Thanks to Mike's Place in Phoenix <http://www.mikes-place.biz/> for providing these differentials to photograph. The poor photography is the fault of the author.
1.8 liter Type I Torsen on the left and 1.6 liter on the right.
Circle notes that the 1.6 liter differential never has the rubber damper of
the 1.8
Helical gears of the 1.8 liter Type I Torsen, '94 - '95
1.6 liter viscous limited slip differential (VLSD). If you look in the holes (in real life, not this poor picture), you see spider gears. The sealed viscous unit is off to one side in there.
Both 1.8 liter differentials. The one on the right is from an automatic transmission car as there is no damper. This means it will not be a Torsen LSD.
Detail showing pinion damper.
1.8 liter (they are all finned case). Arrow shows spider gear "axle" (refer to picture 17). This is an open differential
1.6 liter finned case VLSD. We know it's a VLSD because the left side stub shaft flange has the ears shown.
1.6 liter VLSD with right side stub shaft flange ears circled.
1.6 liter open differential, left side. 8 identical ears, 4 with studs, same both sides.
1.6 liter smooth case open differential, right side.
We know this is a 1.8 liter because it has a pinion damper and stub shafts with four ears, each with a stud in it, but no extra ears in between. It is open, as also circled, are the spider gears. Later 1.8 liter halfshafts, after mid '95 are one piece - without separate stub shafts. So this is an early 1.8 liter differential.
This is a 1.6 VLSD. Arrows indicate two different diameters of splines unique to the VLSD.
Arrow points to spider gear shaft on this open 1.6 liter differential. On the right side of the picture, circle indicates broken bearing cap. Refer to image below.
Separation forces broke bearing cap, allowing pinion gear to ride out of ring and break teeth.
Loose 1.6 liter VLSD with stub shafts plugged in.
All 1.6 liter stub shafts. The two on the left are a VLSD set. Note the right side stub shaft (back left in picture) is the one with two different sized splines. On the right side of the picture are the two matching stub shaft of an open differential.
1.6 liter ring gear and open differential
Smooth case 1.6 housing.
This smooth case is an open differential as can be seen from the stub shaft flanges.
Chris O'Brien added the following pictures to add to the Type II documentation:
Here's the carrier.
Here's what you'll see looking inside the Type II axle holes.
2003+ Tochigi Fuji Super LSD. Torque sensing cone clutch type.
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