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Cheese
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 Posted - 24 Dec 2006 : 11:23:25 PM
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Quick question of a semi-technical nature.
Is it legal to remove the brake light on the rear parcel shelf?
The shape of it bugs the hell out of me, if I cant take it out, Ill have to make/source something a little flatter.
Oh and while Im asking questions, when an open diff starts to lock up it means its going to die soon doesnt it?
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VNSVLE
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Posted - 25 Dec 2006 : 01:53:13 AM
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With the brake light question i do not believe it is illegal to remove it as none of the earlier cars were fitted with it but it is illegal to have more than three on the rear of a car.
With the diff question how do you mean lock up?? Could you please give a little more detail. |
What's the difference between understeer and oversteer?
Understeer is when the driver is scared.
Oversteer is when the passenger is scared. |
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Cheese
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Posted - 25 Dec 2006 : 02:17:00 AM
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| Similar to an LSD I suppose, going around corners if it wheelspins the car kicks out way to easy (and I know its acting weird, Ive put the car through its paces over the last 6 months). And sometimes both sides light up instead of one when I nail it. |
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trizo
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Posted - 25 Dec 2006 : 08:50:05 AM
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| the diff's in most vn's will lok out and only 1 wheel will engage cause a pretty severe kik out if not ready 4 it, it will flik u straight around!! have a look at the diff oil levels top up the diff if it needs it . as 4 it about to go I realy wouldnt worry about it sounds like a case of typical vn diff being difficult....lol hope ths helps a bit!;) |
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Cheese
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Posted - 25 Dec 2006 : 09:53:33 AM
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hmm I might check the oil level sometime then, maybe in a couple of days. Cause I know if I crack it today or tomorrow and look, its gonna bug the crap out of me until I get some more oil in there :D
Yea it could just be that trizo, Ill wait until it blows up, or I find an LSD cheap enough. Im not crazy enough to install a mini-spool (that and I would actually like to be able to afford/or be able to get the car insured) |
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trizo
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Posted - 26 Dec 2006 : 01:45:03 AM
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mini spool's r crapola dont waste your money..insurance is 1 I would get!!!;) and besides y waste c...ash on a mini wen u already lookin at the lsd do u know if yours is a lsd there should b a part number on the bak of the diff I'm not sure wat is but mouce posted it in 1 of the threads I'll haf 2 go bak or he may b nice enough 2 post it again... |
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Edited by - trizo on 26 Dec 2006 01:48:50 AM |
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mouce
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Posted - 26 Dec 2006 : 4:16:40 PM
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quote:
Originally posted by VNSVLE
With the brake light question i do not believe it is illegal to remove it as none of the earlier cars were fitted with it but it is illegal to have more than three on the rear of a car.
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My VN doesn't have the rear parcel shelf light, so I can't see why it would be illegal to remove it. I can't see any reason why you can't have more than three...since technically the VN (without the parcel shelf light) has 4 brake lights from the factory.
As for the diff...I've got an open diff and if I'm in second and boot it, I'll double-leg it. If I mash it in first I'll sometimes single, sometimes twin spin. I'm not too worried about it, I look at it this way, when it finally DOES let go on me, I'll throw an LSD at it, and all will be well with the world.  |
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Kempy
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Posted - 28 Dec 2006 : 4:11:15 PM
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| i removed my parcel shelf light, im pretty sure its legal |
"my vn does beat most fords" |
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FXST01
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mouce
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Posted - 28 Dec 2006 : 6:24:20 PM
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Looks like the S1 doesn't have to have the hi-mount, but the S2 onwards does.
Cheers for the link FXST01, good to have it all written out. |
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VNSVLE
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Posted - 28 Dec 2006 : 8:30:29 PM
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Just to shed a little light on diffs, An open centre diff will act as though it is an LSD if both wheels have the same amount of traction or loss of traction. Basically until one wheel has less traction than the other both wheels will spin together.
An LSD uses clutches to add resistance to the side that has less traction/going faster giving you even power to the ground at both wheels. |
What's the difference between understeer and oversteer?
Understeer is when the driver is scared.
Oversteer is when the passenger is scared. |
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trizo
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Posted - 28 Dec 2006 : 11:01:46 PM
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| yes we know its good 2 c sum real faQs coming out!!!!!! |
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driveacarsideways
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Posted - 06 Jan 2007 : 5:44:13 PM
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if the spider gears inside a open diff wear the hard coating off they create more friction. Thus its acts more like an lsd. But that also means you are down to the softer material and will start to wear out faster.
This may not be what has happened to your diff but it is a possability
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