Attention: TDR Forum Junkies What kind of locker rear and how much should it cost?
The local Spicer Distributor and repair place recommended a Detroit locker to replace my one wheel drive factory LSD. The fellow at the counter said he has had one on a one ton Ford for quite awhile and likes it. He also mentioned that the carrier could be damaged by continuing to drive a bad LSD. He said around $700 for the new differential guts. I will have a quote later this morning on the whole job cost and will follow up with that info. In the past I have had three u joints replaced (110K on truck now), two rear and one center. This same fellow quoted $25 apiece for new spicer sealed U joints. He said that the sealed ones run a tighter tolerance. Since it is all going to be apart they agreed to install a center bearing I picked up at the stealer ($96, body shop discount). All this is being done to get rid of that terrible bounce that comes on around 35 mph and seems to get worse with a light load (going up hill). I did a search and found quite a few references to this drive line anomaly, most addressed the u joints and center bearing while a couple of you replaced carrier bearings in the diff. I figured that the Spicer repair people should be able to find any problems in the pumpkin by forcing them to remove the old faulty LSD and replace it with better than OEM aftermarket. I have to agree with someone else's post - I almost hate my truck because of it (but then I turn on the heated seat, turn up the stereo, and mash my right foot down).
The local Spicer Distributor and repair place recommended a Detroit locker to replace my one wheel drive factory LSD. The fellow at the counter said he has had one on a one ton Ford for quite awhile and likes it. He also mentioned that the carrier could be damaged by continuing to drive a bad LSD. He said around $700 for the new differential guts. I will have a quote later this morning on the whole job cost and will follow up with that info. In the past I have had three u joints replaced (110K on truck now), two rear and one center. This same fellow quoted $25 apiece for new spicer sealed U joints. He said that the sealed ones run a tighter tolerance. Since it is all going to be apart they agreed to install a center bearing I picked up at the stealer ($96, body shop discount). All this is being done to get rid of that terrible bounce that comes on around 35 mph and seems to get worse with a light load (going up hill). I did a search and found quite a few references to this drive line anomaly, most addressed the u joints and center bearing while a couple of you replaced carrier bearings in the diff. I figured that the Spicer repair people should be able to find any problems in the pumpkin by forcing them to remove the old faulty LSD and replace it with better than OEM aftermarket. I have to agree with someone else's post - I almost hate my truck because of it (but then I turn on the heated seat, turn up the stereo, and mash my right foot down).
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