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Haven't been on here in like forever. Glad to hear that you got yours in Manuel and that its doing its thing. Had mine in for almost a year now with nothing new to report. Its still doing its thing quietly and unobtrusivly. Just got back from 3 days of running trails at our annual club Rally...

OK, trying to be 'definitive' within the parameters you have set. No, this locker does not contain the functionality of a standard diff. Yes, it only drives the slowest wheel. No, it doesn't have any form of clutch. The Friction discs are most likely there to keep the drive units centered and...

Hi Kurt, JP said they left the demo unit behind for you guys. Might want to find a way to put some oil or something in it. That thing makes a racket but the one on the truck doesn't make a sound. Tried hard to beat it Sunday but it wasn't having any of it. It just kept on running...

Didn't mean to step on any toes. You asked for input from anybody who might have one or know about it and suggestions on getting it installed and Desert Rat are the only shop that I know to have installed one at this point. There is nothing to it though as it's just a carrier swap and any shop...

It's not very interesting to look at... :) Hope I helped? Thanks Ian

You want to try and 'describe' how a new design of locker works in words only with only an incomplete (key part missing) exploded diagram and a confusing video to assist? Sh!t, I am surprised anybody got it :) Yes I was concerned about naming things so I tried to use the same terms I put in...

Ah, I think I see where the confusion is. You are thinking that the needles slide from side to side and lock each drive unit together? Nope. They stay centered over their own drive unit. There is a slip ring/washer, whatever you want to call it that keeps the 2 drive units AND the breaings...

Spot on. Only thing missing is the cage around the bearings (shown in red on the video). This cage applies a force to hold the bearings in the divots in the drive member (down in your diagram). So it's 'locked' at rest or when both wheels are traveling at the same speed. The cage force is pretty...

The slot in the Spider or Drive Unit that the axel goes into. Where would a truetrac go if you took out the helical gears or a detroit if you took out the springs, etc.? Not sure I understand what you're asking here? Semantics but: Up/Out/Lift = Away from the center and the drive...

Hilux, I still think you're missing the point here. The pins are 'already' IN the slots. That's the 'default', 'rest', 'starting' position, whatever you want to call it. They are only moved up by a wheel turning 'faster'. So it starts locked. I am not sure what you mean by the 'end' of the...

And this difference is why 'I' like it over the other options out there. The key for me is the fact that it doesn't have to overcome things like spring pressure, clutch friction or some other mechanical force system to disengage. It doesn't 'suddenly' release or require a wheel to spin before it...

You hit the nail right on the head. Thanks Ian

A detroit or another steerable locker is going to do exactly the same thing in this example. The 'driven' wheel is going to continue to turn at engine speed while it is slipping (so it is not stalled at least and has a better chance to regain traction, which is why we don't use the brakes to...

Not going to argue with you on the weak driveline. Rovers don't have the strongest stock set up out there by a long shot. But any driveline can break and a design that reduces the amount of stress being fed back into the driveline is not a bad thing as far as I can see. Especially since I drive...

Hi Guys, I am new to this forum but I wanted to try and help with some answers to some of the questions floating about on the Kaiser Lockers. One of these units is installed in the rear of my D90 and I will shortly have another one put in the front. That was my truck on the stand at the Expo...