Traction Control versus Lockers

**DEFENDERZOOK** · 29th November 2004, 07:33 PM

have you ever thought the locker might not be operating correctly
maybe not engaging or letting go at high revs?
that should be enough to snap an axle.
the 130 i think has thicker axles. maybe thats what stopped them from breaking.

but i think there was a problem with the 110 where something was not operating correctly...be it tc or lockers.

**hiline** · 29th November 2004, 08:14 PM

i dont care anymore
coz its long gone [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img] [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img]
thank christ
that car cost a small fortune to keep running

**rmp** · 29th November 2004, 08:15 PM

Why? (my favourite question, you may have noticed)

What else went wrong aside from the 8 broken axles?

**DEFENDERZOOK** · 29th November 2004, 08:26 PM

im starting to wonder if front and rear diffs had the same ratios

**hiline** · 29th November 2004, 08:42 PM

rear diff
turbo
axles
engine mounts
alternator
gearbox 36000k's
wheel bairings
viscous fan
pulley's

**noddy** · 29th November 2004, 09:07 PM

Hiline -- did LRA come to the party in relation to the gearbox? Was it still under warranty?

Also -- what makes were the broken axles, Maxi or LR?

**hiline** · 29th November 2004, 10:49 PM

both the cars gearboxes went within 2000k's of each other
110 36000k's
130 around the 37000k's

landrover did pay for the lot [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif[/img] [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif[/img]

the axle's were LR

i still run the standard LR axle's in the front of my 130
havent broken as yet................touch wood [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif[/img]

**noddy** · 29th November 2004, 11:47 PM

I hate the R380.

In my 130 the mainshaft **** itself after about 130,000kms.

LR have just rebuilt the box in my 110 after 55,000kms because they stuffed up and did not put ATF instead of MTF in the box.

**hiline** · 30th November 2004, 05:00 AM

i must say though everytime 1 of the cars would stuff up
LR would fix it with no questions asked
replacement car the hole works
and at no cost to us in anyway
LR warranty would have to be the best i've come across [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img] [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img]

**Slunnie** · 22nd December 2004, 09:51 PM

I run the 3 diff locks and have ETC on the Disco.
F&R are ARB, centre JDMW.

I find that on the sand that the ETC is not much of an issue at all. The 1 scenario that can trick it is climbing dunes. Lock the CDL and then there is no issue again. It just the front tramping and the ETC trying to control it. Everywhere else, if the ETC is slowing you then yo are waaaay off with your tyre pressures for that sand. On Stockton which is about as soft as it gets I run 12-15psi, generally at the upper end, and hardly see the ETC flicker unless I'm playing silly buggers.

Re the ETC and diff locks. I have wired to disable the ETC and can do it with ease. To date, I have never had a situation that has made me want to disable the ETC at all.

With the lockers, I always leave the ETC activated also. Running rear locked keeps the ETC happening on the front. Running fully locked the ETC hardly triggers. The light every now and then does flash on, though I suspect its just reacting to the releasing flex in the axles. Doesn't happen often though.

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