Well... I pulled the trigger on a LSD :D

[Sammy]

Originally Posted by Adam

The install was about $550? Who did the work? I'm not sure about the Boxster, but LSD installs require a lot of labor and work on other cars. The transaxle has to be removed and completely disassembled so $550 seems low.

If you do some searching on some of the Cayman sites you will find that this is in line with their estimates as well. The TBD was installed with the transmission still in the car but yes, the transaxle had to be removed and disassembled.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Sammy

If you do some searching on some of the Cayman sites you will find that this is in line with their estimates as well. The TBD was installed with the transmission still in the car but yes, the transaxle had to be removed and disassembled.

I don't understand. You said the transmission stayed in the car, but the transaxle had to be removed and disassembled? A transaxle is a transmission and a differential as one unit.

[Sammy]

Originally Posted by Adam

I don't understand. You said the transmission stayed in the car, but the transaxle had to be removed and disassembled? A transaxle is a transmission and a differential as one unit.

The transmission housing stayed in the car but the half-shafts and the differential were disassembled from the transmission housing. The differential was replaced with the new TBD and everything was reassembled. My apologies if I used the wrong terminology.

There is a write-up over at www.planet-9.com which gives you an idea of how the process worked if you are interested. I thought about doing it myself as a friend of mine did with his Cayman; however, I didn't want to mess around with trying to get it shimmed properly and I thought the install price was reasonable.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Sammy

The transmission housing stayed in the car but the half-shafts and the differential were disassembled from the transmission housing. The differential was replaced with the new TBD and everything was reassembled. My apologies if I used the wrong terminology.

There is a write-up over at www.planet-9.com which gives you an idea of how the process worked if you are interested. I thought about doing it myself as a friend of mine did with his Cayman; however, I didn't want to mess around with trying to get it shimmed properly and I thought the install price was reasonable.

Ok I see. Thanks for the explanation. I'll check out that link.