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DIFFERENTIAL

M-26prose procedure

Viscous LSD optional equipment

Continued from M-25

OPERATION INSPECTION

Viscous Limited Slip Differential

  1. 1
    Turn off the engine and shift the transmission into reverse.
  2. 2
    Block the front wheels with wheel chocks.
  3. 3
    Jack up the rear wheels and support the vehicle with safety stands.
  4. 4
    Release the parking brake.
  5. 5
    Using a torque wrench on a wheel lug nut, measure the time it takes to turn the wheel 90° while applying the specified torque.
    Rear wheel of the vehicle with a torque wrench attached to a wheel lug nut. A curved arrow indicates rotating the wheel 90° while applying the specified torque.
    05U0MX-063
  6. 6
    If not as specified, replace the viscous limited slip differential and fill the differential with new specified oil. (Refer to pages M-24, 32.)
Specified
147N·m
Specified time
4.0sec. min.
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M-24DIFFERENTIALM-32DIFFERENTIAL

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