Diff locks (operation)

[[ Adam ]]

Yep - Ashcroft told me that when they see blown center diffs, it's usually because they weren't locked. I spec'd an atb for the center diff going into my 110 restoration

 

[bemax]

Diff locks or not?

Having been stuck too many times in a 100 series Landcruiser with the centre diff lock on, I would posit that any vehicle without locking diffs (or at least a limited slip diff) is not a true off-road vehicle. I also have a 2-wheel drive Mazda BT-50 (used to carry a slide-on camper) with a rear...

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BTW, pictures showing the result of not having the center diff locked. They show one half of a center diff housing. That's why I use a Torsen in the center diff (as in the rear axle).

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AWo

I didn’t even know that there’s a Torsen Center diff. Would that mean that the lever for locking it eg in the old Defender would be out of action (half out of action as it still operates the transfer case)?

 

[[ Adam ]]

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I didn’t even know that there’s a Torsen Center diff. Would that mean that the lever for locking it eg in the old Defender would be out of action (half out of action as it still operates the transfer case)?

No, you can still (and should) still manually lock it.