Thread: Gazza's ARB has issues

Would it not be cheaper and easier to sort the ARB? What is wrong with it?

I have never had an issue with one in the last 5 or 6 years. IMO almost all the issues relate to poor fitment.

Rgds
Pete

it's a jeep thing, i don't understand

The ARB lockers in the county are second hand and havn't given any probs yet apart from abit of diff oil leaking into the rear air line but it still work fine (keeping in mind it could be pretty old) i bought a second hand one for my d1 and got new seals etc put in works as good as new!!

Maybe you have the old style ARB, aparently they give more probs than the newer model (no first hand experiance though).

CHEERS TIM.

Originally Posted by Psimpson7

Would it not be cheaper and easier to sort the ARB? What is wrong with it?

Rgds
Pete

I found one of the cross pins and some crunchy bits in the diff hat when we pulled it off.
It has been making bearing spinning noises for a while, stopping stoped the noises, so it was hard to pin point, but made clunking noises on the weekend that would not go away.

Originally Posted by long stroke

The ARB lockers in the county are second hand and havn't given any probs yet apart from abit of diff oil leaking into the rear air line but it still work fine (keeping in mind it could be pretty old) i bought a second hand one for my d1 and got new seals etc put in works as good as new!!

Maybe you have the old style ARB, aparently they give more probs than the newer model (no first hand experiance though).

CHEERS TIM.

Yes Tim it is the older model, and I suspect it had a few Kms on it, having said that, I have two now and have had to remove them several times to make them work. The activating method is not the best. IMO. on either model. Grimace has looked into both.

Originally Posted by CheekyD1

Know another option I have not thought of ??

Cheers

Gary

I don't know if you've thought of it, but there doesn't seem to be much mention of the Kam Difflock on the forum.
[edit] Just found a thread on Kam Difflocks here KAM diff lockers but haven't read it yet. [end edit]

No experience personally but a friend is currently fitting one to his Td5 Defender - unit looks very well engineered and strong but fitment is quite involved.

Link to the Kam websire here KAM Differentials Limited

Maybe another option.

Originally Posted by CheekyD1

I found one of the cross pins and some crunchy bits in the diff hat when we pulled it off.
It has been making bearing spinning noises for a while, stopping stoped the noises, so it was hard to pin point, but made clunking noises on the weekend that would not go away.




Yes Tim it is the older model, and I suspect it had a few Kms on it, having said that, I have two now and have had to remove them several times to make them work. The activating method is not the best. IMO. on either model. Grimace has looked into both.

Ah ok, maybe Jmac lockers then
Aparently they are good.........

i have had no issues with my twin arb lockers, mine have been fitted >6 years.........i reckon it just a mith in the land rover world

hey Gaz i think it doest matter what brand it is they all have problems and all break as you may know greg and i have both broken maxi drives . at least a broken arb can be fixed a broken maxi is now an expensive paper weight "hope MR start building them again".
from what ive found the detroit stuff is the strongest most comp trucks in the US run these in the rear at least
Im actually in the process of pulling the maxis out of my car to put in arb for the simple fact that when i break it i can fix it .
This is just my opinion sure you'll get many varying ones have fun sorting through..
ps jac macs are good especially his hypoids.
cheers darren.