Lockers, the cheap way

[AJ120 Out of control poster! Find all posts View Profile Close AJ120]

Saw this on another forum, LMFAO

Guy wanted a locker and didn't want to part with his hard earned, so locked it himself



I think his main problem is should have arc welded it instead of using the Mig

Cheers Andrew

[MidLifeCrisis Out of control poster! Find all posts View Profile Close MidLifeCrisis]

This is referred to as a "D"Locker. Cheaper than an "E" locker.

The "D" stands for Dickhead.

mlc

[mickmac_42 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close mickmac_42]

I suppose technically it is locked, but then i can achieve the same result without even starting my car.

Not even good welds.

Mike

[Fozzy Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Fozzy]

Yeah, if he';d been to the 2011 GTG, Andrew would have shown him how to weld properly with part of a beer carton and a couple of batteries....

Cheers,

Dave

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Welding up the diff to make a locker is pretty common, especially in lower grades of speedway and other off road races that are on a tight budget, helps if you weld the right part though

Cheers Andrew

[Richoson Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close Richoson]

Try going around a corner on the bitumen with a welded diff. D does stand for dickhead.

[geograzza Member Find all posts View Profile Close geograzza]

I've seen plenty of diffs locked by welding spider gears, but welding the crown to the pinion is a new one. I guess there's a couple of benefits, his car will be harder to steal, diff noise will be non-existent, and he doesn't have to worry about the oil levels in his diff.

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Welding up the diff to make a locker is pretty common, especially in lower grades of speedway and other off road races that are on a tight budget, helps if you weld the right part though

Cheers Andrew

That's what I thought.... he hasn't even welded the right part....

I think it comes down to vehicle type and what u are going to use it for... I know plenty of Zook owners who do this and still drive it on the blacktop....Their vehicles are mainly used as weekend bashers.....with the Zooks being light they tend to get away with it, but other than that, it's something you would not like to do to a touring type vehicle.....

[leachy_9 Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close leachy_9]

Once you get past is being the completely wrong part to weld. How was he planning to re-install it ?

[VXWesty Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close VXWesty]

Where do you reckon he'll put the switch to engage/disengage it

[wooley Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close wooley]

I was a big fan of the CIG locker in my 'younger' days... Haha

[Corigator Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close Corigator]

The last one I saw was welded inside the casing, so getting it in wasn't a problem. SOme people don't think before they weld

[Matty80 Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close Matty80]

Nicely done... Have to give him points for enthusiasim, initiative & motivation... Unfortunately, minor a demerit for job knowledge!

[MidLifeCrisis Out of control poster! Find all posts View Profile Close MidLifeCrisis]

Cheers Andrew

I have seen "quality" welding like this before, now where was that Matty?