ELECTRIC OX LOCKER

So you are trying to build a ox into a detroit electrac?
 
I got the ox locker because its beefee, I really dont like the cable as its kinda hard to route and adjust, I was thinking of a cilinder solenoid that will screw in place and a couple of wires & switch.
 
Like i said the reason for its "great" history is the less parts to fail. You start adding solenoids and wires..... more to fail. Yes it takes some time to set up the cables without kinks and such but hey a small fee to pay for positive ingagement. I understand your idea but the benifits from it will greatly create more problems. If the wire gets cut or solenoid gets wet.... failure. Without the electrical you wouldnt have had a problem. Not really tellin ya what to do but why mess with something that has a name for itself the way it is.

And hows this for BeeFee??

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Once you get the ox adjusted you dont have to mess with them i had a first gen and a second gen. both were very reliable and predictable a little pain at first but almost like hitting a switch after set up right.
 
A cable is likely to fray and break just as much as a solenoid/motor can burn up. They both have failure points, and I am sure they both carry a warranty in that respect.

Electric or cable for the OX just seems more like a personal preference.
 
If you think the ox cable fraying is a problem, aparently you have not looked at it. To each there own I guess.
 
Just for the record, I've never liked Ox lockers. M35 Ox lockers have to be disassembled before being installed just so you can mount the ring gear... Fawking Joke.
The cable can be a major PITA to route and has to be a specific length for different vehicles... PITA. I have also seen more than one leak in places.
and for the record, all the myths, excuses about ARB's is BS. Its still the best manuel locker on the market. Now if Eaton would get its act together, the E'locker will blow everything else out of the water, including ARB, Auburn and Electrac's which are the biggest POS of all. E-lockers are frickin stout as hell and super easy to install.
 
Rawbrown said:
Just for the record, I've never liked Ox lockers. M35 Ox lockers have to be disassembled before being installed just so you can mount the ring gear... Fawking Joke.
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That’s all of there lockers and its more like you need to assemble the end cap and the ring that the shift fork rides in which takes all of 2 mins.


Rawbrown said:
The cable can be a major PITA to route and has to be a specific length for different vehicles... PITA. I have also seen more than one leak in places.
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LEAKS from where? The diff cover? Try some silicone. I put gaskets on all of the ones we install here and never have any issues and its not that hard to get the right cable for the application. ARB’s always dump that gear locker smell in the truck if you mount them there.


Rawbrown said:
and for the record, all the myths, excuses about ARB's is BS. Its still the best manuel locker on the market. Now if Eaton would get its act together, the E'locker will blow everything else out of the water, including ARB, Auburn and Electrac's which are the biggest POS of all. E-lockers are frickin stout as hell and super easy to install.
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ARB is not the worst locker out there but it is definitely not the best it like the e-locker both have there weak points and there vulnerable features. They all can give you trouble in the woods or on the trail. I have had an ARB and an OX and I will stick with the OX. I will admit I have had a problem with an OX once before. The cable was routed on the upper control arm on a tri link system and the jam nut came loose and under full compression the cable was ground down by the yoke on the drive shaft. Now I did not carry a spare cable but I was able to fix it so the locker stayed locked all the time and the day was not ruined and I did not get stuck.

I sell both lockers and sell more parts of the ARB's by far than any OX locker. And January 07 was the first locker that ever came back broken in the 8 years I have been selling them. It was all covered under warranty parts and labor never seen ARB go that distance.
 
Rawbrown said:
and for the record, all the myths, excuses about ARB's is BS. Its still the best manuel locker on the market.
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I would really, just once, like to go on a trail ride and have someone in the group not have a problem with an ARB. I'm serious, and in 3 years it hasn't happened yet.

And yes, I count "it's just a loose connection at the switch" as having a problem with the ARB. My Detroit never seems to have that issue.
 
vetteboy said:
My Detroit never seems to have that issue.
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Ever broke an axle with your Detroit? Once it does you won't have much good to say about them.

One broken shaft and you can kiss the locker goodbye...and guess what. They won't cover it under their warrenty.

I have installed a couple ox lockers and wouldn't reccomend them to anyone. Its just a stupid idea. The amount of time it takes to run the cable, adjust it and then adjust it again and again and again till its right is just stupid.

ARB's...Yeah they have good and bad but as my jeep sits now, Im using a Detroit in the back and an ARB in the front. Soon as I get the new rear end built it will have an ARB hands down.
 
DrMoab said:
Ever broke an axle with your Detroit? Once it does you won't have much good to say about them.

One broken shaft and you can kiss the locker goodbye...and guess what. They won't cover it under their warrenty.
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Only two front 60 shafts so far.
 
DrMoab said:
Ever broke an axle with your Detroit? Once it does you won't have much good to say about them.

One broken shaft and you can kiss the locker goodbye...and guess what. They won't cover it under their warrenty.

I have installed a couple ox lockers and wouldn't reccomend them to anyone. Its just a stupid idea. The amount of time it takes to run the cable, adjust it and then adjust it again and again and again till its right is just stupid.

ARB's...Yeah they have good and bad but as my jeep sits now, Im using a Detroit in the back and an ARB in the front. Soon as I get the new rear end built it will have an ARB hands down.
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Agreed that it takes some thought to run the cable, but once it's done, it's done. I have OX in front and back and never had to readjust the cable after the initial install and adjustment. You just have to make sure you take out all the extra play in the shifter after the spring in the shifter has settled/sagged which only took about 10 minutes.
I've had them in for over a year now and still not a single glitch. I love them!

Kyung
 
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