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/==0=\ · 12-02-2003, 10:15 PM

My powertrax blew up in my 8.8, with a stock 302 and 33's! I called them up and they told me to send the locker back and if they determine that it was their fault, then i get a new one... no refund, no compensation for everything it destroyed when it went. I'm kinda pissed, mainly because i have to take it out and send it back... a week turn around time, leaving me with no truck. Hopefully they won't try and tell me that i abused it (god forbid you take a locking rear off road) I'll let you all know what happens with it

SNIBB · 12-02-2003, 11:45 PM

man that really sux! me & my buddy took his 96 camaro back to the body shop the other day. they installed his front bumper with something pushing out from the inside. they tried saying he hit something! after about 1/2 an hour of

, we talked them into looking at it in a few days. bastards just trying to blame someone else.

beakerf · 12-03-2003, 04:17 AM

when i blew up mine they replaced it no problem

seboh · 12-03-2003, 09:11 AM

What else did it destroy?

This the No-Slip or the Lock-Rite?

/==0=\ · 12-03-2003, 04:16 PM

it was a lock-rite

the only thing it detroyed was carrier bearings, but the metal shavings are stuck to the speedo sensor and now it jumps. Had to buy a new gasket

I think i'm gonna go with 4.56 front and rear with an auburn posi in the the rear and a dana-spicer in the front... while i have it apart

That way i don't keep breaking lockers or axleshafts when I slap the boggers on there.

**78bronco460** · 12-03-2003, 09:08 PM

That's pretty bizarre. I've never done a Lockright in a 8.8, but I've put together quite a few in D44's, D60's and 9" diff's and they've all held up to some pretty nasty use/abuse. So I gotta ask: did the cross pin fail? Did the drivers break? What happened?

***jackhart*** · 12-20-2003, 04:50 PM

any word on this yet???

/==0=\ · 01-21-2004, 09:37 PM

Well, no news yet (to lazy to ship it back) I can tell you, however, that the (4) pins that hold the two halves of the lock-rite together sheered off... all the factory Ford parts held up fine. Looking at the locker, I think it was just a one off type problem. I'll probably throw the new one in there and get one for the front if it seems to hold up. From what I've heard, everybody else has good luck with these things.

makemeknowit · 01-22-2004, 08:01 AM

That is strange indeed. I had one in my '96 Cobra and was launching it off the rev limiter (6800rpm) and leaving on the bottle (150 shot) on slicks with a 5 speed and it never hicupped.

The Yak · 01-22-2004, 12:14 PM

I, too had a lock-right fail about a year ago. Nothing broke, the drivers rounded off and it would slip under power. Replaced it with a mini-spool.

Bronco30286 · 01-28-2004, 12:42 PM

hmmm, I just ordered a lock-rite for my 9"... have any of you had any other problems with yours I might wanna know about? i havent heard anthign too bad yet... thanks

/==0=\ · 02-05-2004, 09:09 PM

Maybe its just me, I just blew up the Safe-T-Track rear in my Trans Am... Anybody got a disc brake 9" for sale?

TCRIMSONK · 02-10-2004, 02:11 PM

Hey 93F150, did you ever send that part back? If you don't plan to, can I buy the broken one off of you, and get it replaced myself? I am in Frederick MD.

12-02-2003, 10:15 PM	#1
/==0=\ TTB for short $/==0=\'s Avatar$ Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Maryland Posts: 1,507 iTrader: (0) Bronco Info: '96 Turbo Dizzle /==0=\s Garage	Powertrax... all blowed up My powertrax blew up in my 8.8, with a stock 302 and 33's! I called them up and they told me to send the locker back and if they determine that it was their fault, then i get a new one... no refund, no compensation for everything it destroyed when it went. I'm kinda pissed, mainly because i have to take it out and send it back... a week turn around time, leaving me with no truck. Hopefully they won't try and tell me that i abused it (god forbid you take a locking rear off road) I'll let you all know what happens with it __________________ '96 F-250 PSD/Auto- For Sale (443) 510-0525 "The high cost of living ain't nothing like the cost of living high
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12-02-2003, 11:45 PM	#2
SNIBB Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Annapolis, MD Posts: 469 iTrader: (0) Bronco Info: Mostly stock '89 302 Eddie Bauer, & '95 351 Eddie Bauer 4" lift, 35's, in-dash DVD, & other stuff. SNIBBs Garage	man that really sux! me & my buddy took his 96 camaro back to the body shop the other day. they installed his front bumper with something pushing out from the inside. they tried saying he hit something! after about 1/2 an hour of , we talked them into looking at it in a few days. bastards just trying to blame someone else. __________________ Bring back SuperFord.org!

