my e-locker died and I need my 1995 LC as my daily driver. I have access to a non locked rear diff can I swap that in until I get my locked diff sorted out.
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aahhh. the only way to reinstall my elocked diff is to remove the locker fork and asso. parts. the concern is that the axel shaft is not connected to anything on that side and would be flopping around in there. is this assumption accurate ? yes no?
Just wondering for my own curosity, I thought I remembered reading someplace that while a nonlocked 3rd can go in a locked housing, you just have to pull the actuator and collar and fab up a block off plate for the actuator hole???
I came across this comment because I'm researching remedies for my bent 80-series axles (factory lockers). I'm wondering what would be involved in taking the 3rd member from my locked axles and combining with the non-locked axle housings. I know that with the front axle, there is a notch in the locked axle housing that is not on the unlocked housing (thus front unlocked housings need to be notched to accept a locked 3rd) - but I am unclear whether or not the rear axle is the same (or will a locked 3rd member fit with an unlocked housing just fine). Any advice would be greatly appreciated!For the rear axle, the hole for the actuator is in the third member, not the housing. If you bolt a non-locked third into the hole, everything will be fine. (there are stud length differences though)
In the front, the notch to clear the actuator fork is larger--enough that it might protrude past the edge of a non-locked third member. In addition, some of the studs are in different locations. Bottom line, it would be much more difficult to put a non-locked third into the front axle.
I came across this comment because I'm researching remedies for my bent 80-series axles (factory lockers). I'm wondering what would be involved in taking the 3rd member from my locked axles and combining with the non-locked axle housings. I know that with the front axle, there is a notch in the locked axle housing that is not on the unlocked housing (thus front unlocked housings need to be notched to accept a locked 3rd) - but I am unclear whether or not the rear axle is the same (or will a locked 3rd member fit with an unlocked housing just fine). Any advice would be greatly appreciated!a non-locked rear third will drop right into a housing made for a locked third. However a few studs are longer when you have a locked third so those would have to be swapped out with the shorter ones.