A limited slip rear end is similiar to chevys posi trac rear end. Both tires spin at the same time, and when turning corners, it slips just a little to allow the vehicle to turn around a corner nicely. (short explanation)

Ok so with the e4od tranny, I dont really know if the bellhousing is removable or not. I can only comment on the aod! So regarding that broken part,im not sure haha.

First step I would do is start yanking apart the front end and get that rad out of the fan. The water and tranny fluid (if near the front of the truck) are from the rad(obviously) for the water, and most likely from the cooling lines.

I would also try and figure out where the bellhousing is broken. That kinda gives you a next step idea on what you can or cant do!

 

the first step would be to get that manual if you have not done so already.

 

ok, so the back two are doing the driving, and the front two are the ones riding along?

 

read the link i posted.

 

Sorry to confuse you.

In simplest terms, in an open differential, one tire in the back pushes the truck at a time. Whichever has the least resistance will be the one to 'drive'. If you ever floored it and burned out, you would notice that you left only one tire mark.

With a normal limited slip, usually one tire is pushing the truck at a time. However, if you floor it, one tire starts to spin, then the other one will 'lock up' and both will drive the truck.

I say normal limited slip, because there are other 'lockers' for the rearend that are custom installed that will lock both rear tires all the time, etc.

Hope this helped some.

 

ok yeah i understand that now.

i'm not gonna be able to pull it apart until saturday.

thanks you guys for your help.