how noisy should a lockright be?

I agree with the pin issue. I had a front diff, break part of a side gear. Might be lucky I found it by changing gear oil, & the piece fell out. Pin had wallowed out the hole,& it let the gear get cocked. My carrier was Not busted! Why is Your's? I've never seen any one run a broke carrier.
 
I'm wondering if the guy that re geared the 44 to 4.10s never replaced the carrier. I've been reading that 3.92 and deeper gears need a new carrier.

Now I'm trying to see if this is something I can tackle myself or if I really need to haul it out.
 
I figure if I can build an engine, Measure bearing clearences, measure crank and cam endplay, I should be able to handle a diff. I just need to find a manual for it and take my time.
 
shocker998md said:
I figure if I can build an engine, Measure bearing clearences, measure crank and cam endplay, I should be able to handle a diff. I just need to find a manual for it and take my time.
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It's not the competence, it's the tools. Not saying you can't improvise, I mean you can use screws on a deck with a hammer, but it's better with a drill
 
Bringing back seen old post. Went to the Flats this weekend and tested out the new locker. Wow this thing is thing is noisy. When in 4wd out makes a horrible "ping" sound when unloading. My old beater made the same noise but i didn't care because it was a trailer queen and i could tow it home if it broke.

How concerned should i be?
 
GotWood said:
Bringing back seen old post. Went to the Flats this weekend and tested out the new locker. Wow this thing is thing is noisy. When in 4wd out makes a horrible "ping" sound when unloading. My old beater made the same noise but i didn't care because it was a trailer queen and i could tow it home if it broke.

How concerned should i be?
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Totally normal. Maybe carry around some spare pins if you are paranoid.


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GotWood said:
Bringing back seen old post. Went to the Flats this weekend and tested out the new locker. Wow this thing is thing is noisy. When in 4wd out makes a horrible "ping" sound when unloading. My old beater made the same noise but i didn't care because it was a trailer queen and i could tow it home if it broke.

How concerned should i be?
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My wife's did that. Refilling with 85/140 helped a bit.
But yes, that's normal
 
Pretty much any automatic locker it's going to make noise disengaging and engaging. I had an Aussie locker in a Ford 9-inch one time that I will say may have been the quietest.
 
Bing bang ding snap. 85-140 helped like @Jody Treadway said. It’s a manual metal device that is under load it will make “sounds”. I had a lock right in a waggy 44 front under my Cherokee and it was my first experience it took me a couple of rides to get used to it. After that I rode out like a stolen drop top metro with no issues.
 
Jody Treadway said:
My wife's did that. Refilling with 85/140 helped a bit.
But yes, that's normal
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My experiences with lunch box lockers in the back of vehicles wouldn’t fly with my gf, still don’t know how you get away with it. I thought she was gonna shit a brick when I let her drive a friends XJ with a spartan locker out back.
 
iwaxmyjimmy said:
My experiences with lunch box lockers in the back of vehicles wouldn’t fly with my gf, still don’t know how you get away with it. I thought she was gonna shit a brick when I let her drive a friends XJ with a spartan locker out back.
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My current xj has a spartan in the rear, and I rarely ever hear it. Slight clicks when turning tightly, and a very rare pop on declaration while turning.
 
junkxj said:
My current xj has a spartan in the rear, and I rarely ever hear it. Slight clicks when turning tightly, and a very rare pop on declaration while turning.
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Oh this one would click generally with no throttle input in turns or very light throttle input. But that pop on turns it with no throttle input would shake/jolt the XJ. I died laughing Bc she looked terrified.
 
iwaxmyjimmy said:
Oh this one would click generally with no throttle input in turns or very light throttle input. But that pop on turns it with no throttle input would shake/jolt the XJ. I died laughing Bc she looked terrified.
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If she thought a xj with a spartan is bad, she should have driven my old tj with a grizzly locker. It changed lanes when the locker unlocked.
 
iwaxmyjimmy said:
My experiences with lunch box lockers in the back of vehicles wouldn’t fly with my gf, still don’t know how you get away with it. I thought she was gonna shit a brick when I let her drive a friends XJ with a spartan locker out back.
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She's a tough broad!
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