<html><body><div style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000"><div aria-label="Compose body">I found this out the hard way on my TR3 with Southwick conversion (Ford full floating axles). The button was left in by the shop that put the rear end together and the axle bearings were quickly ruined. </div><div aria-label="Compose body"><br></div><div aria-label="Compose body">Dave H.</div><hr id="zwchr"><div style="color:#000;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;" data-mce-style="color: #000; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><b>From: </b>"STEPHEN BOROWSKI" <biznzman@pacbell.net><br><b>To: </b>"John Styduhar" <johnstydo@gmail.com>, "Robert Lang" <robertlangtr6@yahoo.com><br><b>Cc: </b>fot@autox.team.net<br><b>Sent: </b>Friday, August 14, 2015 5:53:30 AM<br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [Fot] Detroit Locker Question<br><div><br></div><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:12px" data-mce-style="color: #000; background-color: #fff; font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1439555636368_8795"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1439555636368_8794">Hello John,</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1439555636368_4109" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1439555636368_4108">You only need to use the button if your running a live axil (TR3 & 4s). You must have the button installed so that you can set the axil bearing load (with shims) when installing the axils. Both the axils will touch the button. The TR6 uses an independent rear end and thus you don't have to set axil bearing loads together, thus no button. Each axil is independent from the other. The rest of the differential/pumpkin is the same.</span></div><div dir="ltr"><span></span> </div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1439555636368_7566" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1439555636368_7565">FYI, I just sent my live axil rear end to the Southwick machine shop to install the ford type HD axils (no bearing adjustment needed anymore) and you don't have to use the button either. You may want to thing about this. Price $1k I can send you a picture of the button and measurements if you want.</span></div><div dir="ltr"><span></span> </div><div dir="ltr"><span>Thxs. Steve</span></div><br><div class="qtdSeparateBR"><br><div><br></div></div><div class="yahoo_quoted" style="display: block;" data-mce-style="display: block;"><div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" data-mce-style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" data-mce-style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><div dir="ltr"><span face="Arial" size="2" data-mce-style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"> On Friday, August 14, 2015 7:51 AM, John Styduhar <johnstydo@gmail.com> wrote:<br> </span></div><br><div><br></div><div class="y_msg_container"><div id="yiv9798801347"><div dir="ltr"><div class="yiv9798801347gmail_default" style="font-size: small;" data-mce-style="font-size: small;">I run a Detroit locker in my TR3 racer and there is no center button that you mentioned. </div></div><div class="yiv9798801347gmail_extra"><br><div class="yiv9798801347gmail_quote">On Sat, Aug 8, 2015 at 6:24 PM, Robert Lang <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:robertlangtr6@yahoo.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" data-mce-href="mailto:robertlangtr6@yahoo.com">robertlangtr6@yahoo.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="yiv9798801347gmail_quote" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left-width: 1px; border-left-style: solid;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex; border-left-color: #cccccc; border-left-width: 1px; border-left-style: solid;"><div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" data-mce-style="color: #000000; font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: #ffffff;"><div>Hi,</div><div><br></div><div dir="ltr">I'm setting up a 3.70 diff and I had a Detriot Locker kicking around, so I figured I should use it as a posi. In any case, my TR6 axles seem to bottom out in the Detroit Locker. Note: I had to split the locker (which was held together with a couple of bolts) so that I could install the ring gear and wouldn't you know it - there was enough spring tension in device to pop open. So, I had to figure out how to re-assemble it. Maybe I goofed in the re-assembly.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">I bought the Locker a long time ago from a guy named Pancho from the west coast. He pulled the part from a Devin Tr3 that he had been vintage racing but he was returning the car to street trim.</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">The question is: I know that Quaifes have a center "button" that you can leave out or else the TR6 axles bottom - Does the Locker has a similar piece that needs to be there for TR3's but not TR6?</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">I'd appreciate any advice!!</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Right now, I'm pulling one of my Quaifes apart so I can install the 3.70 gear on that, but I'd rather have the diffs all rady to just pop in and NOT have to pull the carrier and pinion if I need a gear change!!</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Regards,</div><div dir="ltr">rml</div><div dir="ltr">Bob Lang</div><div dir="ltr"><a href="" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" data-mce-href="">339-927-4489</a></div><div dir="ltr">p.s. Getting ready for "Whiskey Hill" in Palmer, MA (VRG next weekend). 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