lockrite help!!

blakeski · May 23, 2009

Just installed a brandnew lockrite in a 410 diff...pushing 37 tires...I can pull up to drivers tire... drives right up....pull up on pass tire...racthets hard... but still spins just lots of noise.??? Anyone else have this problem?? Heard there is replacement springs?? Any help would be great thanks guys

Blakeski

lethe · May 24, 2009

if everything is brand new the only think i can think of is pins/springs installed incorrectly.

blakeski · May 24, 2009

lethe said:
if everything is brand new the only think i can think of is pins/springs installed incorrectly.

Well it was built to the booklet....and by sumone who has built a few...took the third out looks grreat.???

lethe · May 24, 2009

pics?? i have had my lockrite for a few years and never had any issues. thats why i say an error during installation. there really isnt much to go wrong though.

Fordzuki · May 24, 2009

Is your housing bent? :corn:

blakeski · May 24, 2009

lethe said:
pics?? i have had my lockrite for a few years and never had any issues. thats why i say an error during installation. there really isnt much to go wrong though.

Wish I still had it pulled... sumone told me it was the hub...took it that apart...not a whole lot to go wrong there...brand new 30 splines... hell this thongs become a headache lol

blakeski · May 24, 2009

Fordzuki said:
Is your housing bent? :corn:

Negative...this rig was super.clean...had all stocker parts... never looks to have ever been wheeled...

Thanatos · May 24, 2009

sounds like thrust washers on passenger side are missing not allowing enough preload so the teeth are just grinding against each other instead of grabbing. I have installed my V6 Lock rights a couple times but they are different than the 4 cyl ones. I have also had mine fail but I installed new pins and springs and it was good as new.

zukkev · May 24, 2009

When you had the 3rd out, did you pull the carrier out and check the carrier bearings for looseness??? I had this happen in my front end---driver's tire would pull fine, but forget the passenger side; pulled it down, and took the carrier apart, the carrier bearings fell off the carrier!!! This is allowing the carrier to 'walk around', not letting the teeth mesh true---

blakeski · May 24, 2009

zukkev said:
When you had the 3rd out, did you pull the carrier out and check the carrier bearings for looseness??? I had this happen in my front end---driver's tire would pull fine, but forget the passenger side; pulled it down, and took the carrier apart, the carrier bearings fell off the carrier!!! This is allowing the carrier to 'walk around', not letting the teeth mesh true---

no i didnt pull the carrier the things spins great no side to side, maybe i just have to pull the whole thing back apart and start over?? those bearings seemed ok but ya never know what happens in there...

wheeler4x4samota · May 24, 2009

While its out stretch the springs a little bit.
Usually you gotta do that on old lockers but i think in this case you need to do it with the new one

or

Check out that hub. Stock hub gears will break! The solution is longfields hub gears.

Thats the only thing i can think of unless it was installed incorrectly.

Alan · May 24, 2009

Hi All:

I agree with "seafarinman," it seems like the preload setting is not within spec.

Sorry to hear what a hassle this has become! :booo:

Good luck!

Alan

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seafarinman said:
sounds like thrust washers on passenger side are missing not allowing enough preload so the teeth are just grinding against each other instead of grabbing.

Lincolnlock · May 26, 2009

Sounds like you forgot to install the old side gear shims onto the new lockright side gears.

zukkev · May 26, 2009

^^^^^ His username is one other solution!:redneck:

Broken Again · May 26, 2009

Did you use the little "Go- NoGo" gage that came with the lockrite? If the ratchet faces are too far apart, the springs will not have enough force to keep it from sliping.

moto261 · May 27, 2009

maybe take it back apart and ture the locker around and see if it does in on the drivers side :masturbanana[1]:

CHOP SHOP · May 27, 2009

moto261 said:
maybe take it back apart and ture the locker around and see if it does in on the drivers side :masturbanana[1]:

Good call.:awesomework:

Ms. Pink · May 27, 2009

I was having the same problem with my old locker I did a new spring kit on it an i was still having a problem. I figured maybe the teeth on the locker where to warn out so I decided to just buy a new one. But was still having the problem. Come to find out the spring in my hub was warn out an was causing the hub to slip an making that anoying sound. Id suggest checking the hub spring. I replaced just the front of the hub. Havent had a problem since.