when an LSD goes out on a RWD car like the s2k, what are the normal symptoms?


im experiancing Strong pulling on the throttle. when the car is coasting it stays perfectly straight.

i have taken it to honda for warrenty and they have done an alignment on it and everything is in Spec.

now i haveto wait 3 weeks for the rep to come in an look at my car, Honda cars of America rep.



i suspect it may be the LSD because i bought my car used. and i looked at the spare and it looks like it has been mounted. im thinking the previous owner used it in the rear. also, i launched my car a few weeks ago and did a clutch drop @ 6k and the car got completely sideways, almost as if only one wheel was spinning.



if you have any experiance with an LSD going bad, please let me know how the car responed.

thanks alot
-nate

 

maybe your tire diameters are different? i had one new tire on the rear once and it didnt drive straight until i got the other side.

 

i dont think thats it i have OEM size tires in the rear, matchin tires........


thanks for the input tho

 

check your rear tire pressure...bet one is low.

 

How does the car behave while cornering?
Does it feel like it wants to make a wider turn then you intended?
(the rear of the car pushing the front of the car outwards)

Check / change the diff oil.
Use the GL-5 rated stuff as discribed in the manual.

You may have the same size in tires, but they may have worn different.
One new one and an old one, same size => different diametres.

 

It's sure gonna be embarassing when the rep comes up to your car, puts a tire pressure gauge on each tire, lifts up his eyebrows and walks away.

 

Like others have said... If your car pulls to one side when you accelerate, then back to the other side when you let off the gas, one rear tire has a different diameter than the other. Think of trying to roll an ice cream cone in a straight line. Your limited slip differential is working exactly as it should.

Either one tire has a different air pressure, or one is more worn than the other.

 

When I do a clutch drop, my rear end also goes sideways a bit. Maybee its normal, My tire pressures correct.

 

PSI.... PSI..............................psi.

 

Have you checked your alignment (thrust angle)?

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tirete...e.jsp?techid=4