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Originally Posted by demus  Craig,
When the plates lock solid, how solid does the diff go, would it be a nightmare to steer??
The diff on mine is pretty tight, if one side of the rear is jacked up and put down again the diff will stop the car from settling level untill I move it under power. The car drives well and steers ok so I'm guessing the diff is ok?? |
I think what you are describing is related to the suspension.
If you measure the distance between the inside face of each wheel, then jack the wheels off the floor and measure again the measurement will have reduced. The wishbones on the jag Independent rear suspension move through an arc. If I jack my car up in the garage when it's parked on the carpet tiles, the tiles will move towards the centre of the car on the floor as the load is reduced. If I then lower the car back down it sits about 2-3" too high until it is pushed forwards or backwards.
If you can jack one wheel off the floor with the car in neutral and then turn that wheel with some resistance then the Limited slip diff is working. It should be fairly hard to turn but not to the point where you are blue in the face. If you can turn the wheel with no effort then you have an open diff or a non working limited slip one.
Craig.