[Yiros]

Hi People,

I have pulled apart my spare diff. I was just wondering if people have seen what a Torsen centre looks like.

The spare diff is suppose to be a Torsen however it seems to function similar to my standard diff on the car when I turn, wheels & the tailshaft etc. Unless my car already has a Torsen, I am confused!

Attached is a poor quality photo but I think enough can be seen.

Let me know either way.

Cheers

[PK]

If you have 2 Torsens, SHOTGUN!!!

PK

[Darren]

Should look like this mate. Article on NZ website is not linked properly.

Go to their Homepage http://mkiv.supras.org.nz

Click on Articles and go down about halfway. Its under Popular Science.

Hope this helps anyone interested in the Black Science of the TORSEN Differential.

Cheers
Darren

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[Yiros]

Woo hoo. It's a Torsen. That exaclty how it looks. I check with the EPC and the Workshop manuals btu I am unsure why both my diff operate the same when 1 is suppose to be conventional.

If I have two, then one of them is yours PK

[sootie23]

andrew, with the torsen, when its on a hoist and u spin one tyre/wheel, the other doesnt spin, when u turn the tailshaft with ur hand though, both will spin, thats what i was told anyway!

[Darren]

yiros, on Oct 8 2006, 05:26 PM, said:

Woo hoo. It's a Torsen. That exaclty how it looks. I check with the EPC and the Workshop manuals btu I am unsure why both my diff operate the same when 1 is suppose to be conventional.

If I have two, then one of them is yours PK

Dont forget my 20% Commission :friends:

Bleed him dry Andy, when he is a big time lawyer he will have lots of cash to refill his wallet so make him appreciate poverty now :harhar1:

[spiller]

as above^

[Yiros]

sootie23, on Oct 8 2006, 05:35 PM, said:

andrew, with the torsen, when its on a hoist and u spin one tyre/wheel, the other doesnt spin, when u turn the tailshaft with ur hand though, both will spin, thats what i was told anyway!

Cheers Sam.

That's what my current one does... I better rip the rear cover off before I spend too much time and money on the spare

[sootie23]

yours is an sz though, i dont think they made sz-r in 93 models(sz-r's have the lsd stock), but as u said, it if has one it could have been changed! do a burn out lol!

i Can tell by driving which one has lsd between my red one, my brothers and my current! it feels different when driving differently etc as u would!

when i had my car on hoist, i spun one wheel and the other didnt spin, but mechanic said with torsens that they dont work like an old school lsd would whereby if u spin one wheel, the other spins with it!

when u spin the shaft on torsen, the wheels spin in opposite directions, anyone correct me if im wrong!

[Yiros]

sootie23, on Oct 8 2006, 08:37 PM, said:

yours is an sz though, i dont think they made sz-r in 93 models(sz-r's have the lsd stock), but as u said, it if has one it could have been changed! do a burn out lol!

i Can tell by driving which one has lsd between my red one, my brothers and my current! it feels different when driving differently etc as u would!

when i had my car on hoist, i spun one wheel and the other didnt spin, but mechanic said with torsens that they dont work like an old school lsd would whereby if u spin one wheel, the other spins with it!

when u spin the shaft on torsen, the wheels spin in opposite directions, anyone correct me if im wrong!

It spins both wheels in a straight line but will only spin 1 wheel around a corner. The only way to tell is by removing the rear cover.

[sootie23]

im off to do a burnout!

[sootie23]

ok andy, i just went and did a burnout, my first one in this supra, i held clutch in, and with my right foot half on the brakes and accelerator revving it to 4k rpm, i popped the clutch and immediately started smoking wicked! i held it for bout 10 secs with right foot on both the brake and accelerator and slowly let go of brakes to let it spin off for 10 meters. ahaha i did it in backstreet with ppl awake so i qucikly jumped out of car and ran too see if their were 2 lines! woopeeeeeeeee lol!

2 nice thick lack lines!

but when on the hoist, we spun the tailshaft and the wheels spun in opposite directions, so if you say both ur wheels spun the same way ur current diff may not be lsd!, thats my 2 cents mechanical advice hahaha!

i loved the first burn so i did 2 more burnouts around the corner this time letting it go sideways!, quite fun, but i hate abusing it!

i guess my judgment on slightly worn clutch goes out the window as it grabbed awesome! who knows!

[PK]

sootie23, on Oct 8 2006, 09:54 PM, said:

ok andy, i just went and did a burnout, my first one in this supra, i held clutch in, and with my right foot half on the brakes and accelerator revving it to 4k rpm, i popped the clutch and immediately started smoking wicked! i held it for bout 10 secs with right foot on both the brake and accelerator and slowly let go of brakes to let it spin off for 10 meters. ahaha i did it in backstreet with ppl awake so i qucikly jumped out of car and ran too see if their were 2 lines! woopeeeeeeeee lol!

2 nice thick lack lines!

but when on the hoist, we spun the tailshaft and the wheels spun in opposite directions, so if you say both ur wheels spun the same way ur current diff may not be lsd!, thats my 2 cents mechanical advice hahaha!

i loved the first burn so i did 2 more burnouts around the corner this time letting it go sideways!, quite fun, but i hate abusing it!

i guess my judgment on slightly worn clutch goes out the window as it grabbed awesome! who knows!

:lol:

Loved the article in the paper today about how they want to crack down on ANYONE spinning the wheels... Be careful out there buddy.

PK

[killa]

so forgive me if ur wrong if u have one of these torsen diffs u will have lsd for burnouts ?

can i get one lol

[PK]

killa, on Oct 8 2006, 11:27 PM, said:

so forgive me if ur wrong if u have one of these torsen diffs u will have lsd for burnouts ?

can i get one lol

And I quote (from the cruises and events forum...

Quote

QUOTE(Stikasupra @ Sep 20 2006, 01:26 PM)

so whos going to step up to stikas challenge...........

if i bring two supra stockies 15's.. ( lots of tread )

a wheel brace, a jack and a VIDEO CAMERA..... its up to your imagination...... what do to with these items....

Any one.......



lol i would but i dont want tyre spray ruining my paint lol

get gav to do it lol

Had a change of heart Killa?? :bleh:

I'm not picking on you. Ok, yes I am. :)

PK

[killa]

PK, on Oct 8 2006, 11:37 PM, said:

And I quote (from the cruises and events forum...
Had a change of heart Killa?? :bleh:

I'm not picking on you. Ok, yes I am. :)

PK

yer but i want one for when i go turbo eventually anyways lol

might be puttin a deposit on a half cut within the next couple of months

[PK]

killa, on Oct 8 2006, 11:43 PM, said:

yer but i want one for when i go turbo eventually anyways lol

might be puttin a deposit on a half cut within the next couple of months

Jesus... You must have a highly overpaid job... At Shell...

Sounds good though - keep us updated. :)

PK

[killa]

PK, on Oct 8 2006, 11:46 PM, said:

Jesus... You must have a highly overpaid job... At Shell...

Sounds good though - keep us updated. :)

PK

HA i wish

just yrs of saving and having a crappy old car for 4 yrs while i was young lol

the rest of my money is in an investment account and the money i spend on my supra is from work

[Yiros]

Torsen LSD has been sent away to be rebuilt.

First reaction by the gearbox mechanic is the diff is in good working order and the bearings feel nice and smooth.

Bearing, seals and whatever else will get changed, housing to be sandblasted and painted matt black and all should be sweet.

I will have some pic of the diff in pieces in about weeks time.

[sootie23]

so was your current diff lsd?