Detroit locker in reverse

cisco · Jan 4, 2011

Does a Detroit essentialy behave like a spool when driving in reverse?

crash2 · Jan 4, 2011

Non directional...

t1h5ta3 · Jan 4, 2011

cisco said:
Does a Detroit essentialy behave like a spool when driving in reverse?

well, once locked, its kinda like a spool in ether direction... ( if spools had 20 degrees of backlash )

Binder · Jan 4, 2011

t1h5ta3 said:
well, once locked, its kinda like a spool in ether direction... ( if spools had 20 degrees of backlash )

Not at all. A Detroit is nothing like a spool and foreword or backword is the same.

WHITE TRASH1 · Jan 4, 2011

Binder said:
Not at all. A Detroit is nothing like a spool and foreword or backword is the same.

It is exactly like a spool when under throttle. It's when you let off that it ratchets allowing a tire to coast for turns.

JOOP · Jan 4, 2011

WHITE TRASH said:
It is exactly like a spool when under throttle. It's when you let off that it ratchets allowing a tire to coast for turns.

This....

t1h5ta3 · Jan 4, 2011

WHITE TRASH said:
It is exactly like a spool when under throttle. It's when you let off that it ratchets allowing a tire to coast for turns.

its exactly like a spool thats got 20deg of back lash when under throttle... thats why they break when yha snap axles...

off the throttle yha, it'll unlock when 1 tire overcomes the carriers rotation.

Binder · Jan 4, 2011

WHITE TRASH said:
It is exactly like a spool when under throttle. It's when you let off that it ratchets allowing a tire to coast for turns.

I know how a Detroit works and notice there is nothing which said "under throttle". And for the record you're still incorrect. Under throttle is only a small part of it. A Detroit will still unlock under throttle dependant on traction and how much traction Differentiation there is between the wheels.
A Detroit locker is nothing like a spool!:;

JOOP · Jan 4, 2011

Shameless plug but in this video a 2:40 is when you can see the Detroit unlock when I let off the gas.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ll9YYrUQVLA

JOOP · Jan 4, 2011

Binder said:
A Detroit locker is nothing like a spool!:;

I agree. I'm spooled in the back.

Just to clarify, but what I meant is by the design. (spool vs. any locker)

bobbed_84_toy · Jan 5, 2011

JOOP said:
I agree. I'm spooled in the back.

:eeek:

First you agree it's exactly like a spool, then you agree that it's nothing like a spool. Which is it:corn:

dove'd85 · Jan 5, 2011

t1h5ta3 said:
its exactly like a spool thats got 20deg of back lash when under throttle... thats why they break when yha snap axles...

off the throttle yha, it'll unlock when 1 tire overcomes the carriers rotation.

:eeek: funny how this always seams to come up... i have broken tons of stock axles and even one long field and my detroit still worked flawlessly:awesomework:

x2 a detroit is nothing like a spool

crash2 · Jan 5, 2011

dove'd85 said:
:eeek: funny how this always seams to come up... i have broken tons of stock axles and even one long field and my detroit still worked flawlessly:awesomework:

x2 a detroit is nothing like a spool

The toyota version don't seem to eat up parts when shafts pop. The 44 version is known for it though and I have heard of a couple 30's doing it too.

JOOP · Jan 5, 2011

bobbed_84_toy said:
:eeek:

First you agree it's exactly like a spool, then you agree that it's nothing like a spool. Which is it:corn:

No I said when under load it acts like a spool, fully locked. When you let off the gas it unlocks.

Binder · Jan 5, 2011

JOOP said:
No I said when under load it acts like a spool, fully locked. When you let off the gas it unlocks.

Again this is incorrect. Under load is not what locks a Detroit. Letting off the gas is not what unlocks it...

Bill · Jan 5, 2011

a detroit lets one tire rotate faster than the other but not slower...what this means is that on corners the outside tire can spin faster unless under load then it spins the same as the inside tire....

Binder · Jan 5, 2011

Bill said:
a detroit lets one tire rotate faster than the other but not slower...what this means is that on corners the outside tire can spin faster unless under load then it spins the same as the inside tire....

No, wrong. It will unlock under load just the same. It's about traction NOT load........A Detroit is locked by default and unlocks under certain conditions. If it's on jack stands it's locked, how much load does it have when on jack stands?

Bill · Jan 5, 2011

Binder said:
No, wrong. It will unlock under load just the same. It's about traction NOT load........A Detroit is locked by default and unlocks under certain conditions. If it's on jack stands it's locked, how much load does it have when on jack stands?

nope...you are wrong...as stated the detroit locker will alow one side to rotate faster but not slower....when forward motion stops on a corner the outside tire rotates the same as the inside

Binder · Jan 5, 2011

Bill said:
nope...you are wrong...as stated the detroit locker will alow one side to rotate faster but not slower....when forward motion stops on a corner the outside tire rotates the same as the inside

I can assure you I'm not wrong....When foreward motion stops on a corner? What do you mean? If it's stopped then nothing is rotating.....
What you are correct about is that when a Detroit unlocks the outside tire turns faster than the inside/ driven tire. What your wrong about is when and how it unlocks.

Bill · Jan 5, 2011

Bill said:
nope...you are wrong...as stated the detroit locker will alow one side to rotate faster but not slower....when forward motion of the vehical (not the axle)stops on a corner the outside tire rotates the same as the inside

this is as dumbed down as I can make it