Vuey

i had 18 inch chromes on mine and they were some of the heaviest wheels you can buy , i did a 7,000 rpm clutch dump 4-5 times a week over a period of about 2 years without any dramas .

Frisky

You know you are tempting fate there Aus.

AusS2000

Yeah ahhh not a big believer in fate.

Frisky

I went through 2 diffs on my 2 year old S back in the day, both times they didn't actually completely fail, just ended up making this horrible grinding noise. When they looked the diff oil was full of bits and pieces, metal for the first one then metal and plastic in the second one!

I drove spiritidly but never did a clutch drop launch.

Thankfully the car was still under warranty so Honda picked up the bill.

So it seems these diffs vary in quality considerably. I wonder if the components were sourced from multiple suppliers or they changed suppliers?

Adam

AusS2000

I'm using LE607 in mine. It's supposed to be the ducks gut of diff oil and at $100 a litre it should be. It is now superseded by LE1605.

Chris Barry has inspected a Honda crown and pinion and noticed several manufacturing defects. Incorrect hardening and sharp angles that encourage cracking IIRC.

If my diff ever goes I will change the crown and pinion to one from Kia. I've also considered the Nissan conversion but this is several thousands of dollars. Like 5.

ryanswhites2k

yeh that was mine i id $2500 i was just curious to see wat others had paid. they are to nice there and i would doubt they would rip me off as thats where i go for any repair.to answer your question Aus i have no idea what i did to it,i dont drive it hard and ive never ever done a burn out in it as i love the thing to much so i guess it just had a really hard life before though which really pisses me off.i only bought the car with 40000kms 2.5 years ago and i had to replace the clutch about 8 months ago too which only lasted 68000 and now its got 72000 and the diff. i joked with pete an said il probably see you soon for a new gear box the way this thing is going.as for the wheels i didnt think id have too many fans on here with them but i didnt think the audi wheels i got are that bling atleast there not chrome.ive also got a set which would be more your taste (konig nets) in 19's but the tyres are bald as from the camber so i cant use them

ryanswhites2k

oh by the Aus way it happened up my way on old northen rd baulkham hills at about 540am and i didnt get picked up from the towy till 710am then had to wait at hannys for another hour till they rocked up at 9. crap and painful morning

AusS2000

That's why I never get up before 8.

ryanswhites2k

i was just driving like a grandpa 60kph but it had been making a strange sound for about a week an a half and i had already booked it in for saturday for them to have a look at.the thing is the original sound was something i had had before (bout 8 months ago) and pete fixed it for nothing and he told me something was was loose around the hub so i thought it was the same thing but then the other day it changed to i taping sound an the original sound aswell.the original sound only happened when i slowed down to 5 -10 kph

ryanswhites2k

i wish i got up that late.but i dont know of any sparky that starts at 9am