E153 LSD whine and recommendations

[chief1eye]

Thanks for the responses. To be safe I'm going to drop in my spare gearbox I picked up which is non lsd ready for Clubfest. Not totally sure of condition of it, its mean to be good. That will then give me a chance to get my lsd box rebuilt ready for Chrome Expression Event at Hampton Downs on 3 - 5th August. Other than the box starting to whine it shifts "sweet as" so dont want to risk any damage to it.

I hear you can still use your lsd axles in a non lsd box. Is anyone doing that or knows for sure that you can?

[mknz]

Can confirm they'll work. The LSD axles just have the splines cut out further down from the gearbox end

[chief1eye]

Can confirm they'll work. The LSD axles just have the splines cut out further down from the gearbox end

Excellent. Saves me a bit of time

[Benckj]

I’d just check the shoulder of axle where oil seal rides. Axle may not seal if it protrudes out further than lip.

[GDII]

This shows a side by side comparison. They aren't different enough to worry about the oil seal.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hELEmjt5Y4k&t=1s