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If you got the complete housing just swap the whole thing. If not I believe you need to notch part of the opening for the third to fit.
am at work so don't have done of time to search but somewhere in this thread https://www.yotatech.com/forums/f199...thread-229969/
toyotech559 has a great write up
Bent an axle, and unknowingly bought an elocker axle. My 3rd member doesnt bolt up....and way I can still make it work?
97 4runner 3.4 liter w/4.30's
I just overlayed a standard 8" paper gasket over an elocker gasket and it's pretty easy overall to make your 3rd fit the pattern of the elocker axle housing.....Just remove the 4 long studs on the right side(driver side)...push the 3rd in place over the remaining 7 studs and drill/tap the 2 holes (at the 2 o'clock and 4 o'clock positions) and you're home free. You'll have 9 out of 10 studs holding it in and that's "good enough"......The stud at the 3 oclock position is not desperately needed.
Seal it with a standard paper 8" gasket and probably use rtv for extra insurance.
Ken
You have it backwards. He wants to put an ordinary 3rd member into an e-locker housing.
I don't think that it is possible without extraordinary measures.
that's what i get for doing stuff with about 5 seconds to spare on my lunch break, but it sounds like it can be done with out too extraordinary measures on what Master Zuk says below
Originally Posted by ZUK
I just overlayed a standard 8" paper gasket over an elocker gasket and it's pretty easy overall to make your 3rd fit the pattern of the elocker axle housing.....Just remove the 4 long studs on the right side...push the 3rd in place and drill/tap the 2 holes (at the 2 o'clock and 4 o'clock positions) and you're home free. You'll have 9 out of 10 studs holding it in and that's "good enough"......The stud at the 3 oclock position is not desperately needed.
Seal it with a standard paper 8" gasket and probably use rtv for extra insurance.
Ken
Are the axle shafts the same length between e-locker and conventional??
Yes. We swapped a locker rear axle into my wife's '96, the passenger side axle shaft in that turned out to be bent, and she swapped in the axle shaft from her non-locker axle with no issues.
After posting this I told the guy I bought the axle from that it didn't fit and got the same reply "As long as the 3rd member covers the hole, drill, tap, and bolt it up" Looks like this is going to be my first line of attack. Saves spending more money and having an axle kicking around.
After posting this I told the guy I bought the axle from that it didn't fit and got the same reply "As long as the 3rd member covers the hole, drill, tap, and bolt it up" Looks like this is going to be my first line of attack. Saves spending more money and having an axle kicking around.
Thanks for the advice guys. Wish me luck
Keep us posted on the progress....maybe snap a few pics. No luck about it. It will fit . Just get those 4 long studs out and check the fit.
05-07-2017, 03:37 PM
