Lockright issues

[itbrokeagain]

Tonight my Lockright quit unlocking. Can I do anything without tearing into it?

[gothodgie]

Tonight my Lockright quit unlocking. Can I do anything without tearing into it?

Try getting all 4 wheels off the ground and try to spin them, maybe even try putting it in gear and letting it spin... I have heard stories of the drive line getting bound up enough to do what you describe... Do u have both lock outs on the front? A drive flange might effect that too...

:beers:

[Runoveru2]

In my experience I would say just keep driving it and at some point you will hear a big bang that sounds like you just broke the Ring & pinion and it will start working fine again.

[itbrokeagain]

Try getting all 4 wheels off the ground and try to spin them, maybe even try putting it in gear and letting it spin... I have heard stories of the drive line getting bound up enough to do what you describe... Do u have both lock outs on the front? A drive flange might effect that too...

:beers:

Nope both lockouts on the front.





In my experience I would say just keep driving it and at some point you will hear a big bang that sounds like you just broke the Ring & pinion and it will start working fine again.
So is this normal to happen once in a while?

[Runoveru2]

Nope both lockouts on the front.






So is this normal to happen once in a while?

It could be possible that a piece of a gear could be stuck in between the locker and it cannot operate properly, but they do tend to lock up and not wanna operate the way they should sometimes,I can't count how many times my locker had done this over the years till it finally broke the housing of the locker on my last trip to Harlan.

[beer_goggles_009]

Replace the springs and Pins. The rebuild kit is only ~$20.

[gothodgie]

Replace the springs and Pins. The rebuild kit is only ~$20.

his lockrights are brand new...

[itbrokeagain]

his lockrights are brand new...

Nope the rear is pretty old. It was from Nick. He had it in his 40.

[gothodgie]

Nope the rear is pretty old. It was from Nick. He had it in his 40.

oh... thought they were both new when u got your gears...

[comanchedude]

Replace the springs and Pins. The rebuild kit is only ~$20.

That's what I was thinking.... :thumbup:

[boomhauer]

I would be willing to bet that at least one pin broke and fell down between the two halves. mine did that way too many times and I may even have some pins and springs you can have. had them 2 weeks ago when I was going thru some old stuff and don't remember tossing them out. will look tomorrow.

[itbrokeagain]

Sorry I should have updated. I have a spring kit I just need to do it now. I also found one of my inner front axle seals leaking so I need to address that also