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Old 04-30-2024, 09:14 PM
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Hello I’ve had the nismo gt 2way diff for about a year now barely driven the car but this past weekend I took my z out and did a small brake stand and now I’m having my passenger wheel lock up as I accelerate. Driving normal it doesn’t seem to lock up but I can feel a pull to the left and as I press the throttle little more I can hear that wheel locking up and in reverse it does the same. I figured the nismo gt could handle some beating but did I brake something inside or maybe try adjusting it? Driving it under low force it doesnt make any noise even when I get on it still no clunking just the 1 wheel locking up now. I drained the fluid also and no metal shavings were in the fluid.
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What kind of LSD fluid are you using?
Old 05-01-2024, 07:43 AM
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The nismo fluid that came with it. Did the break in then swapped out the fluid with the same 75w140 nismo competition oil
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Check the brake caliper. Unless the diff install was botched, I'd be surprised if that's the issue.
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Checked the brake caliper and it’s fine car rolls no issue only seems to lock up under heavy pressure and reverse. Wouldn’t be a cv axle issue would it or possibly wheel hub

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I just took the diff out of the car and opened it up and from the looks of it everything seems fine but I didn’t tear into it
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So, you're probably using the Motul 75-140W diff fluid and I've used that same product for going on 16 years for W2W racing. Have you considered adding redline LSD slip additive to smooth out the lockup a bit? Try half a pint and see if it makes a difference.
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I never had a problem with how it was it wasn’t terrible to me. The issue is now every time I get on the gas I hear the passenger rear tire skidding and it doesn’t stop as if it’s locking up and it shouldn’t be
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