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no standard landrover that i no ever has had a LSD factory fitted,;) witch i think is a shame, there Farly cheap and no harder to put in, i cant see why landrover never tried it;)

Stig,

I think very early build RRCs had an LSD centre diff, but it was discontinued because it was fragile (and largely pointless).

I'd call the viscous in the d1 centre diff a LSD.
Regards,
Tote

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I'd call the viscous in the d1 centre diff a LSD.
Regards,
Tote

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ditto to the Freelander 1

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Originally Posted by stig0000

no standard landrover that i no ever has had a LSD factory fitted,;) witch i think is a shame, there Farly cheap and no harder to put in, i cant see why landrover never tried it;)

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Because most LSDs in 4wds are useless after about 10,000km of real use :cool:

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Originally Posted by Tombie2

Because most LSDs in 4wds are useless after about 10,000km of real use :cool:

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Struth, that counts out the rear LSD on my old 75 series 1990 troopie, after 350K it still managed to help me snap an axle.

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Originally Posted by Tote

I'd call the viscous in the d1 centre diff a LSD.
Regards,
Tote

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Why would that be? The Disco 1 has a conventional 6 gear open diff.

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Originally Posted by Tote

I'd call the viscous in the d1 centre diff a LSD.
Regards,
Tote

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Originally Posted by MacMan

Why would that be? The Disco 1 has a conventional 6 gear open diff.

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MacMan is right; the Disco1 does not have a viscous or LSD centre diff.

It is a mechanically lockable diff - nothing viscous about it!

I believe the RRCs do have a viscous centre diff though that automatically changes level of engagement depending on slippage.

I stand corrected I was told all those years ago when I bought my Disco 1 that the centre diff was a viscous coupling with a mechanical lock. That explains why I was never all that impressed with the performance off road without the diff locked:blush:

Probably should have RTFM or at least the brochure that I dug out tonight to scan and prove you all wrong:p

As an aside the viscous diffs never were the success they were originally touted to be. I remember there were some XF utes with a special pack that had them fitted as well as the last Holden engined Clubsport but they seemed to fade away after that. Anyone know why as they seem like a good idea (Freelanders not withstanding).

Regards,
Tote

http://members.optusnet.com.au/%7Ema...s/IMG_0752.jpg

The LT230 centre diff with the housing split.