[Supras] Limited Slip problem? '88 Supra LSD N/A

[Supraman]

Jeff Mohler wrote:
> Probly just time to change fluid and dont forget to add LSD addative
> as well.
>
> Check the bolts that attack the LSD to the subframe as ewll.
Thanks for the rapid response. That's what I was thinking, too.

I have a GL-5 LSD indicated oil, do I still need to add the additive? I
had a bottle of additive from a Ford dealer (only place I could find
it!) but I don't know where it is now...








>
> On 5/7/07, *Supraman* <supraman88 at verizon.net
> <mailto:supraman88 at verizon.net> > wrote:
>
>     I noticed the other day that there was a new 'problem'. When going
>     from reverse to drive, there was an unnerving *CLUNK* when starting to
>     move forward. Note: I'm not one of those g00fs that leaves the car
>     rolling
>     in reverse and then shifts to drive. The clunk happened a few
>     times over a
>     couple days.
>
>     Then, when I was pulling out of a driveway where I could 'peg' it a
>     little, the rear tires were in some sand. I stepped on the gas,
>     the car
>     started going and then there was almost a kind of chattering from
>     the rear
>     end of the car.
>
>     Now, this car has Limited Slip, and it also has a competely
>     Independant
>     Rear Suspension (IRS). So I think there's at least one fo two
>     things going
>     on here:
>
>     Either the Limited Slip has developed a problem, or one of the CV
>     joints
>     is going bad. I don't notice and clicking or clunking when driving
>     the car
>     in everyday driving, but then again, with 700 Watts, who would?  ;)
>
>     Any ideas? Oh, two days before this started happening I picked up
>     some
>     GL-5 (supposedly Hypo for *ALL* differentials "Including Limited
>     Slip")
>     since I haven't checked the diff oil for two years. Also, I should
>     check
>     the 'vent' while I'm under there, eh?
>
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