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  1. #101
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    The weapon

    Gday ron

    Magic stuff mate, cant wait to hear how she goes in tough stuff. like garry said well written.

    Cheers gaz

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    I have the wiring all done with a bright red warning light on the dash board to say its on.
    The light is a over kill as the steering tells you when the front axle is locked.
    No matter how hard I tried to get the 101 cross axled enough to check how well the locker works on the front I couldnt really do it.
    The weight of a unloaded 101 is more on the front , so that means the rear axle lifts and the front follows the ground.
    With the detroit locker on the back pushing even with the centre diff unlocked it is hard to test the front locker and shows a locker in the rear of a 101 is very effective.
    I know from experience climbing rock steps and greasey clay hills and the front locker will start to come into play.
    The way I see this set up with the air locker so far is a tool to only use when you are in deep trouble and it is the last option other than the winch.
    Was it worth the effort ?.......time will tell.
    The story is with a 101 ........lock the rear diff as it helps its off road ablitity no end......but with the front the gain is nowhere near as great.
    Ron

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    I have done a few slippery tracks now and the front locker is fantastic.
    The vehicle just walks where you want it to go even more so now.
    I have given both diffs a bit of a shave with the angle grinder to increase ground clearence from 10 1nches to almost 11 inches which was supprizingly easy to do.
    You can grind off more meat from the diff housing but the extra gain may not be worth the extra work and a possible weaker diff houising.
    I just took it down to the edge of the cover plate.
    I may purchase a ARB cover plate for the rear so I dont lose strenght and will not get any oil sealing problems if I want to grind more off at a later date.
    The oil drain plug still has enough around it to protect it.
    It was interesting to compare the under diff clearence on my stock bog Defender 130 with salisbury.......slightly less than 8 inches.

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    This is a pic of the ARB cover plate that is now fitted on the rear diff.
    The brake proportioning valve rod bracket is now removed and the rod just bolts in to a threaded hole tapped into the cover.
    I used the original bolt and the cover is thick and strong enough to tap the threads without going right through.
    The flat piece of metal beside the brake proportioning rod holds the brake pipes as the standard one wouldnt fit with the new cover.


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    Just abit of a up date.
    The front locker is making a difference around the farm.
    A four wheel heavy checker plate trailer on the back full of fire wood ( most likely just over 2 tonnes) and a wet greasy 45 degree hill and without the locker on the front and it would have been get another vehicle to help pull me up time.
    It was wothwhile on the front as I pull heavy loads around a hilly district with dirt/clay fire trails.
    I was also a great way of sorting out minor problems with brakes and stopping the front CVs leaking oil for a while.
    Ron

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    Just a up!date on a old thread.
    The ARB air locker has now been in the front of my 101 for over 10 years.
    The air locker has never failed to operate when I want it and the location of the air line is good on the 101 in that it's never been damaged by a stick or brush to cause it to leak.
    Never had a problem with leaking O rings...........it's always worked.
    Looking back now the front locker has transformed the 101 as much as the rear Detroit lock did.
    The front ARB locker now means if I want to can play on nearly equal terms with modern lifted and locked vehicles or older ones with lockers like a Pinzgauer
    Not that I do that often or place my 101 in a position where it will get panel or mechanical damage.
    I use the front locker as the get out of jail free card in the off road game.............use it only if needed.
    Steering in other than a straight line with the manual steering with the front locker on is the only option.............it's point and shoot front locker wise.
    The front lock saves vehicle damage.......I just crawl first or second gear low range wise.............with the muddy tires and lockers which means excellent grip there is no need to charge or get a run up at things any more.
    Was it worth the effort.........to me yes is I use my 101 in hard off road situations, often towing something ,it can be justified.
    To lot of other people the front locker can never be worth the expense to the use return.
    The Detroit in the rear is the best thing off road wise you can do for a 101.
    In a nut shell 10 years on the front ARB is a good and reliable thing.
    I might add the ARB diff cover on the front diff has also been worth the expense...............I no longer worry about denting the diff cover off road wise and the ARB cover makes it easier to do a diff shave and easily increase ground clearance.
    Ron

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    Thanks for the update.......I have had the experience with ARB lockers.

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