hillbillybob

i would think the time difference would be from the shops estimate when they can get it in to start working on it and also what glue they use could have a factor? maybe some need longer to set up before they can give it back. i remember them telling me several years ago when i had one replaced that i needed to leave the windows cracked so when i shut the doors the cabin air pressure didnt pop the winshield up and cause it to leak. and as far as quality of the install, the shops should have to specality tools to remove the windshield easily and quickly so its just a matter of how much they want to charge for their time and materials.

thats the only semi reasonable answer i can come up with... haha put the longer spring on the drivers side so that when you sit in it the ride height will equal out like a BMW does right?? genius... i saw where you were goin with that one!

i would have a hard time believing 30-40 lbs for a spare tire would make that much of a difference. 100 lbs yes i could see if making a difference but when i was installing mine and tried to compress that last 1/2 in to get it in place and it didnt move no matter how hard i pushed on it. so there is no reason a spare tire would make that much of a difference. maybe spin the isolator around and see if you can get it to seat like the other side did? might be far fetched but could it have something to do with the front? could one T-bar be cranked a little farther then the other cause it ride funny in the rear? but you said the front was spot on side to side so that theory doesnt really make sense....

mine did the same thing when i lifted it up, the panhard bar keeps the left side of the axle from drooping as far as the right side with nothing to stop it but the front links hittting the bracket. both springs were installed the same direction? both cut ends facing up or down (i dont remember which way i did mine or if the spring options thread tells you which way they are supposed to go) in the pictures it looks like the side sitting high and the isolator being pinched is installed one way and the the side sitting lower and seated nicely is installed reverse with the factory spring end against the isolator. I can tell you that both of mine looked like your high side with the isolator being pinched pretty bad.

I assume that's just to see if that is causing it to bind. And spring is sitting on the isolator seated in the mount? Could the spring be caught up on the inside lip on the upper mount that keeps the spring from falling out. I assumed the drop bracket was only to fix the side to side axle location? I wouldn't think (maybe that's where I'm going wrong) hsving/not having it would affect ride height.

Did you reuse the upper rubber spring isolator? And if so is it in properly seated, I had a semi difficult time getting mine to sit in the upper mount. And on the bottom there are grooves in the mount for the spring to sit in, did you turn the spring so the very end is at the end of the shallow groove? It was kind of difficult to see where the groove ended. The part that I fought was trying to turn the spring to get the lower part lined up without moving and folding the rubber isolator and the top of the spring. Are the springs positively the same diameter?

from my experience most altenators wont charge unless the engine is up to a certain rpm. so it could be that the change in rpm is being cause by something else ie. a vacumm leak or something. and the voltage dropping is simple cause the engine isnt turning fast enough to charge the battery.

i'm running grey stock toyota wheels. i believe. im not actually sure. they were in a corner in the old man's shop and he said he had no use for them.

so thats where tapping the brakes comes in. it stops the tire from spinning and in theory the lsd has a chance to grip again. so I'll be changing the fluid again tonight and hopefully get it to work properly. thanks for the help guys!

So not knowing the mechanics of how the LSD works, the clutches grab after it starts to spin it will start to engage similar to a manual transmission clutch (comparing to something I know how it works because I'm a very visual person)? And the more torque applied causes it to grab even harder?

Perfect thank you. So for the limited slip actually engage and not just regain traction what do I need to do? Ive been thinking, this was after work with cold fluid, I'm assuming it would make a difference. In an instance where one rear tire was off the ground, to get it to attempt to lock do i need to let it free spin slow ( if it was moving forward like walking speed) mildly( too fast to see blocks of tread) or use a little bit of right pedal and I mean little cause I can just imagine what it would do with a lot and it tried to grab. Thanks for the input

lovely, I didnt not know that. Thank you so much. I shall be changing it again shortly then. the oil i used was napa brand correct weight (dont remember what it was and dont have a bottle handy) which is bottled by valvoline.

and this is where I'm going to get educated real quick, the guy at NAPA (Never Any Parts Available) said that it didnt require an additive.. i claified with him several times that i have lsd. cause i was quite confused? the pinion seal keeps the oil in the diff where yoke/u-joint/driveline go into the axle housing

I guess i should add to this, couple days ago i changed the fluid with the correct fluid (GL-5 if memory serves me right) and im kinda stressed out cause i did 2 and a half quarts of fluid and the rest was the lucas oil stabilizer as the pinion seal leaks a little bit. the bottle says on it ok for use with LSD but now im second guessing myself....

I've been playing with my pathfinder flexing on loading docks and such (display picture) I know that I have LSD as per the orange sticker on the differential. As i moved up the wall farther the drivers tire started to come off the ground and was spinning freely. i did not feel or notice it engaging/trying to engage. i guess im a lil fuzzy on how they operate. mind you ive done a little bit of searching but didnt really find much that made sense. when the free wheeel started to spin i stopped as i was on pavement and didnt want to burn off what little bit of tread is left. did i need to keep letting it spin to get the LSD to drive the other tire? this was in 2 wd cause i had assumed the lsd was going to send power to the other tire and send me farther up the loading dock.