The method we always used (not as much fun...) was to jack up the rear so
both tires are off the ground- and with the transmission in neutral, turn
one rear wheel while watching the other... if the other wheel turns in the
SAME direction, you have a LSD, but if it turns the OPPOSITE direction, you
don't.
Gary Shook
>Yup, easy. Step and hold on the brake, and then stpe on the gas. If both
>wheels are spinning and you tail starts to move out form under you, then
>you have the LSD, if only one wheel spins(usually the passenger side)
>then you don't. :O)
>
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>>
>>Just bought a 1990 Dakota, 3.9L, 4x4, 51K miles. The motor is a little
>>weaker than I expected but aside from that I'm very happy with it. The
>>owners manual said that some of these trucks had the limited slip rear
>>differential, does anyone know an easy way to tell my truck has that
>>feature? The VIN dosen't say.
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