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Lockrite characteristics?

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the Jimmy I bought supposedly has lockrite in both front and rear. When I was swapping starters the other day I jacked up the front to see if I could tell without pulling the diff cover.
With it in 2H, I turned each wheel the same direction and the driveshaft turned the same direction. The opposite wheel did not turn at all when turn either wheel.
Anyway to tell from what I did if it's a locker or open? Or is pulling the cover the only way to tell?

I always thought an open diff would spin one wheel the opposite direction and lockers in the same direction. Never had a lockrite.

I really just want to know before I sell them..after the 60/14 goes in
 
that's what I was thinking. I didn't feel like putting the rear on jackstands ;-)

I'll just pull the covers. I wanted to check what's inside anyway
 
My lockrite acts like a spool without power. Its locked all the time. When one tire turns at a different speed when not under power it "ratchets" and makes noise.

I would pull the cover or atleast the fill plug on the front diff and take a peak. That doesn't sound right.
 
I put one in the front for the reason of them riding open until torque is applied to the driveshaft, I run with the hubs locked, but the t-case in 2wd until I absolutely need the 4wd, while it's in 2wd, I can steer just find all day without issue, once it's in 4wd, it applies torque to the front, locking inthe locker and then obviously, both wheels grab.

have a friend that had one in the rear of his Blazer, kept hearing of all sorts of unlocking, popping, banging during slight little turns and lane changes, curves in the highway, everytime he'd et off the throttle it would unlock, then bang back in when back in the gas.
 
No noises in these fortunately. I'll check it out next week after the deer/elk hunt

Thanks
 
Straight from the installation instructions. i called lockrite because i could not get the 2nd tire to rotate the other direction. they said it takes alot of force to do this.

Section 5: Testing Your Installation​
1. Be sure that the vehicle is safely blocked. Leave the axle assembly on the jack stands, with both tires free to rotate and the emergency brake off.
2. Put the transmission and transfer case in gear to lock the drive shaft.
3. Rotate one of the tires in the forward direction with your hand until it stops, then hold it. That side of the LockRight is now locked.
4. Rotate the other tire in the opposite (reverse) direction. The LockRight should "click" as the coupler attached to the axle rotates.
5. Rotate the first tire in the reverse direction and hold it; repeat step 3, rotating the other tire in the forward direction.
6. Repeat steps 2 - 4, rotating and holding the second tire to lock the second side.
 
Lock rights make clicking sounds around corners, most notable at low speed like in a parking lot.

In the front with the hubs locked but in 2hi, you would definitely know it's there. You would hear it plain as day with the windows open.

In the rear it's harder to hear the clicking but they almost act like a spool under power. So, taking a left out of a lot into a street under even moderate acceleration, you would hear the left rear tire chirping. Right turn, right rear chirping.

Those are dead giveaways for a lock right. My truck has them. My last truck had them. I like them for a good cheap locker.

But best way to know is to remove the covers.
 
I've never been able to hear the Lock-right in my front D60 make any noise while actually driving, but can hear it ratchet if up on the jack stands and spinning tires by hand. I'm sure the combination of Swampers and a 6.2 diesel with dual Flowmaters has a tendency to drown out the locker noise though.
 
4xcrazy said:
I put one in the front for the reason of them riding open until torque is applied to the driveshaft, I run with the hubs locked, but the t-case in 2wd until I absolutely need the 4wd, while it's in 2wd, I can steer just find all day without issue, once it's in 4wd, it applies torque to the front, locking inthe locker and then obviously, both wheels grab.

have a friend that had one in the rear of his Blazer, kept hearing of all sorts of unlocking, popping, banging during slight little turns and lane changes, curves in the highway, everytime he'd et off the throttle it would unlock, then bang back in when back in the gas.
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That is how it works.
But for some reason some are more silent, and mine were very silent, or I was very mild driver.
They did chirp the tire on curves if I didn't let it coast, so I alwats did.
I love them too and don't think I will ever bother with anything else, except a gov lock on a 14bff rear. Those are the smoothest operating lockers.
 
No noises out of the rear while driving around town or up in the hills, but it would chirp the read tires every now and then while driving on the street.

It took me up some nasty gravel hills this summer so it seemed tight

I kinda wish I would have pulled the covers, cuz I was going off how it performed and what Swanson said.
 
No issues at all. I was jut asking if there was a way to be tell what it was without pullnr the covers.
 
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