DIY locker for Talon front Diff

[Sheetmetalfab]

The old 450 foremans had "traxlok" which required you to lightly apply front brake when spinning in mud to spin both front tires. (This worked ok when new and pathetic when over 500 miles)

On our old foreman we would install a 1/8" washer inside the front diff (Between part 13 and 14)and rearrange the "teeth" (Part 12) so the "traxlok" assembly (part #8) would bolt back together.

(Definitely not an elegant solution but very effective)

The picture attached is of a talon front diff. It appears for someone who was ok with having the front end locked up solid 100% of the time the same method would apply.

It doesn't seem like there would be any adverse reaction by the "I4WD" system since it would just no longer activate because the shafts would always spin the same speed.

While I have yet to find anywhere that the I4wd doesn't work well this seems like a cheap / free solution for someone who has a problem.

 

[TripleB]

Only thing with this is, you're fixing a less than 5% problem and creating a 95% problem. Driving in 4x4 lock sucks 95% of the time. I guess you could 2wd it most of the time. I don’t own i-fwd but if I did, I wouldn't do this.

 

[906UP]

I've been debating tearing into the front diff on mine, has had a nasty whine on decel since new, my guess is the pinion depth wasn't set correctly at initial assembly. Might be an opportunity to play with this.

 

[snuffnwhisky]

Since there are no unlockable hubs or an axle disconnect, it will still drive like it is in 4 Lock, even in 2wd with the front basically a spool.

 

[TripleB]

Since there are no unlockable hubs or an axle disconnect, it will still drive like it is in 4 Lock, even in 2wd with the front basically a spool.

Well that would double suck for sure.

 

[906UP]

Well that would double suck for sure.

x2......would that be a quadruple suck?

 

[Sheetmetalfab]

Since there are no unlockable hubs or an axle disconnect, it will still drive like it is in 4 Lock, even in 2wd with the front basically a spool.

Yep it would handle terrible.

I just thought the i4wd hater’s might wanna find out what too much of a good thing is like.