Thread: Locking the Centre Diff, when?

Originally posted by Jimmy
what about when using a snatchy/recovering, where 1st and 2nd gear low range will be used with high-ish revs???? or towing???? any danger?

Never had anything break under those conditions.

Its the shockloasds that breaks stuff. In lo-lo the torque is multipled say 40 times. Its the wheel lifting & bouncing around that breaks CVs, axles & diffs.

In a snatch the snatcher is usulally on near to level ground. If full throttle & maximim revs are used, odds are the strap will break. Its better to have a couple of goes, increasing the momentum to just enough. A bit of whhelspin here doesn't hurt.

Regards
Max P

As tusker said its unlikely you would break something in recovery situations. A centre diff will only become a problem when run on solid surfaces where transmission wind up can occur because the wheels cant slip to remove it. Matt