[Fot] Detroit Locker Questions

[Joe Boruch]

Rich, I have cracked or broken 2 Detroit Lockers, where the ring gear flange
attaches to the rest of the locker body.  Looks for cracks there.  Yours may
be cracked there and being cracked it may have too much run-out, putting
additional load on some teeth resulting in a gear failure.  I still have some
good internal parts if anyone needs them, since I gave up on using DLs.
Joe(B)

---------- Original Message ----------
From: Rich Rock <rikrock at live.com>
To: Mike Mehl <mike.mehl at yahoo.com>, "n197tr4 at cs.com" <n197tr4 at cs.com>,
"fot at autox.team.net" <fot at autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Fot] Detroit Locker Questions
Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2011 18:59:10 -0400

Thanks for all the  replies.  We had a ring gear lose a few teeth at Watkins
Glen and we're trying to figure out why it happened.

The TR4 has a Detroit locker and I noticed  there was no thrust button
installed, and I was wondering if that might have had something to do with
it.
Since it also has the Southwick axle conversion, that's probably not the
reason.

Big thanks to Henry Frye whose spare ring and pinion saved the weekend for
us!

Rich Rock
________________________________
From: Mike Mehl
Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2011 3:30 PM
To: n197tr4 at cs.com; rikrock at live.com; fot at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Fot] Detroit Locker Questions

Joe is correct;
I did the Southwick conversion and removed it.o?=
o?=
Mike


________________________________
From: "n197tr4 at cs.com" <n197tr4 at cs.com>
To: rikrock at live.com; fot at autox.team.net
Sent: Monday, October 17, 2011 2:33 PM
Subject: Re: [Fot] Detroit Locker Questions

I think it provides the spacing that allows you to set the factory spec end
play with the shims at the end of the axle housing.

If you have the Southwick conversion or IRS, Iit is not required.

Joe A.





-----Original Message-----
From: Rich Rock <rikrock at live.com>
To: fot <fot at autox.team.net>
Sent: Mon, Oct 17, 2011 4:29 pm
Subject: [Fot] Detroit Locker Questions


Amici,

Can someone please explain to me the function of the "thrust button"
(the cylindrical-shaped spacer that fits inside the locker between the axle
shafts) and if/why it must be installed on a solid axle car (TR-4)?

Thanks!
Rich Rock
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