Auto locker install question (1 Viewer)

[Josh83]

I'm planning to throw in my Aussie locker this week sometime and I have a question so I know what to expect. Do I have to remove the ring gear to get the cross shaft out? I have had to on some diffs in the past and its not a big deal, just want to know how much time to budget. I searched this forum and in the tech section and couldn't find my answer. This is in reference to the rear diff obviously.

 

[lovetoski]

Ring gear stays in place. Only the cross shaft, pinion gears and side gears come out.

 

[Land Speeder]

OK, I'm going to be doing this Aussie install as well. Mine is a 91 FJ80 though, so this is a semi-float rear. And advice as to what additonal parts I need on hand. I already know to have a new set of thrust washers handy (they are too cheap to not replace, plus it is strongly suggested in the install notes).

I'll have:
Dif oil
thrust washers
what else...

any special tools?

 

[lovetoski]

Cork gasket for the rear cover? Telescoping magnetic probe to pick up the thrust washers when you drop them into the bottom of the pumpkin...

 

[woody]

http://www.ih8mud.com/tech/woody/ez-lock.html

principle is the same on all FJ40/55/60/62 and 80 rears....and the Aussie, EZ, and LR are all similar in installation.....the thrust washers are IMO a must, since too much gap will make a TON of noise....

 

[strap]

I just put the aussie locker in my 91 fj80 two weeks ago and it was easy as could be it only took a couple of hours .....when I first started driving the 80 after the install I was worried that I broke something because it was loud very loud but after a couple of miles when it got lubed good it got quiet so dont worry at first if its loud. I have put about 400 miles on it since and some light offroading and it works great..you wont be disappointed.

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[cruiserman]

Keep those gears in the rig in case the locker breaks since you're running 36s. I pulled the diff for my LR install. I re-used the thrust washers, since the spacing was in spec. No problems in the last 75k miles.

 

[ZA-CRUISER]

Use lots of sticky grease when putting it together, makes the job a lot easier.
Unfortunately I didn't know much when I bought my first locker for my 80, and bought the EZ-locker, which lasted only 2 months on stock size tyres and mild offroading!!!

 

[Land Speeder]

Use lots of sticky grease when putting it together, makes the job a lot easier.
Unfortunately I didn't know much when I bought my first locker for my 80, and bought the EZ-locker, which lasted only 2 months on stock size tyres and mild offroading!!!

ZA, so because you didn't use sticky grease, your EZ only lasted 2 months? or because you hated the EZ so much, you pulled it out after 2 months?
Oh, and I know what a sticky bun is, what is sticky grease? By using a grease that keeps everything together, the parts do not drop into the pumkin? Is that why?

 

[Josh83]

If you use a sticky grease you can "stick" things together during assembly ie: gluing the pins in and so forth.