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D30 4X4 Posi Lok question.

1K views 11 replies 6 participants last post by  NAVYCHIEF 
#1 ·
:bottom:eek:k i have a 93 wrangler and i have a posi lok for engaging the axle and the vacume hose came out the front diff. this summer got some water into her and some cold nights it gets a little ice built up and i cant engage it so would it hurt to leave it engaged incase we get some heavy snow like will it hurt anything to leave it engaged i thought not cause i wanna put a 1 peice TJ axle in it and it would be the same thing! right???
 
#2 ·
it should not hurt a thing. i've got mine permanently engaged. been like that for over 6mos now. but i would drain and service to get the water out.
 
#3 ·
I second what navychief said. I'd drain & service the diff asap. Water does not do well inside the diff. No, it won't hurt running it locked all the time. I did the TJ axle shaft swap & haven't noticed any big difference. Less stuff to break.
 
#5 ·
ok guys thanks and i did last night pulled her in the garage and changed all the fluid it was NASTY!! ha but i was going to just take and run a bolt throgh the acuator for perminant engagement because the 4X4 posi lok it terrible what a waist of $250 the handle to screw it in and out has plastic threds and they are stripped out!! what BS is that! but thanks again!
 
#8 ·
Can do easy.......... Where the spring is you can also put a piece of 3/8" garden hose cut to fit. Not sure how the rubber will react to gear juice.
 
#10 ·
it makes it feel like a tj. yeah a little different feeling. makes the front end feel "tighter" as far as milage goes, i don't know cause have never checked it. i got me a real working gas gauge. lol................i like it.
 
#12 ·
you'd have to look way back in the threads. someone did mileage comparisons. if i remember right the decrease was minimal. dig deep it's there somewhere.
 
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