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Rear LSD getting a bit tired. To shim or not to shim?

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Rear LSD getting a bit tired. To shim or not to shim?

Post by dansharp »

Hi tried searching and haven't had much luck. My rear lsd is getting a bit tired in my GQ, doesn't always spin 2 for some reason.
Is shimming hard to do or not? Could this be done by me easily enough?
cheers
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Re: Rear LSD getting a bit tired. To shim or not to shim?

Post by heathhoppy »

dansharp wrote:Hi tried searching and haven't had much luck. My rear lsd is getting a bit tired in my GQ, doesn't always spin 2 for some reason.
Is shimming hard to do or not? Could this be done by me easily enough?
cheers

Air locking would be better if you got the coin lying around but shimming is easy to do and cheap if you are doing it your self
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Post by dansharp »

Yeah wedding coming up got the coin but will get the divorce before the wedding if i spend it on anything but the wedding lol.
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Post by IN24BZ »

shiming of an lsd is not a hard thing to do, i usedto have a gq centre in my shed ill pull it open and inspect it to find an apropriate shimming material for advice its all nuts and bolts and its easy
Beep. Beep. Beep.. Whats that sound? Oh Look Its Just Another ZD30 On A Tow Truck.. =)

What torque? Tighten it till it strips and then back it off half a turn.
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Post by dansharp »

Thanks mate! I did find these on ebay that gave me the idea http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Nissan-Patrol-GQ ... tsupported
Not sure if it just another cheap ebay piece of junk or if they would be ok
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Post by IN24BZ »

for 10 bucks mate i wouldnt go past it , in some toyota diffs u just use a big washer to pack under the spring in it =] it will be come aparant when u split the centre where that piece goes
Beep. Beep. Beep.. Whats that sound? Oh Look Its Just Another ZD30 On A Tow Truck.. =)

What torque? Tighten it till it strips and then back it off half a turn.
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Post by dansharp »

Cheers mate will do.
Ill let ya's know how it goes!
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Post by patrol28 »

4h
sell shimes on e bay for 10 bucks
it might sound cheap but it works how ever u need two per side so its 40 bucks not 10 bucks and its al most as good as locked nissan diff is top notch in standard form refresh it plus a bit more its gunna hall ass
https://www.suspensionstuff.com.au/shop/product_info.php?cPath=137_40_69&products_id=996
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