i was wondering if Y'all could help me out figure out if my diff is going out i have a 2006 infiniti g35 coupe with the sport package. my car under steers a lot when i try to whip it out. it only does it sometimes. because other times it whips out like nothing. I have herd a hard clunk every once in a while but not enough for it to be a really big deal.

 

i try never to whip it out when I'm driving! But if she insists, who am i to say no.

 

How many miles on the car?

 

Most "Viscous" diffs will be well worn by 80-100K

 

Can anyone look into how to repair this? I don't have the time right now.

 

why do you say that? what exactly gets worn?

 

Something something ... Fluid ... Something.

 

Its a series of plates that lock together with the help of a special viscous oil. The plates wear out and no longer work. They're actually pretty well worn at around 60k miles and mostly work as an open differential north of that.

 

ha, so it's something like a bunch of clutch plates?

 

Yup. Its a piece of crap. Haha

 

I've got 195. Someone help me

 

The oil loses it friction properties and the plates get worn. Nothing to do but replace or rebuild.

There are three different kinds, a gear type, a friction plate clutch (like a wet clutch on a motorcycle) and the viscous type.

 

Best thing to do is just buy a helical differential and replace it. The VLSD will just wear out again, but a helical works very similarly, but with actual gears.

 

It has 78k miles

 

that's a new info. I did not know that about LVSD.
guess not I wont be looking into upgrading mine. Don't want to deal with another maintenance item. I'm pretty happy with mine, cant complain.