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a4x4freak
August 26th, 2003, 22:19
I have a d35 witch I had a superior super 35 kit installed along with new 4:56 gears by a local shop now my xj clunks when I put it in gear I can rock it front to back 3-4 inches it is like there is to much freeplay in the gears. The shop owner says this is normal for a detroit locker . Have any of you guys running detroit lockers had this ? Is it normal or did this guy rip me off by doing cruddy work?:confused:
RCP Phx
August 26th, 2003, 23:31
Actually thats about normal,all the auto-lockers suffer from that same thing!
a4x4freak
August 27th, 2003, 06:39
Idid not know that it dose not howl or any thing just kinda scary to hear new gears clunk like that..thank you ..
XJ-wheeler
August 27th, 2003, 11:17
I have a detroit in a 9" and it is the same way. Just one of the thing you put up with to have a locker.
a4x4freak
August 27th, 2003, 20:14
Thanks for letting me know.
KarmirXJ
August 27th, 2003, 20:35
ya, I just put in a new detriot with new spicer gears. scared the shit outa me until I read somewhere here that they are all like that:(
CRASH
August 28th, 2003, 06:59
The deeper the ratio, the more freeplay. An old CJ I once worked on had 5.38 and a Detroit, and the shaft had about 180 degrees of play before engaging. :eek:

CRASH