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[moonmini]

Hi, has anyone got a pic of a gearbox casing ground out for the salisbury lsd? i have ground mine out but still not a huge clearance and is first time ive done it so its a bit worrying lol, so any help would be great, cheers

[mini_mission]

sorry i dont.

but out of interest why did you go for a salisbury lsd? was it just lying around or something? IMO i would rather have a 4 pin diff than a salisbury!

[moonmini]

sorry i dont.

but out of interest why did you go for a salisbury lsd? was it just lying around or something? IMO i would rather have a 4 pin diff than a salisbury!

it come with a gear box i bought but the casing was no good so ive swaped it over and chucked the old one before looking lol. whats wrong with the salisbury? cheers

[mini_mission]

read this chap- keith calver know his shizzle!

http://www.calverst.com/CC110F.htm

"The ‘Salisbury’ was left out on purpose - it has no place in a modern performance car. Its archaic design makes it a non-starter in this company. Only generally available second hand, and 90% of those should be scrapped as they’re either bodged, broken, or irreparable. Genuine quality replacement parts are no longer available. Consider carefully what you desire. The wrong choice will have you disappointed, not to mention broke."

to be honest i dont know first hand experience from them, its just that i havent heard a good thing about them!

[fastcarl]

sorry i dont.

but out of interest why did you go for a salisbury lsd? was it just lying around or something? IMO i would rather have a 4 pin diff than a salisbury!

it come with a gear box i bought but the casing was no good so ive swaped it over and chucked the old one before looking lol. whats wrong with the salisbury? cheers

mini mission, can you please tell me your age,!!.

and on a more knowledable note , nothing wrong with a salisbury lsd, what do you think all plate diffs are based on, yes the origional sals design,


carl

[mini_mission]

23. I have no doubt that many lsd's are based on the salisbury, but modern designs, chassis and tyres have come along way since when the salisbury was around!

anyway, moonmini, its your call, was just giving my opinion.

[Wil_h]

Depends what you are using the car for really. I wouldn't want one on the road, but great diff for track use.

[Paul Wiginton]

I would NOT have anything but a Salisbury. They are awesome.

Paul

PS if you dont use it, I will buy it off you if its in descent nick. PM me if interested

Edited by Paul Wiginton, 09 March 2008 - 10:57 AM.

[moonmini]

ok thank you people think im going to stick with it and thanks for the pics, ive ground the sides of the casing away where the dif cover bolts on which are lookin ok but have you ground the centre beam that holds the main shaft bearing down? if so did you do it yourself? cheers

[Rosslin Racing]

remember to shim the diff up and the opersite to what your haynes says this is important. you can tune these diffs but the car will jump around on the road so make sure your well insured. and I would use them as well but only on the race track.

[moonmini]

remember to shim the diff up and the opersite to what your haynes says this is important. you can tune these diffs but the car will jump around on the road so make sure your well insured. and I would use them as well but only on the race track.

what do you mean on opposite to haynes? differant side?and what do you mean jump around? lol im new to all this

[Rosslin Racing]

yes thats what i mean, when i say jump i mean too the other side of the road. I did later take the diff to bits and turn the plates around this reduces the pressure after that it was better.
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Edited by Rosslin Racing, 21 March 2008 - 04:18 PM.

[moonmini]

yes thats what i mean, when i say jump i mean too the other side of the road. I did later take the diff to bits and turn the plates around this reduces the pressure after that it was better.
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ok thanks so put the shims in drop gear side of engine? why do you do this? i will see what diff is like on road and if its wild i will change it. did you do the grinding of casing your self?

[Rosslin Racing]

I have an artical about the set up of that diff I will try to copy it and send it to you that will answer your questions. I did do the case myself there are some block castings on the main case that have to go and some edges you will see if you do a dry build.

[Paul Wiginton]

I ground it out myself but did not need to touch the centre web. Its important to shim the diff the other side as the crownwheel retaining bolts will fowl the cover.

My experience of driving the Salisbury on the road (set at 90lb) is that if you lose traction on one front wheel the car will dart in the direction the other front wheel is pointing. In my experience you should not try to correct this by steering the other way, the diff will pull you straight again when both wheels have equal traction. BUT there are instances where a little correction is needed like coming off a roundabout at 100mph plus sideways.

I would strongly suggest to overcome some of the problem by fitting rose joint bottom arms and tie bars and setting the tracking parallel. It worked for me. Unsure what others may say about that.

Paul