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77 K5 Just had to do it
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You call, I haul. Guaranteed I won't break much.
I knew you were going to say that! After our phone call I really tried to find what I thought was a suitable place under the hood. I am a small enough guy that once I get my old body in there I can actually sit on the inner fender but with two batteries, ac, and the future ecm I really felt things were getting tight.
The compressor is kinda loud and I admit I do not have any experience with the cycling when it comes to keeping the locker engaged. I did figure that while airing up tires you are out of the vehicle anyway so the noise would be less bothersome. As a side note I will say any girl that is sitting in the passenger seat that can put up with the noise will probably have a kinda funny smile on her face.
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I only asked because I've heard Larry's twin running. Plus my Smittybuilt compressor under the hood of mine rattles the floor.I knew you were going to say that! After our phone call I really tried to find what I thought was a suitable place under the hood. I am a small enough guy that once I get my old body in there I can actually sit on the inner fender but with two batteries, ac, and the future ecm I really felt things were getting tight.
The compressor is kinda loud and I admit I do not have any experience with the cycling when it comes to keeping the locker engaged. I did figure that while airing up tires you are out of the vehicle anyway so the noise would be less bothersome. As a side note I will say any girl that is sitting in the passenger seat that can put up with noise will probably have a kinda funny smile on her face.
I think if your system is free of leaks, the cycling for the locker will be minimal.
Yikes. I know Larry's setup has a small separate manifold just for the air lockers to pull from so the compressor would not have to work as hard to keep at pressure. His air tank is fed off of that manifold. I don't think his cycles much when the locker is on. But I don't have an arb so I don't have direct experience.Ron's gonna poop-a-little-poop the first time that thing cycles on the trail
Umm wouldn't it be the other way around?
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Not from what I saw on Larry's or the install instructions.
https://www.4wd.com/sku/ARB 4x4 Accessories/standard/CKMTA12.pdf
Look at the section 3.1.1. It recommends to use the manifold kit 171503 by using the included hose from the compressor outlet to the manifold inlet. It goes further to indicate using the extra 1/4" npt port on the manifold for the "pump up kit" for tire inflation. Your Air locker solenoid will run off of this manifold.
Instructions?? I was supposed to read the instructions?! I kid, I did read that section but because I was using an air tank I was able to put the locker solenoid directly in the tank. You can see it on the far right in the last pic in post # 138.
I know right? Who needs instructions? But it don't mean you have to use the manifold kit. The solenoid can be in an air tank like you have it. The better your setup holds air without leaking I think the less the system will cycle.
A small heads up to anyone installing an ARB locker. I was just reading the specs on the manifold kit and it specifies that the solenoids are BSPP. That is British Standard Pipe Parallel threads.I did not realize this and I am pretty sure I used a common 1/4" to 1/8" NPT reducer. I have checked it for leaks twice and it seems to be sealed fine? Maybe I got lucky? You can get adapters for BSPP to NPT but they are kind of hard to find.
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Spot on dude. Spot on.
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Well, your axle is ready to fly Capt. Ron!
Now we just need to arrange a pick up or delivery time
On to the good stuff….
Before power washing
This axle was gooey and rusty inside. Looks like it sat upside down for a quite a while leaving the water to collect on the top of the house. It cleaned up well though
ARB!
Ugly brakes
After much sand blasting, painting and fresh parts. Welded in the shoe wear marks on the backing plate pads as well. Piss on rear brake swaps! I too prefer drums on the rear
All done!
The new brake lines are from a company called InlineTube out of Michigan. Nice stuff!
Air line and vent. The vent port nipple was stripped and loose in the housing. Had to retap it and use a new nipple
We had also talked about air line routing. Here is how the ARB HD Air Line Kit pn# 215634 on my K10 ARB is routed. Don’t even bother running the blue air line to the axle. It will last about 10 minutes and be broken or leak. The HD air line kit is the only way to go.
The HD air line bracket fastens to a crossmember where it connects to the blue hose that goes to the manifold.
The standard warranty on axle resets from the BigAssGas Garage is 30 seconds, 30 feet or until your ass hits the seat
Now we just need to arrange a pick up or delivery time
On to the good stuff….
Before power washing
This axle was gooey and rusty inside. Looks like it sat upside down for a quite a while leaving the water to collect on the top of the house. It cleaned up well though
ARB!
Ugly brakes
After much sand blasting, painting and fresh parts. Welded in the shoe wear marks on the backing plate pads as well. Piss on rear brake swaps! I too prefer drums on the rear
All done!
The new brake lines are from a company called InlineTube out of Michigan. Nice stuff!
Air line and vent. The vent port nipple was stripped and loose in the housing. Had to retap it and use a new nipple
We had also talked about air line routing. Here is how the ARB HD Air Line Kit pn# 215634 on my K10 ARB is routed. Don’t even bother running the blue air line to the axle. It will last about 10 minutes and be broken or leak. The HD air line kit is the only way to go.
The HD air line bracket fastens to a crossmember where it connects to the blue hose that goes to the manifold.
The standard warranty on axle resets from the BigAssGas Garage is 30 seconds, 30 feet or until your ass hits the seat
I'm sorry........sniff........ I seem to have something....sniff....... In my eyes....sniff. sniff........ That's the most beautiful rear axle I have ever seen!!! Please notice I said axle not end.
Hey it's ok. Larry deals in rear ends. He likes to clean them inside and out. He gives them a good reaming down the tubes. His rear ends take a licking and keep on ticking. Or they puke axle fluid when they get all hot and excited.
Sorry man you can't leave the door open that wide.
Sorry man you can't leave the door open that wide.
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Well, it is trueHey it's ok. Larry deals in rear ends. He likes to clean them inside and out. He gives them a good reaming down the tubes. His rear ends take a licking and keep on ticking. Or they puke axle fluid when they get all hot and excited.
Sorry man you can't leave the door open that wide.
. I did have one 14 bolt with a premature ejaculation problem where it liked to squirt oil out the vent tube after a few hours on the highway. Replaced that one with a G-van housing and haven’t had a problem since. I still think that one was just a stack up of tolerances between 4:56 think gear set, Detroit locker, heavy truck and 80 MPH road speeds didn’t work well as a team. The G-van 14 bolt with an ARB has been just fine flying down the Interstate without getting overly excited
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