# Found tiny springs in vlsd!

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/found-tiny-springs-in-vlsd/139019>\
**Category:** Canada Nissan Automotive\
**Created:** [May 10, 2005, 11:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/found-tiny-springs-in-vlsd/139019 "2005-05-10T23:33:34Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![geniusevil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e36b37/32.png) [@geniusevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/geniusevil)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2005, 11:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/found-tiny-springs-in-vlsd/139019/1 "2005-05-10T23:33:34Z")

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changed my vlsd fluid today and found alot of metal stuck to the magnetic plug,found a small tightly wound spring in there as well

is my vlsd done for? should i get a new one right away or just keep driving?

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**Author:** ![Jason\_Lange](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/65b543/32.png) [@Jason\_Lange](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jason_Lange)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2005, 11:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/found-tiny-springs-in-vlsd/139019/2 "2005-05-11T23:55:47Z")

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Sounds beat, does it slip??? How does it feel???

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**Author:** ![Chromedragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ba8739/32.png) [@Chromedragon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Chromedragon)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2005, 8:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/found-tiny-springs-in-vlsd/139019/3 "2005-05-12T20:28:04Z")

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Yeah, it sounds like something blew. I’m not exactly versed in the internals of VLSDs so I couldn’t tell you for sure. Try pulling out the carrier and taking a look.

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**Author:** ![jdms13rhd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f05b48/32.png) [@jdms13rhd](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jdms13rhd)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2005, 1:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/found-tiny-springs-in-vlsd/139019/4 "2005-05-16T01:01:03Z")

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Weld it and keep driving!!! No JKS

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**Author:** ![nis\_mo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/82dd89/32.png) [@nis\_mo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/nis_mo)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2005, 3:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/found-tiny-springs-in-vlsd/139019/5 "2005-05-16T15:45:02Z")

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> [@jdms13rhd](#):
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> Weld it and keep driving!!! No JKS

damn thats what i was going to say you beat me to it im not kidding though weld er up hahaha

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**Author:** ![Apexi240](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Apexi240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Apexi240)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2005, 9:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/found-tiny-springs-in-vlsd/139019/6 "2005-05-17T21:12:04Z")

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Are you sure it’s a spring and not a tightly wound piece of aluminum because something pulled the threads out of something else?

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**Author:** ![geniusevil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e36b37/32.png) [@geniusevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/geniusevil)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2005, 11:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/found-tiny-springs-in-vlsd/139019/7 "2005-05-17T23:01:23Z")

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yah now that you mention it,it was most likely a tightly wound piece of aluminum