Very Old VLSD V.Suggestions?

SON240sx Automotive
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Ladies and Gents,

Looking for some suggestions for a VLSD revamp. We’ve got a 1995 S14 with 339,000kms on it. Saturday night we replaced the suspension (Thanks Samson) and went out for a test drive.
After some parking lot testing I decided to take over and push it around a little. It was VERY apparent that the VLSD is old and tired… one wheel peel pretty much the entire time.

Sooo, what do people recommend?

1/ Entire VLSD replacement (find something newer to replace it with)

2/ VLSD Viscous fluid replacement kit

3/ Open diff weld (lol)

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buy a clutch type and be done with it.

Andrew.

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bad news

you cant repair it

s13 - s14 vlsd’s use an expandable foam (viscious fluid) to lock (via heat)
and this foam is in a sealed compartment that is not accessible and thus not repairable (or so ive read, forget what magazine it ws)

when the foam wears out, buy a new one

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Agreed.

Look for a new diff, that isn’t of the open, or viscous variety.

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S15 HLSD - Great for the street and actually does its job as an LSD when you need it to.

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hey adam, i have a JDM subframe with a vlsd. $200 for the entire vlsd with casing. let me know if your interested

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Sweeeeeeeeet

I’ll PM you later

Shafts included?

ANY idea of KMS?
Approximately?

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“s13 - s14 vlsd’s use an expandable foam (viscious fluid) to lock (via heat)
and this foam is in a sealed compartment that is not accessible and thus not repairable (or so ive read, forget what magazine it ws)”

Would it be possible to drill a small hole in to this compartment , change the fluid and seal it back up? or do they not sell the fluid anywhere?

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I’ve heard differently though, that there is some kind of VLSD rebuild kit that you can buy

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i got jdm vlsd’s and skyline clutch lsd and open diff if you need anything?

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i dont know much more, just what ive read

i personally would go with a clutch type, and an s15 hlsd is a good start, a jack of all trades so to say

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i dont know much more, just what ive read

i personally would go with a clutch type, and an s15 hlsd is a good start, a jack of all trades so to say

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shim it.

check d1nz’s forum under the nissan tech tab.

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you cant go wrong with an s15 hlsd

a nice 1.5 way clutch type, rebuildable, and the price isnt too high