Archive for February, 2007

Installation for the Carbon LSD!!

Friday, February 23rd, 2007

Have you ever seen how a LSD is installed? 
Today I will show you that. Let’s see!!

1) Remove the LSD oil from the pumpkin.
lsd-oil-remove.jpg

2) Uninstall the pumpkin with jack. 
lsd-remove-1.jpg

3) 350Z pumpkin.
350z-pampkin.jpg 

4) Inside view of the pumpkin.
    The LSD is ready to be taken out.
inside-pampkin.jpg

5) Stock parts: shaft, LSD, ring gear for 350Z.
350z-inside-pampkin.jpg

6) Inside of the pumpkin after taking off the LSD,
    you car see the pinion gear.
inside-pampkin-without-lsd.jpg 

7) Left:   Stock LSD
    RIght: “CARBONETIC” carbon LSD 
carbonetic-lsd-stock-lsd.jpg

8) Install the new stock bearing and ring gear. 
set-up-lsd-ring-gear-2.jpg
 

 9) Tightening the ring gear bolts with right torque. 
torque-check-3.jpg
 

10) Install the “CARBONETIC” LSD into the pumpkin.
install-into-pampkin.jpg
 

11) Adjust the back lash. This is important. 
If you don’t do this correctly, it causes the noise 
and might lead to an early damage to the ring and pinion.
adjust-back-rash.jpg 

 
12) Completely set it up into the pumpkin.
p9070428.jpg
 

13) Pumpkin is reinstalled to the body.
lsd-return.jpg
 

14) DONE!!
carbonetic-350z.jpg
 

Those steps are summaries. Depends on the model, there are some difference for process.Those step are summaries. Depends on the model, there are some difference for process.Please refer to the service manual for your car and “CARBONETIC” instruction as well.