About to put the hard earned on a LOKKA... any 'issues' people have had ?

[Agronaught]

While they state there is no need to remove the diff to install the spartan, this possibly doesn't apply as you would need to remove the retaining pin on the rod holding the smaller gears in place.

Anybody know if this is doable without removing the diff centre ?

Cheers

[nissannewby]

The diff carrier has to be removed from the vehicle. However the differential can remain in the carrier.

[Rumcajs]

I don't know about Spartan but if you need to remove the centre pin to take spider gears out you have to drop crown wheel which means the diff centre must come out of the carrier.

Patrol diffs are not like HD truck ones where you can remove/halve the centre without touching the crown wheel.

Even though 4WD System is advertising this job doable in your back yard it ain't if you don't have required equipment. Also plenty of things can go wrong as you have to remove hubs, swivel joints and axles half shafts, the potentials for efups are everywhere not to mention the dodgy way they're advising to keep bearing settings unchanged.

For start crown wheel bolts are FT. You will not able to clamp it in the vice and use breaker bar to crack them off and do them up again . Pneumatic impact wrench (rattle gun) to get them off is advisable.

To tighten them up in the vice is not advised, normally a press is used to apply clamping force onto carrier and than tension wrench them up.

If you haven't done job like this before I suggest at best to remove the carrier yourself to save on cost and hand over to diff specialist/mechanic to do the rest, it is still big job enough. Plan ahead so while it is all apart, repack the hub bearings or change them, replace hub seals, and other additional maintenance while it is all in bits.

Regards

[04OFF]

I wonder what delivery is like from Amazon...

http://www.amazon.com/Spartan-Locker.../dp/B00AWE56XU

Everything ive got off Amazon (mostly from USA) has been legit and on time, id jump at it.





here, I dug this up for ya......


http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forum...ght=auto+lokka

[megatexture]

So would you buy one again Steve? Or try another supplier/ brand..

[04OFF]

So would you buy one again Steve? Or try another supplier/ brand..

I would "own" one again as the product is great and I love it.

EDIT, I self moderated what I wrote, and deleted it out of respect for Andy and the Mods, due to the "slanging" nature of my post, I am above this (only just, lol)



But in direct answer Troy, NO, I would try another supplier

[Agronaught]

Thanks Rumcajs, I'm not rushing in to this one until I know exactly what's needed. If i do down the lokka/spartan path I'll pick up a diff centre to be setup and have a good relationship with my mechanic for the rest. I may yet fork out the dosh for an e-locker install or similar, no harm learning everything I can in the meantime.

Your advice is appreciated as this isn't a small job and there is a heck of a lot that can go wrong.

Cheers
Jason.

[cgm]

Jason, seems easier to post pics here than a PM, so pics are here.

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When it arrived in the original Spartan box it was in a huge box and floating around. Since it has been sitting in the shed, you can see that small bit of surface rust just on the pin. Assume that will polish off and not be an issue? Anyway, that's what a Spartan looks like.

[Dales300exc]

I ordered 2 from 4wd systems the other week and they arrived in less than a week. Works well.

[04OFF]

Yeh , its not a "postage" problem, the second one I was sent (to replace the crusty one) arrived in just a week, obviously If you are lucky they have stock whe you order.

The problem seems to be they don't check (or tell you) the "actual" availability before taking your money, and so must have little idea when you will get your parts, then just string you along every week when you ring to ask where it is, I was not told the full story about the parts id paid for in full, again im not going into the conversations I had, and im not out to bag em, they may well have changed owners since I purchased mine, so I can only go from my own personal experience, im sure many people will have a happy one, im just saying, please ,just don't book a workshop or pull your diff apart in anticipation of it turning up