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arb air locker leaking air
Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 8:43 pm
by lockedlux
hey guys,
i bought a hilux and came with airlockers but the rear locker is leaking out the top of the diff housing. so i pulled it out and put some air through it to see where it is leaking and found the spot (in picture below with arrows pointing to where it is leaking). can anyone tell me if this is just a seal i can go and replace with a part for the bearing/seal shop? help would be great!
cheers Tam
Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 8:52 pm
by want33s
Sounds like one or both of the O rings are leaking.
They are a special O ring that is square in section but if you are lucky you might find some normal round ones that will work.
A pain to fix but it should only cost a dollar or two.
Jas.
Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 8:58 pm
by lockedlux
sweet as jas mate
cheers
Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2008 2:17 am
by RoldIT
Errr ... I believe you are mistaken. ARB lockers are invincible and never fail. Quit spreading your propaganda.
Just ask "4x4 guy", he'll tell ya ...
Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2008 9:11 am
by ajsr
they must be those new chinese copies
Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2008 9:26 am
by Shadow
ajsr wrote:they must be those new chinese copies
Failing seals is patented and copyrighted by the ARB corporation.
If these chinese copies have failing o-rings then they are unable to be sold in australia due to copyright infringements.
Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2008 9:34 am
by figjam_1985
they must be those new chinese copies
Go to your nearest ARB store and ask to watch the video of these lockers in action. Watch as the internal gears snap. ARB lockers are designed to snap axels, those copys which arb has found out about and now proceeded with legal action against, are shit. Internal gears snap, made from inferior quality metal.
Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2008 10:27 am
by Shadow
figjam_1985 wrote:they must be those new chinese copies
Go to your nearest ARB store and ask to watch the video of these lockers in action. Watch as the internal gears snap. ARB lockers are designed to snap axels, those copys which arb has found out about and now proceeded with legal action against, are shit. Internal gears snap, made from inferior quality metal.
we've all heard the propganda.
Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2008 10:48 am
by ajsr
is that inferior steel the stuff we suppy the chinese?
or maybe arb inferior lies???
any way I belive that those seals or somethingvery simiar are used in plastic injection moulders and are probably not exclusive to arb
Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2008 3:12 pm
by joeblow
don't stress LOCKEDLUX its an easy fix. when you put the new seals in go by the specs for clearances all around the seal housing and you won't have any dramas, or contact a supplier and see if the new full floating seal housing will fit your model. don't worry about the valuable info that SHADOW and AJSR have given you, they sound like magazine mechanics.
Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2008 3:24 pm
by ajsr
ouch joe ive got feeling you know
Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2008 3:36 pm
by joeblow
Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2008 4:03 pm
by nastytroll
my arb's use a simple viton O-ring, no square section O-ring. Neoprene or nitrile o-rings will not last long so make sure you ask for and get viton.
arb should stock them, you will normally have to go to a seal specialty shop for viton or order them in. I think last viton o-rings to suit an RD09 cost me $6, not sure if it was a pair or each, it was about 5 years ago.
Either way its not a hard job, just a pain.
Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2008 9:37 pm
by lockedlux
Thanks nastytroll, im going to go to a seal shop on monday and get one to fit it, and other that i am pretty sure they are arb. might get it checked anyway.
cheers tam
Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2008 10:04 pm
by turps
gee theres some rooster heads in this thread. How about you fuck off.
Nastytroll, nice reply.
