Installed lock right, and super u joints. Now it want steer.?

[wormycrm99]

Just got home from work this morning so i'm fixing to tear the thing apart and see if I can find the prob. Thanks for the input guys. I will inform on my findings.

 

[Georgia Mike]

The lock right locker is always locked. The pins and springs force the locker to always be locked. It's when the locker rachets that it "unlocks".

While you are driving, and turn the steering wheel, the wheels rotate at different speeds. After installing a lock right locker the wheels can no longer rotate independently, thus causing torque to be applied to the differential. This is why you hear your lock right click when turning, because it has locked the differential and then rachets.

Since he has replaced the 2 piece shafts with 1 piece shafts he has effectively done the same things as if you installed a lock right locker in the rear axle, which stays locked all the time. The only time it "unlocks" is when turning, because it is forced to rachet.

It's not the springs that cause the locker to stay locked under power. They are there to keep the inner gears seperated, and to hold the lock pins in place. What causes the locker to lock is input torque from the driveshaft. It causes the carrier pin to force the inner gears apart, and into the outer gears. That is why the locker will unlock and "ratchet" with no input power from the driveshaft, and yes, the tires will spin independantly of one another when there's no input power from the driveshaft.

 

[wormycrm99]

Believe I found the problem. I believe I messed up one of the u joints. It was really hard to get it to pivot on one axis. took it apart and it was scarred preaty bad. guess I will replace with a stock 297 for now.