Operation Inspection; Viscous Limited Slip Differential - Mazda MX-5 1990 Workshop Manual

M
M-26
DIFFERENTIAL
OPERATION INSPECTION
Viscous Limited Slip Differential
1 . Turn off the engine and shift the transmission into reverse.
2. Block the front wheels with wheel chocks.
3. Jack up the rear wheels and support the vehicle with safe-
ty stands.
4. Release the parking brake.
5. Using a torque wrench on a wheel lug nut, measure the
time it takes to turn the wheel
90°
while applying the speci-
fied torque.
Specified torque: 15 N·m (1.5 m-kg, 11 ft-Ib)
Specified time: 4.0 sec. min.
6. If not as specified, replace the viscous limited slip differen-
tial and fill the differential with new specified oil.
(Refer to pages M-24, 32.)