Do I have a TracLoc?
09-13-2011, 11:37 PM
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Do I have a TracLoc?
Cleaning and painting up front using elbow grease and a high speed with a wire brush so I'm working on the floor.
Here's the set up:
Front tires off, beams sitting on jack stands.
Here's what it does:
I turn the passenger side axle in forward direction by hand- just that side turns.
I turn the passenger side axle by hand and put mild resistance on the driver side axle and it begins to turn in the same direction as if locked.
Visa versa the other way.
Finally, there is a bead of sealant not factory around the diff housing.
Here's the set up:
Front tires off, beams sitting on jack stands.
Here's what it does:
I turn the passenger side axle in forward direction by hand- just that side turns.
I turn the passenger side axle by hand and put mild resistance on the driver side axle and it begins to turn in the same direction as if locked.
Visa versa the other way.
Finally, there is a bead of sealant not factory around the diff housing.
09-13-2011, 11:40 PM
#2
lost my Car again...
isn't track lock a system that locks the front brakes and lets the rear spin free to heat up the tires? 
it sounds like you are describing a locker set up or limited slip diff
it sounds like you are describing a locker set up or limited slip diff
09-13-2011, 11:43 PM
#3
Its an open diff up front. When you spun both the same direction, did the driveshaft turn?? If so its open. The sealant should be there. At least i hope so. Diff fluid should have been changed by now, especially if its been in deep water or mud.
09-13-2011, 11:50 PM
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Originally Posted by TheCollector
isn't track lock a system that locks the front brakes and lets the rear spin free to heat up the tires? it sounds like you are describing a locker set up or limited slip diff
it sounds like you are describing a locker set up or limited slip diff
09-13-2011, 11:55 PM
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lost my Car again...
damn name brand products just like band aids its adhesive medical strips damn it!
lol
09-14-2011, 07:25 AM
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i dont have the site on the top of my brain but theres a site that i went to and checked my numbers, the ones on the drivers door jam and found out i have limited slips front and back. i kinda of thought as much seeing as when the front was locked and id drive around a corner it would feel like i was being pushed to the side. i have a old 55 ****** jeep and when i put a loc-right in the front it does that. from my experience if you lock both front hubs and turn either and the other turns in the same direction then you have some type of posi. otherwise the other should turn in the opposite direction.
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09-14-2011, 09:13 AM
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TracLok is a Dana offering. Jeeps ran Dana's too. The name brand of the LS is symantics. What I'm trying to find out is if it is indeed a LS diff. I'll be replacing the fluid soon and I would need to put additive if it is. Plus, its a bonus, one more thing I don't have to take apart and replace.
09-14-2011, 09:19 AM
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Originally Posted by 5Rangers
TracLok is a Dana offering. Jeeps ran Dana's too. The name brand of the LS is symantics. What I'm trying to find out is if it is indeed a LS diff. I'll be replacing the fluid soon and I would need to put additive if it is. Plus, its a bonus, one more thing I don't have to take apart and replace.