bgcntry72
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Queen Creek, Alcatraz
On a steep climb this past weekend, I slid back about 5 feet and landed on a ledge with the wheels spinning.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1073973285764297036
By the RPM in the video, you can tell that I didn't engage the locker midway, and it didn't lose pressure.
I was able to drive out of the trail and home, which saved me a massive flatbed fee.
Back at camp...
Knocked 3 teeth off of each of the spider gears in the ARB in my 8.8.
The side gear on the 'pinion side' is unaffected and moves properly.
The side gear on the 'ring side' is fused in place, or so it seems.
This allowed me to drive home with the drivers wheel powered the whole time, and the passenger axle bucking on turns but silent on the highway, for a full 240 miles, which you cannot put a price on.
I pulled the 'cap' off of the ARB differential, but cannot get the side gear to spin at all.
Fused to the carrier...
The locker is an older RD15 model, which is far inferior to the RD81 currently used.
I have been buying from/speaking with the guys at ARBUSA for 9 years now, and they are the best company in the world to do business with.
My guy Marc at ARB will upgrade me to the newer ARB for $600, or I can get a Detroit from LMT for $615.
The ARB is usually about $1000, so it is a screaming deal, but...
I went with the Detroit, because the ARB is backordered for a few weeks, I plan on wheeling Memorial Day, and I tire of switches.
My front ARB will stay, and will be replaced with another ARB when I get my 44 in.
Gotta find something to fill that hole in the dash now.
The Detroit should be here by Friday and I will toss it in Saturday.
Time to learn how to set 8.8 gears...
:greensmok
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1073973285764297036
By the RPM in the video, you can tell that I didn't engage the locker midway, and it didn't lose pressure.
I was able to drive out of the trail and home, which saved me a massive flatbed fee.
Back at camp...
Knocked 3 teeth off of each of the spider gears in the ARB in my 8.8.
The side gear on the 'pinion side' is unaffected and moves properly.
The side gear on the 'ring side' is fused in place, or so it seems.
This allowed me to drive home with the drivers wheel powered the whole time, and the passenger axle bucking on turns but silent on the highway, for a full 240 miles, which you cannot put a price on.
I pulled the 'cap' off of the ARB differential, but cannot get the side gear to spin at all.
Fused to the carrier...
The locker is an older RD15 model, which is far inferior to the RD81 currently used.
I have been buying from/speaking with the guys at ARBUSA for 9 years now, and they are the best company in the world to do business with.
My guy Marc at ARB will upgrade me to the newer ARB for $600, or I can get a Detroit from LMT for $615.
The ARB is usually about $1000, so it is a screaming deal, but...
I went with the Detroit, because the ARB is backordered for a few weeks, I plan on wheeling Memorial Day, and I tire of switches.
My front ARB will stay, and will be replaced with another ARB when I get my 44 in.
Gotta find something to fill that hole in the dash now.
The Detroit should be here by Friday and I will toss it in Saturday.
Time to learn how to set 8.8 gears...
:greensmok
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