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LockRight Not Unlocking

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LockRight Not Unlocking

Post by Red04VXE »

Well I finally replaced the rear axle with another std one on Sat morning, plus new dowels & studs. As soon as i drove out onto the rd noticed that the rear diff is not Unlocking at all (Richmond LockRight). Drove it 100miles to a 4wd park. Broke all the new studs and 1 dowel off after wheeling for about 4hrs.

What causes Lockrights to not unlock so I know what to look for when the time comes?
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Post by SteelArt »

ok, a lockright never unlocks as such. What they do is allow one wheel to travel faster than the other but never slower.

So when you corner for example the outside wheel is allowed to go faster than the inside so it is the inside wheel that gets the drive.

If they do not do this it is ually do to bad install, incorrect springs or a bad unit. They are a pretty simple design and usually work well.

Be warned though under power they will hardly ever "unlock" due to their design. This is why they get bad torque steer.
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Post by Red04VXE »

Yeah it was working fine for about 12 months. Must of stopped working last time I drove it when the axle broke.
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Post by Sic Lux »

Red04VXE wrote:when the axle broke.
It's probably broken the pins they like to do it when they get the shock load of a axle breaking or cv letting go is a common one
plenty of parts on the bench
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Post by Rory »

x2 on sic luxs comment, thats what itll be, or a bent pin
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Post by Red04VXE »

Cheers guys :armsup:
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Post by TWITCHIN »

ya supposed to re shim em after 12 months. it could be that the shims are to tight and not allowing it to unlock, mate had the same problem then reshimed it then all sweet, still goin today and its also a 60 series. :).
double check all the clearances!!!!.
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