OEM Dana 80 Limited slip assy on EBAY

[Chris N5CWM]

Any of you "non" limited slip fellas out there

ought to check this out:



Ebay Dana 80 LSD link

 

[thepipe1]

Is this what's called a "carrier"? I'm totally unfamiliar with rears!! TIA, dp

 

[Chris N5CWM]

All the parts are there for the conversion

The part on Ebay is the whole carrier; the limited

slip part is inside along with the spider gears.

Just remove the old carrier, remove the ring gear

from your old (non-posi) carrier (usually the ring

gear bolts are reverse threaded, meaning to remove

them, turn them clockwise). I'd reference a good

shop manual on Dana 80's for more info. The

carrier bearings need to be pressed on with a

hydraulic press (easy to find and do this). Then

install the unit back in the housing. It is a good

idea to check the gear face contact pattern with

"prussian blue" to make sure the setup is right

so the gears wear correctly and don't whine. If

you are not changing the gear ratio, the pinion

gear, which is the smaller gear that is driven by

the driveshaft, pinion depth need not be changed

so there is generally no need to re-shim to get

the right runout.

General consensus here is that the limited slip

that is installed in our trucks is marginal, and

some are set up tighter than others. It is by no

means a "locking" diff setup. I really like the

Eaton brand of Locking differentials. They are

both a limited slip and positive locking diff.

GM uses the Eaton in their pickups etc. Good unit.

Unfortunately Eaton does not offer one for a Dana.

If you want a good locker for the Dana 80, talk

to Okie. He has a lot of experience there. I can't

remember what he has in his truck right now.

The stock limited slip (like the one on Ebay) is

definitely better than no LSD at all.



-Chris

 

[Roger rodbolt]

Same eBay sale

The same eBay seller has two limited slip units recently on eBay. One had the same pic and exact description of the one listed now. It recieved several bids and was sold. The other was listed as a low mileage used unit and didn't get a bid. Do you suspect that these parts are dealer removed warrenty items like the NV5600 that just sold?

 

[thepipe1]

eBay okey-doke

Hi Roger:



Read eBay's completed auctions carefully. "acbarta" wasn't the seller on both. He was the BUYER on the one that sold for $52 (item #596882530); he's trying to sell it for $350 by using another story!