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Old 07-04-2009, 09:09 PM   #1 (permalink)
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How good are the differentials in the ford escorts? Are they pretty durable? Any common problems?
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If you put a LOT of HP to them the case flexes and the teeth start to chip.

(I sat down the row from the folks trying to beef up the 5 speed manual to work with the original SHO !)
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The diff is a two spider open diff. I've broken two on stock power, even with easy launches on a stock clutch.
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I've got a 1995 Escort LX (1.9L) 5-speed, just did some transaxle work (see picture) this gen Escort has many parts interchangeable w/Mazdas and Kias. My unit is an F25M-R, made or designed (?) by Mazda. There's how-to's out there on replacing the stock diff w/a Mazdaspeed LSD unit.
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