From: David Cole (DavidCole@tk7.net)
Date: Mon May 26 2003 - 21:06:19 PDT
Well if they have zero preload, and the front drive shaft isn't powering
the axle since it is disengaged at the transfer case, then it makes perfect
sense that the Detroit would not affect steering.
Thanks, I didn't know that about the Detroit lockers.
Dave
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On Mon, 26 May 2003 18:34:20 EDT, <Recovry4x4@aol.com> wrote:
> Detroits, by design, are mechanical. They have no clutches and aren't set
> with preload. They have a ramp mechanism that can disengage either drive
> gear. Friction type limited slips had a certain amount of resistance to
> differientation, therefore can cause driving malacies even when not under
> power. Tractech is right for advising against the installation of a
> Detroit Locker in a front axle for exactly the reason this thread keeps
> going, few people understand them. I have no fear of a Detroit Locker in
> a front driving axle because I'm aware of what it will do. To sell one to
> an unsuspecting customer and have him loop out because he didn't know
> what to expect and failed to disengage his all wheel drive on solid
> pavement, well thats not good business sense. I'm sure that JE will
> second me on this. Just as a side note, when I lived in the snow belt, I
> would leave one front hub unlocked when doing regular driving on snow
> covered roads but thats a whole new beast of a subject. Long live the
> Detroit!
>
> In a message dated 5/26/03 4:10:09 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> DavidCole@tk7.net writes:
>
> << Perhaps your Detroit locker in the front of your truck is pretty loose
> - ie low preload? >>
>
>
> Kenneth Engle
> Loxahatchee FL
>
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-- Dave
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