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3rd December 2020, 03:18 PM
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3rd December 2020 03:18 PM
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Circuit advertisement
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4th December 2020, 01:09 AM
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Harrop Eaton ELocker Versus GU Family Wagon Auto Hubs
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4th December 2020, 08:36 AM
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Patrol Freak
All good Mark. IMO, Both locker would satisfy my out and about requirements.
Straight fwd Harrop ELocker install does appeal. ELocker having no airlines/compressor is the big one for me, easier to twist a couple of wires and being out (mostly alone), ready use spares can be difficult sometimes to ensure availability for repair.
Rotation comment is fair enough. Noted that Harrop state in their video that their current lock plate design (lugs) being profiled same as those in housing _ that when axles twist/wind up the force applied between the lugs of the lock plate to housing causes the mechanism to mechanically/physically lock solid(unless load comes off). How true not sure.
Recall many years ago in the SWB having to reverse down a troublesome boulder filled track, needed 3 guys on the bull bar to keep front wheels on the ground (no front locker would have helped me here most likely if by myself)_"Widow Maker" it was called (this one NSW).
I avoid this carry on.
2008 GU WAG ST Manual CRD - To do the job
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4th December 2020, 07:36 PM
#64
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Originally Posted by
mudnut
While you're deciding, could someone please explain which ARB seals fail and allow diff fumes to enter the cabin? And is there a an easy fix, or have they dealt with that issue?
Hi Mudnut
My experience.
I have the first designed rear locker to suit a GQ Patrol.
The "seals" that fail are the o rings inside the steel collar that moves to lock the diff.
Over time the o rings will wear/flatten and allow leakage, most noticeable as mentioned by others that the air compressor will cycle more often getting shorter times between operation when the locker is engaged and the "oil fumes" being expelled when disengaging the locker, unless the discharge has been piped outside. Ours is not.
Why do they wear/flatten? Usage would be the most common, then there is the installation. I think if done correctly then you will get maximum life. Done incorrectly ie. the routing of the copper pipe inside the diff causes unnessacary pressure/distortion on the moving steel collar.
Easy Fix - That depends on ones experience/ability - O rings have to be replaced. Was the installation done correctly when the locker was installed. I replaced the o rings in our rear locker. Not hard, obviously need the tools and the diff is bloody heavy. The sliding collar can be removed to access the o rings without having the to dismantle the crown wheel and pinion. I sourced o rings from an o ring supplier in Dandenong. Having a compressor to supply 90 psi to test before reinstalling diff is a good idea.
Have they dealt with the issue? As mentioned I think it comes down to installation, if done correctly then other then long term wear they should last.
If you look at page 6 of this thread and the picture supplied by MB and zoom in on the steel collar you should be able to see where the 2 o rings are.
My 2 cents worth
Cheers Trevor
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5th December 2020, 05:57 AM
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5th December 2020, 07:58 PM
#66
Patrol God
The tan/brown and also the ones advertised at patrolapart are viton. Viton is better at maintaining its integrity at higher temperatures than standard nitrile o-rings.
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5th December 2020, 08:27 PM
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24th September 2021, 10:07 PM
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