Usable life of Auburn Positraction differentials?

[Dan Vincent]

My car is a 97, and thusly has the Auburn differential - I was curious as to the longevity of these units. The car has 65K on the clock, and I don't race it, but I procured it at about 61K, so I haven't had it all that long.

I suppose this is a bit of a survey, since search hasn't revealed anything, but to you guys with positraction diffs before 98, are your stock units still running strong? I don't do burnouts (hey, these are new tires... [img]tongue.gif[/img] ), and I don't have jacks readily available to use the spin-test. I'm fairly certain that it's still working, based on my experiences this winter.

Basically, I'm just wondering how long I can get out of this diff before it's time to get it replaced (I understand Auburns can't be rebuilt). Have any Auburn guys had to get their differentials replaced before 100K miles?

[Camarorulz]

I got my 3.42s and Auburn differential at about 7kmiles on the clock, now I have 36k on the clock, and I race, so it's lasted at least that long. [img]smile.gif[/img] Get the fluid changed every once in a while and don't do any burnouts, it should be good for the long run. [img]graemlins/rock.gif[/img]

[mjparme]

Auburn's website says it will last the lifetime of the car (same thing Zexel says).

The lifetime of the car is somewhat vague though.

[Dan Vincent]

Lit up the tires this afternoon, it's still there... let's hope it'll hang out for another four years or longer.

Thanks a bunch guys. :cool: