sick lock-right

cruza · Post by **cruza** » Sun Dec 10, 2006 7:31 pm

finished putting back together the front axle(70 series l/c) today after blowing a cv & twisting a axle shaft on the spline a week ago, new seals & oil, road tested--sweet --- then engaged hubs ,great until the first corner :shock:

-locked diff-. bit of a bugger .lockers been in for 3 yrs no probs, guess I'll have to pull the axles again tomorrow nite and drop the diffhead to see whats happened, a bit stumped as theres buggar all to go wrong in them.....and I wasn't excactly thrashing it when the cv let go into about 20 bits.
Never really heard of failures, any one else had any problems??

mroffroader · Post by **mroffroader** » Sun Dec 10, 2006 8:21 pm

maybe it needs new springs? (u no those little springs that are imside them :roll:

) not sure tho i dont no much about them :roll:

Madaz · Post by **Madaz** » Sun Dec 10, 2006 9:09 pm

Yeah ,I blew a back diff in my samurai and the shrapnel from the pinion destroyed the little springs in the locker ,but you can get replacements or just substute them with something else.

Cheers

DieselBoy · Post by **DieselBoy** » Sun Dec 10, 2006 9:45 pm

Hey, be sure to keep us posted with what you find to be wrong. I have exactly the same problem with mine. It looked allright on the bench in the diff head, so i threw it in, but like you, found the bloody thing won't unlock.

Its odd, i can leaver the dog apart from the coupler through the filler plug in the diff, so there is enough clearencel, i have tried LSD oil, no change.

I haven't pulled it out yet as i have been waiting to hear from someone that has had a similar problem and what they did to sort it out.

So i am most interested to hear..........

cruza · Post by **cruza** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 1:02 pm

washed diff out with kero mix, so perhaps some crap has got in between plate gaps, was running 85-140 in front , locker was quite smooth, just faint clicks when spinning a wheel if on jack and motor off. ah well after tea all will be revealed.

cruza · Post by **cruza** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 8:53 pm

diff head out , locker has broken 3 of the 4 spring loaded pins that the plates slide on , one of the broken pins was jammed in the space between the plates when locka is engaged , preventing it from unlocking, no damage to the locking plates , no sign of major wear from 3yrs use. apart from checking clearances between plates on reinstall , I'll make some new pins, and put it back together. Im guess when cv blew , axle jammed inside swivel cup and shock loading on one side caused the damage. twisted the axle shaft on the spline, so I guess minor locka damage could be expected.

MNC · Post by **MNC** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 8:59 pm

Ha - I`ve just done the same thing to. riped the pinion right out of my diff head. Havent startd to fix it yet but will check out the springs - thanks for the tip

Anyone know where to get replacement springs?

Madaz · Post by **Madaz** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 9:57 pm

Do you have the instruction book for your locka Diesel Boy?
There were some mods i did to my Suzuki one but I am unsure if a safari one is exactly the same.
Pm me for more info.

DieselBoy · Post by **DieselBoy** » Tue Dec 12, 2006 7:24 am

Yep, have the instruction book still. Will PM

wopass · Post by **wopass** » Tue Dec 12, 2006 9:48 am

DieselBoy wrote:Yep, have the instruction book still. Will PM

or we just pull the bloody thing out and check condition of the pins and springs, may be a bent or damaged pin in there holding it up..... only a 5 min job :wink:

DieselBoy · Post by **DieselBoy** » Tue Dec 12, 2006 10:29 am

Bwahahaha, it took me the best part of a day to put it in :roll:

But yeah, its gotta come out again asap.

wopass · Post by **wopass** » Tue Dec 12, 2006 1:19 pm

DieselBoy wrote:Bwahahaha, it took me the best part of a day to put it in

But yeah, its gotta come out again asap.

hehhehe

DieselBoy · Post by **DieselBoy** » Tue Dec 12, 2006 6:20 pm

I gotta do the wheel bearings at the same time when i pull it out :roll:

cruza · Post by **cruza** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 3:20 pm

finally got round to putting the front diff back together, new pin&spring kit for lockright ,$35+gst. was suggested clearances were to large from dealer, even thru it has done 4-5yrs & 90000km and seems to me within "tolerances". so I assembled with some thicker thrust washers from another spare diff head , so clearances are just over "min" specs. hopefully this will cure problem if any?.