The primary focus of this survey was to highlight the most common problem with differing designs of locking diffs. A locker failure is equated to a failure of the locking mechanism due to it's own system's malfunction (eg Detroit runs out of oil or ARB air line breaks).
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Thanks to all who particpated
Locker failures Survey
Target audience : Ausjeep and Outerlimits bboard users
Date Compiled : July 2003
Format : Reported/failures/Reason : Remedy
Type ARB
1/2/loose bolts damaged diffgears,air comp : fuse replace gears and locker bolts, replace fuse
1/1/electrical-switch : rewire switch
1/1/electrical-air comp : rewire air comp
1/1/electrical-fuse : replace fuse
1/1/sheared bolts : drill & retap to 3/8"
1/1/damaged carrier due to pinion breakage :replace carrier + pinion
1/0/3 years use
1/1/Internal airline failure : Replace airline
1/0
1/3/o-ring, air comp fuse + leaks :replace o-ring,replace fuse,
replace air line, 18 mths
2/0/air comp :solenoid oil contamination, dislodged rubber seal air pumped into line, replace seal
1/1/air comp failure : replace air comp
1/0/11 year old install, owned 6 months
1/0/air comp:leaking pressure sensor
2/0/air comp: fuse holder, air tank seal replace fuse holder, replace seal
1/0
1/1/severed air line against body: replace and reroute air line
1/1/melted air line: replace and reroute air line
2/1/intermittant wiring: rewire with water resistant fittings
1/0
2/3/Solenoid, air comp fuse, intermittant elec failures: replace solenoid,fuse rewire compressor
2/2/Air comp fuse: replace fuse
1/1/Cracked housing + oil contamination: Clean and Weld housing.
2/2 air comp:fuse, wiring. Air leak: replace fuse, rewire.replace air line
TOTAL 30 23
% Failed 77%
TYPE : OX
1/0/1 year use
TOTAL 1 0
& Failed 0%
TYPE Detroit
2/0/12 months
2/0/6 months
1/0
1/1/grenaded: replace
1/0/2 months
1/0
2/1(1) would not unlock from new : replaced under warranty, 7 years
2/2 broken pins: replace pins
2/0
1/1/broken pins and springs: replace parts
1/0/18 months
1/0
TOTAL 17 5
% Failed 29%
TYPE Lockrite
1/1/crosshaft snapped, broken shear pins: replace locker 3 years/150k use
4/4/shear pins snapped: replace shear pins
1/0/4 years use
1/1/shear pins snapped: replace shear pins 5 months
1/0
TOTAL 8 6
% Failed 75%
TYPE TrueTrac
1/ 0
1/0/4 months
TOTAL 2 0
% Failed 0%
TYPE CIG
1/0
1/0
1/0
1/0
TOTAL 4 0
% Failed 0%
TYPE Lokka
1/1/bent & fractured pins: replace pins
TOTAL 1 1
% Failed 100%
HYPOFAB