Guard LSD parts arrived. Let’s go.
Ring gear comes out.
Time to split the housing.
Out come the guts.
Oops. Serge's beer gets in the way of our photos.
This measurement determines the thicknesses of the friction disc spacers to achieve the correct preload.
Spider gears.
Guard rebuild parts.
OEM vs Guard.
Friction disc spacers.
Belleville washers. You can see that the Guard parts have more curvature and greater thickness to achieve a higher spring rate.
LSD is held in place with the aid of the output flange and a vice. We actually had to fix the upper flange as well to achieve the 148 ft/lb required. Although, the preload alone almost did the job.
Rebuilt unit.