12-03-2003, 04:17 AM	#3
beakerf Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: halifax, ma Posts: 257 iTrader: (2) beakerfs Garage	when i blew up mine they replaced it no problem __________________ 94 eddie bauer, 351, rebuilt e4od, , 33x13.5 ltb's, warn hubs, clear corners, sterling 10.25, 3" body lift my superford

12-03-2003, 04:16 PM	#5
/==0=\ TTB for short $/==0=\'s Avatar$ Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Maryland Posts: 1,507 iTrader: (0) Bronco Info: '96 Turbo Dizzle /==0=\s Garage	it was a lock-rite the only thing it detroyed was carrier bearings, but the metal shavings are stuck to the speedo sensor and now it jumps. Had to buy a new gasket I think i'm gonna go with 4.56 front and rear with an auburn posi in the the rear and a dana-spicer in the front... while i have it apart That way i don't keep breaking lockers or axleshafts when I slap the boggers on there.
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12-03-2003, 09:08 PM	#6
78bronco460 press ALT+F4 Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: PDX vicinity Posts: 2,517 iTrader: (1) Bronco Info: '78 Bronco with motor, axles and stuff 78bronco460s Garage	That's pretty bizarre. I've never done a Lockright in a 8.8, but I've put together quite a few in D44's, D60's and 9" diff's and they've all held up to some pretty nasty use/abuse. So I gotta ask: did the cross pin fail? Did the drivers break? What happened? __________________ 78 Bronco - 460/ZF 5 SPEED/NP203 doubler/TwinStick205/Locked D60 on a 3 link in Front/Welded D70 in Back/44" TSL's on hummer wheels

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12-03-2003, 09:11 AM	#4
seboh Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 1,049 iTrader: (0) sebohs Garage	What else did it destroy? This the No-Slip or the Lock-Rite?

12-20-2003, 04:50 PM	#7
*jackhart* search, you #$%@! noob Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: On an Island Posts: 10,990 iTrader: (12) Bronco Info: broncoless! jackharts Garage	any word on this yet??? __________________ Dave - Karma is a boomerang -

01-21-2004, 09:37 PM	#8
/==0=\ TTB for short $/==0=\'s Avatar$ Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Maryland Posts: 1,507 iTrader: (0) Bronco Info: '96 Turbo Dizzle /==0=\s Garage	Well, no news yet (to lazy to ship it back) I can tell you, however, that the (4) pins that hold the two halves of the lock-rite together sheered off... all the factory Ford parts held up fine. Looking at the locker, I think it was just a one off type problem. I'll probably throw the new one in there and get one for the front if it seems to hold up. From what I've heard, everybody else has good luck with these things.
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01-22-2004, 08:01 AM	#9
makemeknowit Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Olive Branch, MS. Posts: 299 iTrader: (0) Bronco Info: '84 Bronco makemeknowits Garage	That is strange indeed. I had one in my '96 Cobra and was launching it off the rev limiter (6800rpm) and leaving on the bottle (150 shot) on slicks with a 5 speed and it never hicupped. __________________ '84 Bronco, 2000 F150 XCab 4x4, 5.4, bone stock, '82 Mustang GT

01-22-2004, 12:14 PM	#10
The Yak CheeseBurger Milkshake!! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: In Your Mom's Butthole Posts: 3,660 iTrader: (0) The Yaks Garage	I, too had a lock-right fail about a year ago. Nothing broke, the drivers rounded off and it would slip under power. Replaced it with a mini-spool. __________________ I'm not ready to live in a Socialist or Facist country, nor am I ready to live under a dictator that many perceive to be some kind of Messiah. Boycott GM!!

01-28-2004, 12:42 PM	#11
Bronco30286 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 15 iTrader: (0) Bronco30286s Garage	hmmm, I just ordered a lock-rite for my 9"... have any of you had any other problems with yours I might wanna know about? i havent heard anthign too bad yet... thanks __________________ God Bless America and her troops. Kick some @$$ guys and gals!

02-05-2004, 09:09 PM	#12
/==0=\ TTB for short $/==0=\'s Avatar$ Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Maryland Posts: 1,507 iTrader: (0) Bronco Info: '96 Turbo Dizzle /==0=\s Garage	Maybe its just me, I just blew up the Safe-T-Track rear in my Trans Am... Anybody got a disc brake 9" for sale?
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02-10-2004, 02:11 PM	#13
TCRIMSONK Skiny man w/ Skiny Tires Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Frederick, MD Posts: 1,373 iTrader: (0) Bronco Info: 1978 IH Scout II TCRIMSONKs Garage	Hey 93F150, did you ever send that part back? If you don't plan to, can I buy the broken one off of you, and get it replaced myself? I am in Frederick MD. __________________ -Darren (My SFO) 78 IH Scout II, 345CI 727Auto SOLID 44's Front and Rear Frederick Maryland Outdoor Adventure Club

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