears. This seems to properly center everything in the carrier. After this, tighten the cap down and test to make sure nothing is binding. In my case, I measured ~120ftlb of breakaway torque. RacingDiffs told me to expect ~115Nm when new dropping to 100Nm once the clutches are bedded in. I will keep you all posted. As for actual installation into my pumpkin, I had that done by a gearing specialist here in Victoria. He has zero issues and was able to set the pattern, lash and pre-load without any issues. Diff got put back into the car. After a single drive, it snowed here. So, it will be a bit before I can properly test this pumpkin out! Again, thanks to all those who have helped me in this little endeavor. Cheers,
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Soldiering forth with this adventure.
Got a bearing/seal set on the way. Also bought a new set of LSD clutches and 210mm carrier shims from RacingDiffs. Went with a 2 clutch stage 1 kit. Perhaps some day I will try out their variable ramp set and a 4 clutch setup. Baby steps. Found a local shop that is willing to help with the bearing press and gear setup. Everyone locally has basically said that the ball bearing pinion setup is very difficult to setup. So, I am just going to swap diff carriers instead of building a spare diff. Some day, if I want to go with 4.10 gears, I will have to tackle the pinion. Perhaps some more information will be available to help set pre-loading. Or, in a perfect world, someone will figure out how to replace the nuisance ball bearings with roller bearings... Dare to dream. Need to clean everything up and get it ready for the new stuff. Fingers crossed everything works out!! Cheers,
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Making progress. Parts on order. Decided to not touch the pinion and swap carriers. Going to replace the carrier bearings and races. Also decided to go with a stage 1 racingdiffs service pack. Keeping the 45/45 ramps and 2 clutch setup for now. In the future, I may decide to try out the variable ramp set and/or the 4 clutch setup.
Fun fact - it seems like Serbia, Latvia and Estonia are hotbeds for differential parts. Who would have thought... And, sweet mother of pearl have cordless tools come a long way. 1,400ftlb of breaking torque from this magical wizard device. It broke the ring bolts loose even though they had red loctite on them. Crazy. Anyway, all cleaned up and ready to go once parts arrive. Everything seems pretty straight forward so far. Cheers,
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My parents bought me that back in grade school decades ago and I just kept it. 😝
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Now if I can find someone who knows how to properly set Pre-load on the pinion bearings. Fml. Perhaps driftflo would be able to provide a little guidance. Cheers,
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One more question (I miss newTIS.info): When re-installing the diff, tighten the rear bolt to spec first and then the front 2 bolts correct?
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Anyone know what the breakaway torque should be? Testing with a torque wrench on a bench tomorrow.
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Tested the breakaway torque today. Happy I did. Something must have been off center as it would not move at 240ftlb. Took it apart, everything looked good. Reassembled and rotated before tightening the hat fully. This seems to center all of the internals properly.
Tightened the hat down fully and tested again. Breakaway was 120ftlb. This seems reasonable as I have found some info that shows the 210mm LSD with 2 clutches should be ~105ftlb. Carrier should be swapped this coming week so here is hoping that next weekend I can report back how the ZF feels compared to the GKN. Cheers,
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Relocated this to the first post
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The lump is in the car. So far, nothing to report as I am being gentle on it for a bit to break it in. Once I change the fluid out after the clutches have bedded in, I will update the thread (if anyone ever reads this drivel that I post).
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With the standard ramps, be mindful of corner entry understeer that wasn't there before. If there's one thing I always wanted to change on my E39 M5 it was the LSD ramps and going with a milder decel ramp. It contributed to making that car a pig on corner entry...
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Perhaps my square setup with big 275s on the front will make it less understeery. Prior to this my car was a bit pointy. I will see how it changes. Cheers,
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Racingdiffs is the best for sure,
this is a nice setup but I assure you the moment you put it in and it works you'll be ready to take it out and do a 4.10 simply because now you have the "know-how"
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As for 4.10, I will get a set some day. Perhaps a GB some day? I used to have 4.10s but I lived in the prairies and drove on the highway at 80+ MPH a lot. Dumb move to sell that given now I live where 80+ MPH will get you impounded. 😡
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