Ashcroft Locker fitted today

**Yorkshire_Jon** · 6th April 2011, 06:22 PM

Got the 110 back today after it went to the local diff specialist for the pinion bearing replacing and the Ashcroft locker fitting.

I ended up having to put in new half-shafts, as the original ones are badly twisted

. I considered putting genuine ones back in but in the end opted for the uprated Maxi-Drive (Hi-Tough) ones because of the extra stress that may be going through them when the locker is engaged.

The original shafts had done 60,000km. A lot of overlanding, not a lot of hard off-roading / rock-crawling. I was still disappointed to see this amount of twist.

Fingers crossed for long term reliability now!

As a side note, I asked the diff specialist guy what he thought of the Ashcroft locker - he said he thought the locker itself was much better than the ARB, but questioned the logic of the external plastic push-fit connector. I pointed out that Ashcrofts reckon this is a plus point because any pressure applied to the air pipe by twigs etc will simply pull the pipe out of the fitting rather than breaking the fitting - He agreed with the logic though pointed out if I break the plastic elbow then to get the internal copper pipe back out of the casing would be a major job.

At this point in time then, the Aschroft locker gets 2 thumbs up!

J

**Hall** · 6th April 2011, 07:17 PM

That plastic air fitting is a bit cheap. You can get stainless steel ones easy enough. In fact for mates rates of only $ 50 plus postage I`ll send you one

Would last a bit longer. It`s good though that it is on the top side of the diff.
Cheers Hall

**Mudsloth** · 6th April 2011, 07:48 PM

Thats some serious twist. the maxi drives will outlast the car mate. My maxi drives get seriously abused including extremely hard recoveries. They have proven themselves alot tougher than the diff centers. Although the hardened steel 4:11's have proven a joy to live with.

**isuzurover** · 6th April 2011, 08:14 PM

Originally Posted by Hall

That plastic air fitting is a bit cheap. You can get stainless steel ones easy enough. In fact for mates rates of only $ 50 plus postage I`ll send you one

Would last a bit longer. It`s good though that it is on the top side of the diff.
Cheers Hall

The plastic should last fine. But a replacement would only cost ~$5 in nickel plated brass or about double that in stainless.

**Ranga** · 6th April 2011, 08:47 PM

How much for supply and fitting?

**Yorkshire_Jon** · 7th April 2011, 11:53 AM

604GBP delivered from Aschrofts to my door.

I cant give you a fitting cost as I had other work done at the same time.

I can however recommend Adam at Hornsby Diffs & Gearboxes if your in Sydney.

Hpoe that helps,
J

**rangieman** · 23rd July 2011, 08:32 AM

I just ordered a ashcroft air locker $870.00 delivered to my door in vic

Didge · 23rd July 2011, 09:22 AM

Rangieman, is that aussie dollars or pommie pounds? as everyone else seems to be talking pounds with similar numbers. Either that or you got a great deal and if so, from where?

**rangieman** · 23rd July 2011, 09:52 AM

Originally Posted by Didge

Rangieman, is that aussie dollars or pommie pounds? as everyone else seems to be talking pounds with similar numbers. Either that or you got a great deal and if so, from where?

Oh thats aussie dollars

and you order straight from Ashcroft , They are very friendly easy to deal with , A big thumbs up

in my books

**Drover** · 23rd July 2011, 11:26 AM

Originally Posted by rangieman

Oh thats aussie dollars

and you order straight from Ashcroft , They are very friendly easy to deal with , A big thumbs up

in my books

I'll second that.

I just ordered front & rear 1/2 shalfts, CV's and drive flanges direct from Ascrofts. They have been so easy to deal with, why would you go any other way -

Oh and the prices compared to Aussie suppliers

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