Some info on that.......
They are not just giving away opens theses days either. Dr. Diff has powr lok centers available.
I have several good clutch type sure grips for sale in the Orlando area that I will be listing soon. PM me if you're interested.
Never had a problem with a cone unit locking up good enough to do slides or donuts and that's one thing I'm famous for! lol. If it's not staying locked while under power doing donuts or power slides, then it needs to come apart and inspected.....and most likely, it's going to need repairing. Also, if one isn't working like it should....don't keep hammering on it unless you want a total pile of junk that can't fixed.
Once I realized it wouldn't do it I quit trying and only cruised with it in there, I'm pulling it this weekend. Hopefully this doesn't turn into me fixing his unit.. it does seem to function properly in ever other way.
When you get it apart, use some small pieces of clay between the face of the cone and case to check how much clearance it has or doesn't have. You don't have to reassemble it for that.....just use a wide face mallet to tap the cones down flat then pull them out to check. Now if the faces have wear on them they need to be machined so skip the clay until afterwards. If you measure .030, that will be fine for many years of service. I have a factory unit here that looks new and it has .030. This thing looks it didn't get much used if any!
. I made a pair of 'T' handles from a couple of old axles and set them up on the floor, stand on one and grunt on the other. The first time I used shims I couldn't get it to turn at all and it looked like the gears locked it. Took it back apart and pulled out the shims (It was pretty tight but I could turn it with the T handles) and once it was in the car, it worked great.
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A clutch type does the same thing. My Dana 70 has a mag attached to the cover to pic it up and could always epoxy one into the 8 3/4 without much trouble.
I've seen them that looked like they had clutch material but it was all metal. Same way with the one in my truck. Been so long since pulling one apart from an original car that I really don't remember what was in it lol
Just put in a yukon grizzly unit currious on your thoughts?
It’s worn out. That’s 1 of the first signs. I know from experience. It should do donuts or figure 8s, no problem. Kim
Ive never seen any with clutch material. I’ve been rebuilding since the early 80s. Kim
Is there anything that doesn't have wear short of magenitic catipiller drive ?
Its all a design factor .
