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[gms]

I have an amazing story to tell all of you!
Several weeks ago I was visiting Garold and helping him chop up a couple parts cars.
Garold had just pulled most of the useful parts off of a plain Jane 1971 914/4 it was an irish green car with no options not even the roll bar vinyl.

I am working on a couple projects and need some sheet metal parts so I asked Garold if I could grab the car from him when he had picked it’s bones clean… Garold agreed.
Garold being the generous soul that he is called and said he would bring the car to me!

We rolled the car into Kinnaman’s shop and I noticed the engine was still in the car, Garold said he didn’t have the time to pull it, he said go ahead and take the engine and transmission…it is a tail-shifter anyway.

[turk22]

Guys,

At the risk of sounding like a complete dufus, what are the advantages of the Limited Slip Diff, and how can I tell if I have it?

Since it was only a special order, is there any idea on how many are out there?
Did it become standard at some point on the later MY's or did it always remain an option?

How does it improve the 914 specifically

(man I know I'm gonna get bashed but I just hafta know...) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/chair.gif)

Turk

[scotty b]

Guys,

At the risk of sounding like a complete dufus, what are the advantages of the Limited Slip Diff, and how can I tell if I have it?

Since it was only a special order, is there any idea on how many are out there?
Did it become standard at some point on the later MY's or did it always remain an option?

How does it improve the 914 specifically

(man I know I'm gonna get bashed but I just hafta know...) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/chair.gif)

Turk

Put very simply:

an open ( standard ) diff only puts power to one wheel. A LSD puts power to both wheels, thus improving traction by keeping both wheels under load

to check, hold both output flanges and turn one. If it turns and the other doesn't you have a standard diff. If while trying to turn one side, the other side tries to turn in the same direction, CONGRATULATIONS you have a weener

[turk22]

Guys,

At the risk of sounding like a complete dufus, what are the advantages of the Limited Slip Diff, and how can I tell if I have it?

Since it was only a special order, is there any idea on how many are out there?
Did it become standard at some point on the later MY's or did it always remain an option?

How does it improve the 914 specifically

(man I know I'm gonna get bashed but I just hafta know...) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/chair.gif)

Turk

Put very simply:

an open ( standard ) diff only puts power to one wheel. A LSD puts power to both wheels, thus improving traction by keeping both wheels under load

to check, hold both output flanges and turn one. If it turns and the other doesn't you have a standard diff. If while trying to turn one side, the other side tries to turn in the same direction, CONGRATULATIONS you have a weener

thanks Scotty, I guess that explains the valve adjustment process of keeping one wheel on the ground or otherwise immobile, and turning the other to get to TDC.

Would that mean if you had an LSD, then you couldn't do that?

[scotty b]

Guys,

At the risk of sounding like a complete dufus, what are the advantages of the Limited Slip Diff, and how can I tell if I have it?

Since it was only a special order, is there any idea on how many are out there?
Did it become standard at some point on the later MY's or did it always remain an option?

How does it improve the 914 specifically

(man I know I'm gonna get bashed but I just hafta know...) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/chair.gif)

Turk

Put very simply:

an open ( standard ) diff only puts power to one wheel. A LSD puts power to both wheels, thus improving traction by keeping both wheels under load

to check, hold both output flanges and turn one. If it turns and the other doesn't you have a standard diff. If while trying to turn one side, the other side tries to turn in the same direction, CONGRATULATIONS you have a weener

thanks Scotty, I guess that explains the valve adjustment process of keeping one wheel on the ground or otherwise immobile, and turning the other to get to TDC.

Would that mean if you had an LSD, then you couldn't do that?

It wouldn't make any difference with a LSD. You're just using the engaged trans to turn the engine over. It doesn't matter which wheel is or isn't engaged