can i file the diff housing?

jdm_-munkey · 10-15-2009, 09:34 PM

i got a 3rd with 4.88 gears but the locker was blown up.
the center pin broke and hit the housing so i cant get it out unless i file it.
i want to put a aussie in it but i dont know if that is filing it too much.

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myyota · 10-15-2009, 10:22 PM

Filing it won`t hurt anything.

jdm_-munkey · 10-15-2009, 10:47 PM

alright thanks!

tc · 10-16-2009, 08:41 AM

Judging from the massive dent in the carrier, I think you got bigger problems to investigate than just the center pin of the lunchbox locker.

jdm_-munkey · 10-18-2009, 01:17 PM

im taking the old locker out and putting a new one in with new gears.

algranger · 10-18-2009, 01:30 PM

You should be fine filing it down.
I had a pinion gear shoot into my carrier and mangle it up i ground the hell out of it with an angle grinder and a file to get the locker in.

jdm_-munkey · 10-18-2009, 01:37 PM

alright thanks.

tc · 10-18-2009, 06:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jdm_-munkey

im taking the old locker out and putting a new one in with new gears.

I got that, but if you're just replacing the lunchbox locker, that won't fix the problem. The carrier is one of the weak points in the 8" diff, if I were you, I would be considering a "full" locker, such as a Detroit or ARB.

jdm_-munkey · 10-19-2009, 01:57 PM

yeah i was actually thinking about getting the arb. not sure yet.
its just a diff laying around so i got time to think about it haha

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10-15-2009, 10:47 PM	#3 (permalink)
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10-16-2009, 08:41 AM	#4 (permalink)
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10-18-2009, 01:17 PM	#5 (permalink)
jdm_-munkey Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 9	im taking the old locker out and putting a new one in with new gears. __________________ 1991 Pickup/22RE/4X4/5 Speed/BFG Muds 33X12.50x15/15X8 Cragar Soft 8's/1.5" Ball Joint Spacers/Pro Comp ES9000 Shocks/Pro Comp 2" AAL/Radio Shack CB/HiLift Mounted in the Bed/Smity Built Tube Bumpers

10-18-2009, 01:30 PM	#6 (permalink)
algranger Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Here in the PNW Posts: 3,264	You should be fine filing it down. I had a pinion gear shoot into my carrier and mangle it up i ground the hell out of it with an angle grinder and a file to get the locker in. __________________ . . . I said lie, for me lying under a process tree . . . .

10-18-2009, 01:37 PM	#7 (permalink)
jdm_-munkey Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 9	alright thanks. __________________ 1991 Pickup/22RE/4X4/5 Speed/BFG Muds 33X12.50x15/15X8 Cragar Soft 8's/1.5" Ball Joint Spacers/Pro Comp ES9000 Shocks/Pro Comp 2" AAL/Radio Shack CB/HiLift Mounted in the Bed/Smity Built Tube Bumpers

10-19-2009, 01:57 PM	#9 (permalink)
jdm_-munkey Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 9	yeah i was actually thinking about getting the arb. not sure yet. its just a diff laying around so i got time to think about it haha __________________ 1991 Pickup/22RE/4X4/5 Speed/BFG Muds 33X12.50x15/15X8 Cragar Soft 8's/1.5" Ball Joint Spacers/Pro Comp ES9000 Shocks/Pro Comp 2" AAL/Radio Shack CB/HiLift Mounted in the Bed/Smity Built Tube Bumpers

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