Another Aussie locker install

djui5 · **Joined:** Tue Jun 17, 2008 1:38 am **Posts:** 536

Diggerfreek · **Posted:** Sat Jul 25, 2009 10:41 am

I like the write up pictures

. I know you haven't had it long, but how do you like it?

djui5 · **Joined:** Tue Jun 17, 2008 1:38 am **Posts:** 536

Diggerfreek wrote:

I like the write up pictures

. I know you haven't had it long, but how do you like it?

So far I love it. Ran the back way to Crown King and made obstacles I'd normally have to bypass. I was running obstacles in 2wd too which was nice. Only problem is some whining noise (like when a diff is out of fluid). Not sure what is causing that.

Any ideas?

Diggerfreek · **Posted:** Sat Jul 25, 2009 11:16 pm

IIRC, there is some whining for the first couple hundred miles

Guest · **Posted:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 2:32 am

ThunderbirdJunkie had no whining.

On a 2nd note, that is only the 2nd Patriot Blue KJ ThunderbirdJunkie has seen with an Aussie

djui5 · **Joined:** Tue Jun 17, 2008 1:38 am **Posts:** 536

I figured out what the whining is!! Sweet. See the area circled in the picture? Those "threads" on the left of the bearing are a round ring that isn't that thick with a hole in the center for the axle shaft to go through. There is also another one on the other side. This picture is from the locker install. I never took off the passenger side bearing cap thankfully. What happened when I put the drivers side cap back on was this threaded ring wasn't inserted properly. This caused the whole carrier/gear ring to shift towards the drivers side diminishing it's contact with the pinion and causing things to come loose overall. Hence the play in the carrier I mentioned above. What I had to do was get this ring out and push the whole carrier towards the passenger side until it was tight, then push the bearing cap over the bearing on the drivers side, and while holding all of that thread this ring in until it set tight. This would hold everything into place. The problem with this setup is that the threaded ring only sits half in the threads, so the slightest bump will cause it to fall out. So while holding all of this together I had to put the "bearing cap" cap on including this neat little part that is a bent piece of metal and goes into one of the grooves on the threaded ring and bolts to the top of the "bearing cap" cap. It took a bit of trickery but I finally got the darn blessed thing in and bolted in tight. After that the backlash was super minimal and the side-side play was almost non existent. Took it for a test drive to the QT. There was NO WHINING!! The locker seemed a lot quieter, I could barely hear it turning corners with the windows down, and there was no clunks or anything else. Tired but happy!!

2006 KJ · **Posted:** Wed Jul 29, 2009 11:25 pm

i didnt take any of that out when i installed mine... just the spider gears.

djui5 · **Joined:** Tue Jun 17, 2008 1:38 am **Posts:** 536

2006 KJ wrote:

:shock: i didnt take any of that out when i installed mine... just the spider gears.

Yeah, whoops :lol:

Diggerfreek · **Posted:** Wed Jul 29, 2009 11:37 pm

djui5 wrote:

2006 KJ wrote:

:shock: i didnt take any of that out when i installed mine... just the spider gears.

Yeah, whoops :lol:

oh well.... live and learn.. CRAP HAPPENS :lol:

beforedawn · **Posted:** Thu Jul 30, 2009 12:11 am

makes a huge difference offroad noticed it from the moment it touched dirt

djui5 · **Joined:** Tue Jun 17, 2008 1:38 am **Posts:** 536

beforedawn wrote:

makes a huge difference offroad noticed it from the moment it touched dirt

Yep

I skipped the obstacle in these pictures last time I came through here. Was scared. This time I ran it easily.

Digger,
I'm kinda glad it happened cuz now I know how all that stuff works in the 8.25

Diggerfreek · **Posted:** Thu Jul 30, 2009 12:44 am

It's always cool to rip something apart to see how it works

beforedawn · **Posted:** Thu Jul 30, 2009 12:59 am

trust me i know exactly what you mean

these are much steeper than they look lol

djui5 · **Joined:** Tue Jun 17, 2008 1:38 am **Posts:** 536

They always are! I've never been able to get my front end off the ground like that. :shock:

beforedawn · **Posted:** Thu Jul 30, 2009 1:14 am

its not hard just gas it up a hill and try not to pucker too tight when you feel like its gonna roll

ohv_kj · **Posted:** Thu Jul 30, 2009 11:50 am

beforedawn wrote:

its not hard just gas it up a hill and try not to pucker too tight when you feel like its gonna roll

i got a place for u to pucker...lol :wink:

2006 KJ · **Posted:** Thu Jul 30, 2009 1:32 pm

sick pictures... really shows how a locker helps! all i have is a video of some good flex that the locker really helps me keep going... and run over a big log..

it's the first part of the video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BpMWr1wywU

the aussie locker is an outstanding bang for the buck!