Searched a lil. Didn't find what I was looking for. VLSD Question inside

[Rikter]

Hi there and thanks for reading. Hopefully someone out there can answer this question.

I have a '89 240sx. Recently a shop up island had a 240 come in wrecked and was parting things out. I got the call if I wanted the vlsd out of it. I said sure, paid for it, and today attempted to install it.

After a few bruised knuckles, mutterings about the rear sway bar, etc I managed to get it in. I was given the entire pumpkin so I just unbolted mine, bolted the vlsd in, and drove the car normally on the street to check for vibration, shimmys, etc. All was fine.

I haven't taken it around any sharp corners or attempted a "drift" yet with it. My question is, having now done some research I'm wondering if what I put in was even the vlsd pumpkin. Some sites are saying:

" If you own an S13 (89-94) you will need to swap the rear cover off your stock open diff onto the VLSD"

I didn't have to do that.

Another states:

" VLSD sourced from:240SX with ABS Modifications needed: None Differential housing is ~.75" longer

The pumpkin I got didn't have a location for the abs sensor so I just wire-tucked it under the car. I have an abs light on but I don't much care about that right now. Just looking to find out if I, in fact, do have an lsd.

I didn't even think to check to make sure both sides turnedt he same was (is it possible to check while attached to the drive shaft?)

Any help would be much appreciated.-Rik

*** edit and note *** I did notice that when I went to attach the driveshaft back to the pumpkin that I had more room and wasn't reduced to only using open faced wrenches on the bolts. I was able to get a closed loop wrench on it.

[Chukidori]

" If you own an S13 (89-94) you will need to swap the rear cover off your stock open diff onto the VLSD"

I didn't have to do that.

-Rik

The answer to that is ..

You got the Whole diff from a wrecked 240 that already had it installed..In which case that step was done by the owner of the diff previously in order for it to BE on his s13...IE that was already done...

Go and burn out, If you see one black mark, its not a VLSD

[Rikter]

Thanks for the reply. I'll check that tonight. Unfortunatelly in an SOHC engine a burnout is usually a laughing stock

-Rik

[98s14inaz]

How about something that won't get you a ticket? Jack the car up by the diff, spin tires by hand, if they go in the same direction you have a vlsd, if they go in the opposite you have an open. Of course you could have done this by hand when you picked it up at the shop