Lock Right break-in procedure?

Posted by Don in Missouri on Wednesday, May 26, 2004 at 12:02PM :

I took my permanently-locked Lock Right apart after about 300 miles of use and found all the pins and springs mangled. It never saw any severe duty, so I'm not sure what caused the carnage.

I have the differential case back together with new pins and springs. I am now bench testing it (a process dreadfully omitted from the installation manual). I can get it to ratchet only if I cheat by pushing the Lock Right in with a screwdriver through holes in the differential case. I think everything is put together correctly. It just takes a lot of force to unseat those new side gears from the Lock Right drivers. I wish there was a good break-in procedure to reassure me I won’t break the pins again when I put it on the road. Any advice is welcome.

If I get through this successfully, I intend to write up instructions that might help others. I have some photos posted at http://imageevent.com/shaggy/lockright

• Lock Right photos

Follow Ups:

• May'be it should be Lock Right Break It. Sorry/ntxt. - Rob Blair 12:23PM 05/27/2004
• Re: Lock Right break-in procedure? - Keith in Washington 1:29PM 05/26/2004
  • Re: Lock Right break-in procedure? - powerwagonjohn 5:11PM 05/26/2004
    • Re: Lock Right break-in procedure? - Don in Missouri 9:23AM 05/27/2004
  • You got the correct manual? - Don in Missouri 2:05PM 05/26/2004
    • Re: You got the correct manual? - powerwagonjohn 5:13PM 05/26/2004
    • Re: You got the correct manual? - Russ/Wyo 2:11PM 05/26/2004
      • Re: You got the correct manual? - Don in Missouri 2:51PM 05/26/2004
        • Re: You got the correct manual? - powerwagonjohn 5:21PM 05/26/2004
      • Re: You got the correct manual? - Keith in Washington 2:26PM 05/26/2004

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