Re: Diff Clutches

From: Bernd D. Ratsch (bernd@texas.net)
Date: Tue May 04 1999 - 10:41:20 EDT


The LSD units in the Dakota's (8.25" Chrysler) use clutch packs. The only
maintenance issues are changing (and using) the correct fluid. I've seen
life spans on the clutch packs from 60K miles up to 120K miles with regular
maintenance. I wouldn't worry about them at all.

At 07:08 AM 05/04/1999 -0700, you wrote:
>|2. Sometimes mine burns both tires and sometimes it
>|doesn't, what could be
>|>causing it? I notice it burns 1 tire 90% of the time
>|and then when i hit
>|>second i leave 2 marks 50% of the time.
>
>Hmmm. I don't know a darn thing about diff's but a
>comment someone made a few days ago got me thinking!
>Can't remember who it was, but they were talking about
>how a LSD works and said something about clutches? Is
>this a maintenance item? It would seem to me that a
>clutch would wear over time and would need
>replacement!
>Anybody smarter than me have any ideas???
>
>
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Bernd D. Ratsch
Pflugerville, TX
http://lonestar.texas.net/~bernd/Dakota.htm
1997 Dodge Dakota SLT/CC (V6)



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