[Shotimes] LSD Conversion KIT for the SHO? Any comments?

[Donald Mallinson]

Mike,

I have no doubt that your experience is as you describe, but 
I get reports from the entire club base and have been 
closely involved since 1991 and that differential failures 
outnumber rod bearing failures in my book.  This is from a 
nationwide perspective.

I have also talked with the companies that make the 
differentials and they know of the problem and unfortunately 
have no solution.

neither one should be considered an epidemic, but either one 
can disable and total a car due to the cost of the repair.

Don Mallinson



Mike Kopstain wrote:
> I think we're going to have to agree to disagree then Don.  I'm just
> speaking based on my experience.
> 
> In all of the 6 months we had a shop, I never once replaced a differential
> or came across a customer with that problem.  I did, however, come by plenty
> of rod bearing failures, 8 lethal, that I can think of off hand.  Some cars
> will knock for a month with no degradation in performance, while some cars
> will knock in the morning and be toast in the afternoon.
> 
> One case I can think of was a customer with a 91' Mocha plus (that has to
> hit home!) that called me in the morning to tell me that his motor was
> clacking on startup.  By the time he got it to my house, it was knocking
> quite loudly, could barely move under it's own power, and the motor had to
> be replaced.  We ended up sticking a 3.2 in it.  I have several similar
> stories, but not one of a failed diff.
> 
> Even now, I can't remember the last time I heard of a stock differential
> failing, save for a car I was going to buy in Michigan.
> 
> ~ Mike