Porsche Boxster 986 Limited Slip Differential (LSD) Installation

While there certainly isn't enough space in this book to cover a complete transmission rebuild, there are a few tasks that can be performed to upgrade and restore the differential portion of the transmission.
Transmission Internals: If your transmission is leaking from the driveshaft area, your differential seals are probably shot. The photo array in this project shows you how to pull your axles and replace these seals. At the same time, you can replace your differential carrier bearings. These are the bearings that support the output flanges in the transmission. Sometimes when you have a grinding noise or high-pitched whine that you cannot locate, it can be your differential carrier bearings. Often when you've replaced your wheel bearings (Pelican Technical Article: Wheel Bearing Replacement) and your CV joints (Pelican Technical Article: Replacing CV Joints and Boots / Axle Replacement) and you still have a whining noise, it's the carrier bearings that are worn.
The best time to perform this work on your transmission is when you have it out of the car for a clutch job or engine work. You can perform these tasks with the transmission still installed in the car, but it makes life much more difficult if you do so...
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Applicable Models:
1997 Porsche Boxster Base Convertible 2.5L H6
1998 Porsche Boxster Base Convertible 2.5L H6
1999 Porsche Boxster Base Convertible 2.5L H6
2000 Porsche Boxster Base Convertible 2.7L H6
2001 Porsche Boxster Base Convertible 2.7L H6
2002 Porsche Boxster Base Convertible 2.7L H6
2003 Porsche Boxster Base Convertible 2.7L H6
2004 Porsche Boxster Base Convertible 2.7L H6
2000 Porsche Boxster S Convertible 3.2L H6
2001 Porsche Boxster S Convertible 3.2L H6
2002 Porsche Boxster S Convertible 3.2L H6
2003 Porsche Boxster S Convertible 3.2L H6
2004 Porsche Boxster S Convertible 3.2L H6
2004 Porsche Boxster S Special Edition Convertible 3.2L H6