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

[John J. Weidenbenner]

Don it sounds like a survey would settle this debate and would make a good
atricle in the magazine - like The Clutch Chronicles.

John W.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Donald Mallinson" <dmall@mwonline.net>

> 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.