Results 1 to 7 of 7

Thread: Play between LSD/Axle

  1. #1
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Oct 2010
    Name
    Dogan
    State
    VIC
    Location
    Tulla
    Country
    Australia
    Posts
    130

    Default Play between LSD/Axle

    Hey guys,

    I bought a TRD 2 way recently, was told it was for small axle, meaning Zenki?
    I Put my Zenki axle into the lsd just today and there is alittle bit of movement.


    How much play is safe? Is there even meant to be any play between the axle and lsd?

  2. #2
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Feb 2009
    Name
    Steve
    State
    NSW
    Location
    Other
    Country
    Australia
    Posts
    391

    Default

    I had this same thing with mine, never had any trouble thou!

  3. #3
    Senior Member ae86 slide's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2009
    Name
    Jason
    State
    NSW
    Location
    Gold Coast
    Country
    Australia
    Posts
    788

    Default

    You could be feeling the backlash in the diff loading up,
    when the axle is in and you turn in one direction does it feel like there is very little resistance when you first begin to turn it then you feel it sort of engage, and the resistance increase?
    If you do it quickly you may even hear a sort of clunk as the freeplay is taken up.
    as long as there isnt to much free play, that is all normal

  4. #4
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Oct 2010
    Name
    Dogan
    State
    VIC
    Location
    Tulla
    Country
    Australia
    Posts
    130

    Default

    Im talking about the free play between the axle and the LSD, the lsd centre isnt in my t series yet. All i did was put an axle into the centre and found there to be abit of freeplay, small amount. Seeing as there is about a 1mm difference between kouki and zenki axles, im just abit worried that i might have a kouki lsd instead.

    So how tight are zenki axles meant to be inside zenki LSDs?
    Anyone around Tullamarine have a spare kouki axle lying around that i could try in the lsd?

  5. #5
    Veteran slydar's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2008
    Name
    Dimitri
    State
    QLD
    Location
    Brisbane
    Country
    Australia
    Posts
    3,096

    Default

    a small amount is normal. check it against your open center. should be about the same.
    78's

  6. #6
    Senior Member H8CHIR6KU's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2008
    Name
    Aaron
    State
    WA
    Location
    Perth
    Country
    Australia
    Posts
    987

    Default

    if your not sure check the shape of the teeth.

    1 is a square tooth and the other is a triangle tooth.

    obviously swaure matches to square amd triangle to triangle.

    from memory i couldnt fit early model axles to late model centre. they physically didnt fit

  7. #7
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Oct 2010
    Name
    Dogan
    State
    VIC
    Location
    Tulla
    Country
    Australia
    Posts
    130

    Default

    All is well thanks guys

    I also read somewhere that i will have to cut down my T18 axles about 5mm to use them with this LSD, is that true?

Similar Threads

  1. Zenki small axle LSD unit
    By terryo in forum Cars or Parts Wanted
    Replies: 2
    Last Post: 1st August 2012, 12:32 PM
  2. Zenki small axle LSD centre wanted
    By terryo in forum Cars or Parts Wanted
    Replies: 3
    Last Post: 6th January 2012, 05:31 PM
  3. WTB: Zenki (small axle) LSD
    By argym01 in forum Cars or Parts Wanted
    Replies: 3
    Last Post: 23rd June 2009, 02:45 PM
  4. trd lsd axle free play
    By KE70GT in forum Technical - Questions
    Replies: 12
    Last Post: 11th January 2009, 08:13 PM

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •