Hey Clark;) i saw your reply to nolens post about gettin it and i didnt want to change his thread. What do you mean the tires out spinning the lockrite? i guess i may not understand how the lockright works right. want to explain it so i can see what im missing? Thanks, Matt

The Lock-rite (some others too) allow the overriding or faster turning wheel to turn faster than the slower or powered wheel.
If you are on the gas then this isn't happening as the locker is under load and BOTH wheels will be locked.
However, if he let off on the gas for even a split second then the wheel in the air can (and will) maintain it's speed which would then be faster than the wheel on the ground. In effect, it would be "coasting" faster than the powered wheel on the ground.
If you ever come to a stop and you have one wheel in the air with a Lock-Rite, you will hear that wheel freewheel to a stop if you don't stop it with a brake. Click,click,clik etc.

Does that make sense?

Cory

And.......
Under normal driving with a Lock-Rite the inner wheel will always be the powered wheel in a turn. The outer wheel will over ride the inner wheel as long as the acceleration is not causing the locker to lock.

C

Yeh, i got that part, im looking more for, like en explanation of whats going on inside the locker and how it allows this to happen. Thanks, Matt:trooper:

OK...
I don't think I can do a good job of explaining that without props or my whiteboard :D

Not too hard to show with the cover off the diff and the wheels in the air but we don't have that here.

Cory

This is the same sort of pic that Nolen had that asked wheres the locker.

Mine looks the same ,looks like one is turning slower in front and the rear looks stoped,I have Detroits.:confused:

I think it's the light reflecting off the Swamper lugs:D

http://albums.photopoint.com/j/View?u=1200166&a=13953928&p=56083937

The lockright and similar autolockers look deceptively simple, but their operation is actually fairly complicated. They don't necessarily lock during acceleration unless a wheel is slipping. Their operation depends on whether the 3rd member ring and pinion is contacting on the "drive" or "coast" part of the teeth which determines whether the centerpin of the carrier is putting pressure on the drive or coast part of the lockright "drivers". If it is in the drive position, one wheel can go faster than the ring gear, but niether wheel can go slower (eg slip). In the coast position, one wheel can go slower, but niether wheel can slip. Neither wheel can unlock when the 3rd member is in neutral in between the drive and coast sides, which is why they make so much darned noise in the parking lot. The best way to figure them out is to jack up the wheels and turn the tires.