Thread: Detroit locker question

Originally Posted by revor

Hey Pete!
Be carefull!
Before I went with 35 spline (1.5") (in a Sali) I broke an MD 24 spline and ruined the Detroit. It didn't seem like a big obstacle but as the truck hopped I knew I was in trouble. Regardless of who you buy the axles from you should take care with a Detroit Locker as the stock 24 spline aren't half of what a stock Sals axle is much less even comparable to the MacNamara or MD (or mine) Axles available.
As far as stock Disco or D-90 24 spine axles breaking I've managed to to pay for my bad habits from broken LR 24 splines.. I actually saw (in the band saw) the shafts and use them for round stock on the lathe projects around the shop.. Try to saw a JM,MD or RT shaft..

Hi Keith,
I take it you've made the link. I was going with JM after he quoted a reasonable price but since I said I'd purchase I haven't heard a thing. You mentioned that you have detroyed a detroit with super HD axles, do you think a weaker axle, 24 spline would damage the detroit if it let go?

Cheers,
Pete

I broke an MD 24 spline and ruined the Detroit

do you think a weaker axle, 24 spline would damage the detroit if it let go?

i too would like this explained.
most of the axle breakages in LR's are when the spline swists off at the diff end. this being the case i cant see how that would destroy a detroit??
the broken piece ide guess would stay in the detroit center, and if it did come out i think it would do more damage to the CW&P the the locker its self.

cheers phil

Keith what size tyres were you running when you broke the 24 spline Maxi??
Duane

Just a further to this post. I put my Maxi Axles in tonight and I noted that one of the standard axles had twisted a couple of mm.
These axles were brand new 6 months ago (genuine from memory) interesting though the original axles that had much more punishment never twisted.
Maybe there is a real difference in quality with Rover axles??

Originally Posted by discowhite

i too would like this explained.
most of the axle breakages in LR's are when the spline swists off at the diff end. this being the case i cant see how that would destroy a detroit??
the broken piece ide guess would stay in the detroit center, and if it did come out i think it would do more damage to the CW&P the the locker its self.

cheers phil

A friend in a LC60 has done this when breaking an axle. It seems that when the axle breaks that somehow the backlash or whatever from when the axle breaks also causes the Detroit centre to shatter from how I understood it. This said, I've personally never run a Detroit.

This is what happens



I presume the axle breaks and the transference of torque shockloads the detroit apparently the very early detroits were pretty well unbreakable but the later models were not made from a solid block and shatter like this