Rear axle/diff on 2wd Nissan truck

[anthracitedub]

Curious on thoughts about my axle/ diff. Twice since I've owned this truck I have gotten stuck in snow... very little snow! Once while leaving a parking lot my right rear tire encountered a very small birm of snow while I stopped. I tried to take off and the RR tire would only spin and the left did nothing.

Another occasion I parked in a few inches of snow and when I tried to leave the truck wouldn't back up.. only sat there and spun the LR tire.

I thought the differential should begin engaging the other wheel in either of these situations.

Is my axle damaged or do I not have a limited slip diff?

This truck is just an A&B truck used on the street, but getting stuck leaving a gas station is kinda rediculous.

It's a 2007 Titan, I've read a bit about these rearends locking up and over heating but haven't seen anyone with an issue like mine...

Right now I just keep a tow rope on hand so when I get stuck I can get someone with a Ford escort to pull me out😁

I like the truck for everything else, but driving in the snow always leaves uncertainty for me.

[TDCTDI]

Limited slip or locker style differentials were an option, yours may not be equipped with one. There should be a tag on the differential with a part number that should give you a way of tracking whether or not it is.
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[mark tucker]

or shim tighter, try pulling on the emergency/parking brake while it's stuck, that loads both wheels and may help get it out. the old gm tick tock was week but a awesome lsd....as long as you know how and what can & cant be done.

[anthracitedub]

I'm thinking about getting a GM axle with lsd... they have a six lug hub like Nissan, so maybe the conversion won't be too difficult.... I'll do a little reading up on my choice and perhaps I'll bump into another idea along the way.

I like my truck a lot... it does a great job, just really sucks in the snow and even wet roads... can't pull out quick in the rain either... just boils the RR tire off.

[mark tucker]

ebay may have a lsd for it.used or new. or a tbd

[Mike Fisher]

Trade it in on a 4X4 pickup to always be prepared for Winter/ice/snow/mud/offroad etc & to avoid the embarrassment.
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[mark tucker]

[anthracitedub]

You mean they make'em with all four wheels pullin' ! 😁

I checked the tag today and it is a standard open diff Dana on there..I'll start digging around for options...

[Mike Fisher]

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[mukluk]

Another option you may consider is to install what's commonly referred to as a "lunchbox locker" in your existing axle. As example of one would be the Spartan Locker. In a nutshell it's an automatic locking splined gear replacement for the spider gears normally installed in your open differential.
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[anthracitedub]

Spartan locker seems pretty cool... that's certainly an option worth exploring.

[TDCTDI]

Or try a factory one.
http://car-part.com/cgi-bin/search.cgi
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[gears]

Too aggressive an LSD can cause even more problems in the snow than an open diff. The partially-pulled handbrake trick that Mark mentions is actually the best solution, assuming your parking brake is adjusted perfectly even, side-to-side. Of course, nothing beats a good set of snow tires.
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[anthracitedub]

Thanks for the tip.... seeing as how that is the most affordable option at this point in time, that's what I'll do this coming winter. This truck is just a street truck, so no trails or off roads... so maybe I won't get stuck in a parking lot this year😐.

[mark tucker]

yes gears brings up a great point, unless you like drifting....hand break may be best,...I was just thinking about that from a $& time stand point. but that can be fun!!! my truck was a 4 wd too....all 4 rear wheels had power..never did get stuck!!

[anthracitedub]

My truck before the Titan was 4x4... it sure was good piece of mind in the winter... I was forced to get rid of it because it was costing me too much money to keep it running... radiator, front hubs, alternator, fuel pump, brakes... then the intake manifold started leaking coolant... GMC.

[busdaddy]

[anthracitedub]

Yeah, I hated doing all that work and then bailing out on it. It was a GMC jimmy... I was getting tired of all the plastic bs rattling around on the doors and hatch... the sunroof quit working, the floor heat position quit working and then I noticed coolant on the intake leaking, then the abs started acting up... I had enough! It was taking too much away from my dubbin time 😁