Well actually its a QuickLoc, a private label of the TracLoc. I have a D30 on an 85XJ. I've upgraded to 297 axles but kept the cable disco (used to have vacuum disco). I've been running the QuickLoc for a couple of years of wheeling and everything has worked fine other than a few exploded axles. Now with the cable disco, I figured that when I was in 4 low that disco'ing the axle in the front would allow it to turn easier. The fact is that no matter what I do, when I spin the drivers side wheel, the driveshaft turns. I thought that It should only lock when there was a differential torque on the front wheels, but with the shafts disconnected, that isn't so. Its like the spiders are welded.

Is this normal? Anybody got any actual experience. I don't need a bunch of theory, I already know it, and yes a D30 is a POS, that's why I've got a full width D44 I'm setting up right now for the front.

Is this a YJ/XJ/TJ/ZJ 30? If so, even with the disco the driveline will turn if the posi unit is in decent shape.

basicly by disconnecting the cable disco you are going into 3wd. normally with a open front diff you are using the diff action relieve the stress between the axles. normally the transfer case tells the vacuum disco to diconnect. with the manual disco you now have two operations to do. by pulling the t/c lever you are disconnecting the front drive shaft but your front axles are still locked together. with the front disco unlocked, you are only disengaging the passenger front axle only, because of the locker is still linked to the pinion gear. so to get what you want you need is a 2low conversion to probably your 207 t/c if it is stock. which you will want a 231 anyway.

OK, this is an 85XJ w/NP231. I figured that with the QuickLoc that since there was no load on the passenger side, that the locker would probably not be locked up. I mean that when this thing is jacked up , I can never reach a place, even under zero torque, where the drivers side wheel turns and the driveshaft doesn't. It's like no matter what, the drivers side is spooled directly to the drive shaft and the only give in the system is on the passenger side. Is this the way it is supposed to be?