decided today would be a good day for swapping out the old difflock for the shiny new one.
took best part of 2 1/2 hours to get the old one out. seized bolts that i ground off (tight for space isnt it). then the aluminium plate was crumbling and stuck in places to the diff housing. so cleaned up the mating face.
and the fun begins when i went to refit the new locker. pretty sure there is no power to the plug that feeds the locker so i cant put it into the locked position for fitting. went for my multimeter and little test torch to find a pal had borrowed and not returned. by this time i am getting wet and running out of time and need the truck running to go and see someone.
when i offer the locker up to the mating surface on the diff and slide the rod into the hole it is about 7 or 8mm to short of where it needs to be for the bolt to go through.
and here’s the mistake. i thought ok, i need this thing back together and ill sort the power / wiring issue (maybe the switch on the dash) at a later date. to get the rod to the right length i thought i would pop the end off the motor and wind it in a bit to position the rod where it needed to be. then refit and we are all good for now.
Except obviously when i pull the cap off it pulls the rotor upwards and the sprung little brushes pop out. no problem, spend a while figuring out how to hold them in place. pushed the rotor home, seemed to be stuck for the last 5 mm or so having a stupidity spasm at this point i thought i’d encourage it home by leaning on it. and crack. one destroyed brush.
long story short ive put it all back together minus the broken brush. i can drive the truck but do want that locker sorted. any ideas if i can buy a couple of replacement brushes, don't want to fork out more than £500 for another locker? i went to pull apart the old one and salvage from that and its full of rust and dirt and water so i suspect they are passed it.
