Thread: maxi drives and arb air locka

Guys it also has a PTO winch. What do people know/think about these things?

Which brand of PTO? Does it use the Maxi-Drive t-case PTO drive or is it flywheel driven?

MD axles are very good, and you shouldn't have problems. ARB lockers are also good quality, about the onl;y thing which can go wrong are the o-rings failing and leaking compressed air into the diff when you try to use them.

i have maxi axles, arb lockers and thomas pto winch on my defender....good combinations and no problems so far

Year guys it uses a maxi drive pto off the transfer case but do not know what brand of winch it is. One of the wheel bearings looks like it is leaking could this be caused by the air leaking into the diff housing and pressurising it causing the seal to let go?
Thanks for the replies

Originally Posted by weeds

i have maxi axles, arb lockers and thomas pto winch on my defender....good combinations and no problems so far

How long have you had them Weeds?

Originally Posted by jimbob

How long have you had them Weeds?

the lockers were fitted by the previous owner and they would be close to 10 years old

the maxi axles were fitted three years ago by me just before my simpson trip, no wear at all to date

pto winch has only been on a month or two, have used it once, i have the standard pto drive

the bearings will be oiled lubed now, i have had a rear hub seal fail, not a big job to overhaul, i doubt that the compressed air would be making it leak.

Beauty thanks weeds

Sounds like a good setup Jimbob. The PTO drive is about 2k alone.

I have an MD locker (and axles) in one vehicle and an ARB with MD axles in a 2nd. Both are good setups.

The leak in the hub could just be a leak. If it is the ARB seals it is an easy fix, but a bit of labour as it means the diff centre must be removed.