Chili Palmer
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- Location
- Idaho
I've heard about people making their own posi lock's. Anyone have a write up for this or any idea on how to do it?
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Home made posi-lock
- Thread starter Chili Palmer
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TRAILREADYXJ
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- Location
- Raleigh NC
I made mine and it still works great after about 3 years.
I basically followed this writeup, but the pics don't seem to show up any more....http://home.earthlink.net/~stevenschreiber/cabledis.htm
I do however have a pic of mine for reference. It takes a little bit of effort to get it working smooth, but once I got it setup right I haven't had to make any adjustments over those 3 years. The most important part is "disabling" the vacume actuator, so make sure you read the full writeup on how to do this.
I basically followed this writeup, but the pics don't seem to show up any more....http://home.earthlink.net/~stevenschreiber/cabledis.htm
I do however have a pic of mine for reference. It takes a little bit of effort to get it working smooth, but once I got it setup right I haven't had to make any adjustments over those 3 years. The most important part is "disabling" the vacume actuator, so make sure you read the full writeup on how to do this.
- Location
- western new york
Chili Palmer said:
I followed billavista's writeup from several years back. i can't find it now. it was on the East coast crawlers website from before he was invited to pirate. but the gist of was this. you find a vacuum switch from a fullsize chero or wagoneer with a quadratrac. and run hose from your existing vacuum actuator to wherever you want the switch. i put the one for my 86 next to the tc shifter. neither of my 89's have i disco axle.
TRAILREADYXJ
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Raleigh NC
Yeah , the vacuum switch is another option, however the reason most want the posi lock, is because you don't really know if the vacuum system is engaged. You can feel it engage with the cable.
Chili Palmer
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Idaho
Is there anything wrong with setting it up so it's always engaged?
rstarch345
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- Where ever I can wheel
That's the way '92 and later are. No discos at all and always engaged.Chili Palmer said:
TRAILREADYXJ
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Raleigh NC
Chili Palmer said:
Nope, I've actually gotten to the point I keep it engaged most of the time. Even with my locker, it doesn't effect it in 2wd.
The only real reason to dis-engage it is to save some gas because there are less parts turning (dirveshaft). This won't matter if you have an automatic locker though since the DS spins all the time then anyway.
Chili Palmer
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Idaho
TRAILREADYXJ said:
I didn't think it would matter since I basically have the same setup in my TJ and it spins all the time and I've got an Aussie in that with no issues.
Thanks, now I just need to find the time to get to it!
