Miata Mailing List: June 1998, Message #387

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First, let me say that I own a '97 PEP with Torsen Limited Slip and I love
it!  My Miata was my daily driver all winter long here in Utah ("greatest
snow on earth") and I *never* got stuck or slid out of control.  I did drive
intelligently, however.  Of course, I don't have 30k miles on it yet.
Second, when I bought the car, several people with whom I work were impressed
that the Miata had a Torsen LSD because they all agreed it was vastly
superior to the viscous type.  I was told by them (I claim no personal
knowledge here!) that the Torsen LSD was a gear-type LSD and provided much
more power redirection than the viscous type.  It shouldn't wear out any
faster than the standard differential.

I hope that helps some.

Richard Teasdale
rjt@xmission.com
White '97 PEP, "Spartacus"
Team Voodoo
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Team Paris '98 - What a trip!
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Lucas Adamski wrote:

> 'lo all (again),
>
> Yup, me again.  I have one other question I forgot to ask in my initial
> message.  What is the expected lifetime of a Torsen LSD, and is it
> rebuildable?  From what I've read the viscous type LSD's last around 30K,
> and then they're permanently toast.  Thanks,
>   Lucas.



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