View Poll Results: Which oil do you run with your ARB airlockers??

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  • Standard 85/90 watt

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Thread: ARB airlocker diff oil?

  1. 21st January 2009, 03:17 PM #11
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    When I bought my airlocker (RR 10 spline) direct from ARB about 9 years ago, they stipulated that i should run limited slip diff oil to protect the o-rings and seals. The diff i bought was old stock and had been sitting on the shelf for over 2 years, the o-rings failed after about 2 months. When i went back to ARB, they said "what kind of oil have you been running in it?". When I said 'lsx90 just like you told me to' they said no problem, seals must have dried out on the shelf- rebuilt the diff as warranty job. That diff has been working without fault for 9 years/about 300,000km on lsx90, (except for when all the crown wheel bolts came loose last year- and I don't think that is oil-related).
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  2. 21st January 2009, 03:36 PM #12
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    Quote Originally Posted by POD View Post
    When I bought my airlocker (RR 10 spline) direct from ARB about 9 years ago, they stipulated that i should run limited slip diff oil to protect the o-rings and seals. The diff i bought was old stock and had been sitting on the shelf for over 2 years, the o-rings failed after about 2 months. When i went back to ARB, they said "what kind of oil have you been running in it?". When I said 'lsx90 just like you told me to' they said no problem, seals must have dried out on the shelf- rebuilt the diff as warranty job. That diff has been working without fault for 9 years/about 300,000km on lsx90, (except for when all the crown wheel bolts came loose last year- and I don't think that is oil-related).
    When we took our front locker apart the other day all the crown wheel bolts were loose aswell
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  3. 21st January 2009, 04:07 PM #13
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    Quote Originally Posted by rick130 View Post
    FWIW, ARB recommend a non LSD oil and this is the reason I was given.

    According to an ARB engineer on another board LSD fluids may contain abrasive friction modifiers that will abrade the 'O' ring.
    I called BS as no friction modifier I know of will do this and if they did, diff's would have failing pinion and axle seals all over the place, but he stuck to his guns...

    A blender I speak to confirmed what I thought.

    My opinion, FWIW is that either would be fine.
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    I believe daniel is also a member on here as well...
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  4. 21st January 2009, 05:16 PM #14
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    Diff lock oil

    I have front and rear arb lockers in my landcruiser and have always run LSD oil as was recomended by ARB never had a problem and this the second cruiser that I have fitted air lockers to.
    might fit some to the disco one day to if the boss (Handbreak)will let me
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  5. 21st January 2009, 07:12 PM #15
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    Quote Originally Posted by isuzurover View Post
    I take it you mean this thread Rick? Outer Limits 4x4 Board :: Log in



    I believe daniel is also a member on here as well...
    Yep, that's the one

    I couldn't be bothered digging it up Ben, thanks. Shows the memory isn't as bad as I've feared.
    I'm still unaware of anyone using MoS2 as an LSD additive, but.....
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  6. 22nd January 2009, 03:33 PM #16
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    Penrite Synthetic Gear Oil (costs about $30 per diff).
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