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Old 08-24-08, 07:54 PM
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88 GXL LSD - half-shaft popped out the left side... confused

so i decided to do a burnout the yesterday, and sure enough - *POP* - F&#* my life...

left it there for the night and towed it home in the morning..

note this picture below (thanks to NJGreenBud for the photo i stole from his thread hahah) this "halfshaft(correct?)" popped right out on my left side - still bolted to the shaft and intact.

i immediately figured that the LSD was broken and I would need a replacement,
until i read a couple minutes ago that these things are removed with a prybar?!?


i worked on getting the LSD out for awhile today and got stuck when it came to the mount up in the front. i came back to the house and read about dropping the subframe - at which point i quit for the day.

im just wondering if my LSD is salvage-able or destroyed - ?

if it is destroyed - what can i replace it with ? only another 88 GXL LSD ? or will a TII LSD fit ?
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Old 08-24-08, 09:47 PM
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I do not know much about the inner workings off the diff to tell you if its salvageable or not. However I can tell you that you can use any N/A diff. The Turbo II is bigger and will need the TII halfshafts and a custom driveshaft.
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ill try n get the diff out of the car and take some pictures to get some help...
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Just put the halfshaft back in and tap it with a hammer till it seats. These are only PRESSED in, no c-clips.
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okay, sounds simple enough...
but does it have to align with a gear or anything?

i still think (although its gonna suck to have to do) that i should pull the LSD from the car to do this, to make sure everything is okay.
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went to press the half-shaft hub back in today...

turns out it snapped off inside of the LSD, not popped out of it...

hazard is hookin me up with a used one from his parts car though, so i should have it taken car of soon...
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