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Default Re: 1999 Suburban - How does differential look work? - 10-24-2008 , 05:18 PM







"Skip" <abrx (AT) earthlink (DOT) net> wrote

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I bought a suburban that has differential lock. The original sticker calls
it;

Locking Differential-rear axle

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limited_slip_differential

This will help.

Al




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Default Re: 1999 Suburban - How does differential look work? - 10-25-2008 , 07:07 PM







"Big Al" <NoSpam (AT) nowhere (DOT) net> wrote

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"Skip" <abrx (AT) earthlink (DOT) net> wrote in message
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I bought a suburban that has differential lock. The original sticker
calls
it;

Locking Differential-rear axle


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limited_slip_differential

This will help.

Al


Yea, but doesnt GM use the centrifigal locker? Where the wheel needs to
spin up to a certain rpm
be fore it locks.




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Default Re: 1999 Suburban - How does differential look work? - 10-25-2008 , 09:16 PM



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Yea, but doesnt GM use the centrifigal locker? Where the wheel needs to
spin up to a certain rpm
be fore it locks.
Yes....




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Default Re: 1999 Suburban - How does differential look work? - 10-26-2008 , 12:55 PM




"Augustus" <no_one (AT) no_where (DOT) net> wrote

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Yea, but doesnt GM use the centrifigal locker? Where the wheel needs to
spin up to a certain rpm
be fore it locks.

Yes....

They mention the Gov-Loc in the article. You can google it and find
everything you want to know.

Al




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