Thread: Centre diff lock??

Originally Posted by rick130

Stirrer

you and I are the only ones here that reckon that isn't a problem

No problem here either

Originally Posted by Aaron

What is this "Wind up" you speak of. I must be getting it, because sometimes getting it to disengage is pretty hard.

see the snippit below thats about right

Originally Posted by mcrover

If there is no centre diff in the driveline, as you drive along you end up with the drive train having excessive pressure on the drive shafts and axels due to front or rear axels wanting to run at slightly different speeds due to cornering, different tyre sizes, pressures, wear or basically any ratio differences in the driveline.

Originally Posted by D3Jon

Why low range when reversing? Is this with a trailer??

Originally Posted by Redback

Yes especially with a manual and if reversing up or down a driveway, takes load of the clutch and makes it easier to reverse at low speeds.

We don't all have terrain responce and heaps of power like a D3

Baz.

for those reasons and it gives you more time to manouver the wheels when you dont have powersteering everything happens slower and you generally dont need to use the accelerator most rovers will just walk in 1/R low so you can spend all you brain power working out where you want the rover to go and not what your doing with the pedals. This is especialy important if your doing tight manouvers with trailers, quite often If Im doing a difficult manouver on a slope (with good traction)I will use the low gears and ride the brake and pop the clutch to stop. If Im "nibbling" the nose around then I'll let the vehicle roll in the direction that goes against the gear I have selected and then use the clutch to push it back for the next bite. No need to worry about stall outs in low range its a good habit especially if your near kiddies (I will also select and unselect the CDL just to keep the linkages free but I dont do the manouvers with the CDL engages unless Im likely to skip a wheel)

Originally Posted by mcrover

Put simply, IN MY OPINION (and thats all it is) is that there is less chance of damage while using the CDL Locked than un locked unless on solid surfaces where wind up is likely.

Damage from driveline wind up doesnt happen from backing the caravan 20metres up a driveway but if you skipped a wheel on a gutter then you could quite easilly damage your centre diff.

Ok I'll buy that But Id think with stock running gear you're more likely to ping an axle or main diff But for those of you with beefed up axles/diffs thats definately on the cards.

Originally Posted by Blknight.aus

Ok I'll buy that But Id think with stock running gear you're more likely to ping an axle or main diff But for those of you with beefed up axles/diffs thats definately on the cards.

I didnt think of that side of things, I know the one which blew out of straight up stupidity had Maxis and ARB air lockers but Im not sure of the other 2 but I wouldnt be surprised.

Good point though.

Originally Posted by mcrover

I didnt think of that side of things, I know the one which blew out of straight up stupidity had Maxis and ARB air lockers but Im not sure of the other 2 but I wouldnt be surprised.

Good point though.

we have that problem with the RSV's + RSFV's vs the normal rovers with the toughened front end on the RSV+RSFV's they tend to take out the front end of the center diff where as the normal rovers tend to eat up the stock front diff/axle

Originally Posted by rick130

Stirrer

you and I are the only ones here that reckon that isn't a problem

Originally Posted by mcrover

But Matt, they do break and they dont take that much as I explained before but like I said it's your centre diff and your repairs so do as you want.

How'd you reckon I know what's inside them, seen a few lunched centre diff's in my time playing with rover's

Why? because they've failed from sheer abuse UNLOCKED, but never just from simple **** like backing a trailer always been wheels spinning, overworking the spider gears

I for one, DONT lock whilst backing, DO lock when I leave the main dirt roads.....or start putting on a little pace

Originally Posted by rovercare

How'd you reckon I know what's inside them, seen a few lunched centre diff's in my time playing with rover's

Why? because they've failed from sheer abuse UNLOCKED, but never just from simple **** like backing a trailer always been wheels spinning, overworking the spider gears

I for one, DONT lock whilst backing, DO lock when I leave the main dirt roads.....or start putting on a little pace

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Thats how I see it